Publications

“Satirical and humorous in tone, Olsen has a real gift for creating empathetic and believable characters.”

—Sarah Schofield, Introduction to Threads.

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'Science Fictions' (due to be published by Bedwyr Williams and the Science Museum in Oct 2024) features the short story, 'Lucky Stars Linoleum'.
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'HOWL - An illustrated anthology based on the poetry of Allen Ginsburg' (April 2023) features a double page-spread illustration. Compiled by Harriet Lee-Merrion.
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'FUEL - An anthology of prize-winning flash fictions raising funds to fight fuel poverty' (Feb 2023) features the short story, 'The Haunted Pan'.
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Issue #8 of Strix (Autumn 2022) features the short story, 'Aspatria by Request'.
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The Great Read 2022 launched at the Liverpool Literary Festival (9 Oct '22) featuring the short story, 'Do Not Point at the Sun'.
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Issue #16 of Cōnfingō (Autumn 2021) features the short story, 'Glass Half-Hearted'.
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Strange Abrasions: Thirteen Untold Horrors (Comma Press eBook, 2021) features the short story, 'Twenty-Twenty Vision'.
STORGY Flash Fiction 2019
STORGY Flash Fiction 2019 (eBook) & STORGY Flash Fiction Volume One (paperback, 2020) feature the flash, 'Undocumented Movements of a Lost Canary'.
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The Liminal Residency published the short story, 'Minor Modifications' online in August 2019.
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Flash Fiction Festival Two (Ad Hoc Fiction, 2018) features the flash, 'Car Parts from Latvia'.
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The Lobsters Run Free: Bath Flash Fiction Volume Two (Ad Hoc Fiction, 2018) features the flash, 'Single Use'.
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Flash Fiction Festival One (Ad Hoc Fiction, 2017), features the flash, 'Far-Flung'.
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The Manchester Anthology 2017 (Centre for New Writing) was co-edited by Phil Olsen and features an excerpt of the short story, 'Lorem Ipsum'.
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Threads: Short Stories by New Liverpool Writers (Comma Press eBook, 2016) features the short story, 'Fireworks of Distinction'.