Frances Thimann
Frances Thimann grew up up in Sherwood,
Nottingham, and now lives there
permanently, after many years living in
London, and some time working
abroad.
She has been writing for several years,
mostly short stories. Her collection
‘Cello and Other Stories’ was published by
Pewter Rose Press in 2008. These eight
pieces focus on the theme of old age, as
perceived directly by those at the end of
their lives, and indirectly by their
families and others around them. One of
the pieces in this collection, ‘Shells’
received the Society of Authors’ ALCS
Tom-Gallon award in 2017. The second collection, 'November Wedding'
was published in 2012 also by Pewter
Rose. ‘A Change of Direction’, a chapbook
published in 2019 with Mantle Lane Press
describes how several very different
individuals manage to deal with trauma and
loss and find a way forward.
Frances completed the MA in Creative
Writing at Nottingham Trent University in
2006, and more recently was asked to contribute
a piece to their 25th
anniversary anthology. This piece was ‘The
Clock Museum’…
The stories in this collection concern
ideas to do with words and communication -
with writing itself, with books, signs,
and meaning, though in a broad and general
way.
Frances studied music originally, and
although she never became a professional
musician, is interested in the differing
aspects of time and narrative in words and
in music – in the different ideas of story
and structure, rhythm and repetition, and the general description of character, of
love or grief, or of natural features such
as wind or water.
Perhaps these ideas will form the basis
of a future collection…
