Natalie White/
Shoshana Lavan
Author
Teacher
Flash fiction
Short Stories
Novel
Short Stories
Clear as Glass
Prize Winning short story
A surreal story about how a woman copes with real life when she is experiencing trauma.
The Wall Around You
A story set in Birmingham's canal
What would you do if you saw something very strange, something you weren't meant to see, something not even there? This is a story about the impossible, and life, and finding inner peace.
Podcast: The Wall Around You
Episode 3 of the podcasts of 'Birmingham'
Listen to this podcast to get a flavour of the ideas which inspired my story, and to hear me read an extract of it!
Left Hanging
Momaya Press Competition Winner
'Left Hanging' is a story written from the point of view of a wedding dress. How does it perceive the happiest, and perhaps also saddest times, in a woman's life?
A Cat May Look At A King
Literary Veganism: An Online Journal
Ever met a vegan who talks to cows?
Or a post-denominational rabbi?
And what's all that got to do with a cat?
The Volunteers
What would you do if you found yourself in another world, a world where you were taught everyone killed and hated, and yet in this very world you are treated with love and kindness? Read on to find out...
My first novel!
This novel was longlisted for the Bridport Prize in 2018 and sat in a drawer for much of the time since, until a publisher at Matar publishing house received it and loved it!
This novel is a work of historical fiction inspired by a true story. About a British fascist falling in love with a Jewish German refugee, when both were interned on the Isle of Man, it deals with highly contemporary issues such as antisemitism, wartime, immigration and of course, love.
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Why you should
This a a short story about young woman's partner who is drinking alcohol while driving her and her baby. A passer-by sees, and has to make that split decision whether to call the police or not. What would you do?
Published by the organization Yad Ve Yad, and written during a workshop led by famous Arab author Iyad Barghouti. Translated into Arabic and Hebrew.
While the mothers are crying; What can you do with that
Two poems in response to the terrorist attack, the first devoted to Vivian Silver, the peace activist and co-founder of Women Wage Peace who was slaughtered in her home on October 7th.
Two poems published in aChord Quarterly Newszine, Winter Ed. No. 13 (to be published January 1st 2024)
Thursday Nights
Extract from my first novel
The exciting new anthology Thursday Nights celebrates 40 years of Tindal Street Fiction Group, with a collection of short fiction from members of the group today. It’s not just any writing group, though – it’s truly extraordinary. Begun in 1983, it gave birth to regional publishing powerhouse Tindal Street Press in the 1990s, and is made up of accomplished writers.
Careless Cruelty
Poem about the impact of war, after October 7th
This poem (and I never write good poetry!) has actually received the accolade of being published in 'achord', a publication by the organisation IAWE.
One October, two different worlds
After October 7th. I found it very difficult to write anything at all, except blogs...Â
Then, after a few months I found I could write autobiographical pieces. This one was written to try and get across to the world the way some of us peace activists have been feeling.
Three Cornered Hat
Shortlisted for the Oxford Flash Fiction Prize 2024,
this piece is inspired by a real event:
A demonstration for peace, a ceasefire, and to bring the hostages home.
Tel Aviv,January 2024.
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