Ben Hinshaw

Ben Hinshaw is a British-American writer whose short fiction has appeared in Harvard Review, Story, The White Review and elsewhere. His writing has been supported by grants and scholarships from the Elizabeth George Foundation, the Bread Loaf Writers’ Conference, and the Community of Writers. Ben holds MAs in creative writing and cultural geography. He grew up on the island of Guernsey and has also lived in London, Nottingham and Northern California.

His first book, EXACTLY WHAT YOU MEAN, was published by Viking UK in March 2022.

Praise for EXACTLY WHAT YOU MEAN (2022):

'Sentence by sentence, Ben Hinshaw offers wit, sensitivity and sharp observation. Then slowly the reader sees the grand design - the intricate, braided storylines, sustained with energy and relish. It is entertaining, and something more - truly involving, like a whole novel sequence cleverly condensed' Hilary Mantel

'Ben Hinshaw renders ordinary human agonies with extraordinary precision and emotional insight. He specialises in the atmosphere of human interconnection, in subtle revelations and indelible images. This book is a riveting and beautifully patterned map of the emotional archipelago of longing and learning, loving and leaving.' Max Porter

'The calm, clear and intelligent prose belies the tortured emotional currents just below the surface. Sophisticated and ambitious.' Samantha Dunn