Our first ever Writer-in-Residence, Davey Spens, is spending next six months based in Costa stores in London, whilst completing his first novel and creating a series of short stories entitled Frothy Tales, which we'll be publishing here weekly. To read the full press release, click here.
Frothy Tales are quirky fictional observations on the Costa customers that he encounters whilst writing in Costa outlets across London. Click on the titles below to read each download.
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Issue 1 - In and around London
03.04.08 Matching Couple and Foreward in Bayswater
10.04.08 The man with foam on his nose in Clapham
14.04.08 The macchiato man with the Star Trek magazine in Hammersmith
18.04.08 The man putting a ten-pound note into an envelope in Baker Street
21.04.08 The glamorous lady in the waterproof jacket in Tibshelf M1 Services
25.04.08 The boy with the veggie panini in High Street Kensington
28.04.08 The two old schoolfriends in Fulham
02.05.08 The smiling stewardess in Paddington
06.05.08 The reacquaintance over coffee in Chiswick
Issue 2 - Going West
06.05.08 Foreword from Davey and Two seagulls playing with a takeaway cup in Falmouth
About the Writer-in-Residence
Davey was born in Winchester in 1980 and went to school in Southampton. He read Sociology and Theology at Durham University and wrote and produced two radio shows for the local radio station. After graduating, he anchored a station in Johannesburg for nine months before deciding he was sick of waking up to his own voice mispronouncing Zulu. He spent a year at Falmouth Arts College studying for a Broadcast TV Postgraduate, passed with a distinction, and his short film Shadowboxer was selected for the London Film Festival. In 2004 he joined AMV BBDO, the UK's largest advertising agency, where he was based for four years, creating award-winning campaigns for Pepsico and the National Lottery, amongst many others. In 2007 he was named one of Marketing Week's Rising Stars. He was commissioned to write an original screenplay for a Los Angeles film company, and is currently completing his first novel with a grant from the Arts Council. In March he was appointed the first Costa Writer in Residence. Davey lives and works in London and is represented by Jonathan Conway for Mulcahy and Viney. He has a website at www.daveyspens.com.