My email address is tania@taniahershman.com.

If you are a reviewer and would like to review My Mother Was An Upright Piano: Fictions, please contact Richard Jones at Tangent Books: richard@tangentbooks.co.uk or
Tangent Books
Unit 5.16, Paintworks, Bristol, BS4 3EH
Phone: 0117 972 0645
or 07890 267983


I am available to do readings, events, workshops (flash fiction, science-inspired fiction, short stories and more) for schools, book groups, writing groups, libraries, lit fests, etc... I generally charge Society of Authors' rates though I am flexible.

I am available to mentor individual writers working on short story collections, email me for details. I also offer single short story critiquing and editing services through The Writers' Workshop. Please contact them directly for more details.

For enquires relating to submitting a published short story collection for review to The Short Review or becoming a reviewer, please visit the site and follow the instructions there.

Art & Science Story Gym
Vanessa Gebbie and I offer a workshop using art and science as inspiration for fiction writing, with examples and exercises, which can be taillored to your needs. Contact me for more information
"It was lots of fun and a great antidote to some of the horrid writing workshops I’ve experienced in the past."
Ruth H, workshop participant