Susi Lovell

short story writer

“Ghost Coat” in the New Quarterly

Posted on May 4, 2016 by Susi Lovell

I’m delighted to announce that my story “Ghost Coat” appears in The New Quarterly‘s spring issue “The Trickery of Spring.”

I started this story in Nancy Zafris‘ workshop at the Kenyon Review Writers’ Summer Workshop. And finished it three years later while working with mentor Caroline Adderson during the Wired Writers Workshop at the Banff Arts Centre.

I feel so lucky to have worked with two phenomenal mentors.

How many drafts? Oh, the variations this story has been through!

15 thoughts on ““Ghost Coat” in the New Quarterly”

Sardine on April 3, 2022 at 9:54 am said:

What is the meaning, message and literary device used in this short story?
Thanks

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- Susi Lovell on April 3, 2022 at 11:00 am said:
  
  Hi Sardine, Thanks for the questions. If you’d like to email me (through the Contact form), I’ll get back to you. Susi
  
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Giuliano on January 12, 2020 at 5:10 pm said:

what was the theme of ghost coat

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- Susi Lovell on January 13, 2020 at 12:18 pm said:
  
  Hi Giuliano, Thanks for your interest in the story. Could you email me through the ‘contact me’ page – and please let me know if this is for a school assignment. Susi
  
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- ty on January 27, 2020 at 5:02 pm said:
  
  The theme for Ghost Coat is that people often have a hard time to let go of something or someone that you love or enjoy of.
  
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Simona on May 15, 2019 at 5:30 pm said:

Where can i have access to read this story?

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- Susi Lovell on May 15, 2019 at 9:25 pm said:
  
  Hi Simona, The story isn’t online, so you’d either have to buy the print issue directly from The New Quarterly or you could try a library near you. If the library doesn’t have it, the librarian may well be able to help you find out where to get a copy. I hope you find it – good luck. Thanks for asking.
  
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azpictured on May 6, 2016 at 12:21 am said:

Congrats, great achievement 🙂

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- Susi Lovell on May 6, 2016 at 7:27 am said:
  
  Thank you!
  
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Lucian Childs on May 5, 2016 at 11:41 am said:

So many great stories start in Nancy’s workshops! Big congrats!

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- Susi Lovell on May 5, 2016 at 4:06 pm said:
  
  Thanks, Lucian. You were in that workshop so you would have heard me read the very first version of this story! If I finish my project before next summer, I will definitely consider going to Kenyon again. I recommend it to everyone!
  
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Robert Lambert Jones III on May 4, 2016 at 7:09 pm said:

Congratulations. Getting anything accepted for publication means so much.

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- Susi Lovell on May 4, 2016 at 7:21 pm said:
  
  Thank you. I’m absolutely delighted. I really scratched my head over this one!
  
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gravityfields on May 4, 2016 at 6:55 pm said:

Congratulations, Susi. Good for you. Payoff for what sounds like a lot of hard effort.

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- Susi Lovell on May 4, 2016 at 7:23 pm said:
  
  Thanks, Harry. Yes, it was hard work!! But it was fun too and something about the story kept me going back to it….like you to your novel.
  
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