Peter Hoppock is a fiction writer of short stories and novellas. His work has appeared in a variety of literary magazines, both online and print. Among them The Write Launch, Adelaide, Curbside Splendor, Dillydoun Review. “Blues For Rashid” was the June 2023 featured story in Palasatrium:substack.shortstory. and “Familiar Territory” anchored issue 124 of Jersey Devil Press. He has also co-edited two anthologies of short stories and creative non-fiction published by Windy City Press: "Turning Points" (2021), and “Meaningful Conflicts” (2023). In 2013 his novella “Mr. Pegg to You” was one of two finalists for the prestigious Press 53 Novella contest, and his novella “Precipice” received honorable mention in the 2024 Black Orchid Novella contest.