"Controller is both fierce and fearless. It is a compelling, unblinking journey into the dark." Stephen May How far would you go to satisfy your desires? Sex and punishment, art and exploitation, Controller is the debut novella from one of the UK’s finest young writers. A young traveller finds herself in Northern Spain, working as an artist’s model. As her relationship with the artist deepens and darkens, her experience of the city, those around her and the nature of art and desire change. Shortlisted for Route’s Next Great Yorkshire Novelist Competition in 2011 and nominated for the Sabotage Reviews Best Novella 2012. Sally Ashton grew up in Yorkshire and from the age of fifteen has been invoved with the Writing Squad (An Arts Council initiative for young, Northern writers). She studied Creative Writing at the University of Warwick and last year finished a Master’s in Translation and Interpreting in London. In between her degrees she travelled extensively and spent time working in France, Canada, Spain and Austria. She is currently back in Spain, working as a translator. In her spare time she loves playing sport, reading and drinking a lot of coffee. Controller was shortlisted for the Route Next Great Author Award and shortlisted for best novella in the Sabotage Review Awards 2013.