How to… win a short story competition: from a judge and a winner
The deadline for the Bristol Short Story Prize is March 31st, and Sarah Dobbs goes straight to the source to get a few hints and tips for winning.
The deadline for the Bristol Short Story Prize is March 31st, and Sarah Dobbs goes straight to the source to get a few hints and tips for winning.
Carolyn Thomas, a tutor in creative writing for the Open University, writes about her engagement with writing competitions and the one that led to a rather unique collaboration!
In celebration of World Book Day, our contributors give us a taste of their favourite stories. Readers are invited to leave a comment, telling us about their own favourites in 5 lines or less.
Mike Smith ponders the essence of a short story by reducing it to a single key word or phrase.
Katherine Orr recommends Daniel Kehlmann’s latest book, Fame.
Tania has now left the building! Thank you everyone for an excellent evening!
Pauline Masurel has a love affair with words.
Tess St Clair-Ford asks whether happy characters can be interesting, and if the lack of conflict in contentment makes them off-limits for the short story writer.
Mike Smith takes us on a journey to explore the process of writing.
Will Bowerman continues the exploration into the work of Raymond Carver and the illusion of the final version…