Following a ground-breaking period of publishing and support – both national and international – for the short story, it is with regret we must announce that THRESHOLDS will no longer be accepting submissions or publishing new content. The University of Chichester is proud to have supported this project and continues to value its significant resources and unique archive of materials about the short story form and its writers. Sadly, Thresholds will cease activity from 02 October 2018.
Over the past few weeks, the team of THRESHOLDS judges has been busy reading through the entries, drawing up a shortlist, and arguing the case for one of their own personal favourites to become the overall winner of the £250 prize.
GORDON PHILLIPS reports on the growing popularity of spoken word recordings and the new publishing venture, ListenUpNorth.
In his closing remarks at the awards ceremony for the Manchester Fiction Prize, Nicholas Royle, the Chair of Judges, comments on the selection process and on recognising the winning stories.
Loree Westron learns a thing or two about (writing) romance and rodeo cowboys.
Containing eight new stories, this collected edition of Kureishi’s short stories is essential reading for any serious fans of modern British fiction.
Hanif Kureishi CBE (b. 1954) is a novelist, short story writer, playwright, screenwriter, film-maker and, according to The Times (2008), one of ‘The 50 greatest British writers since 1945″. As a short story writer, he explores a heady range of subjects, including race and religion, love and sexuality, and the power of culture and the imagination.
‘The Chichester MA in Creative Writing is setting exceptionally high standards… [A] great strength of the MA is the liveliness and innovative spirit of the work produced.’ Professor Jo Shapcott, External Examiner
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