As Dan Coxon’s latest project – an anthology titled Being Dad: Short Stories about Fatherhood – gains crowdfunding, we talk to contributing author DAN POWELL about writing his memories into a story, his life as a hands-on dad, and his writing processes…
DAN POWELL, runner-up in the Thresholds Competition, considers the themes of Norwegian author Kjell Askildsen’s short stories: ‘The map of Askildsen’s fictional world is adorned with warnings: here be minimalism, repetition, variation and precise, stark prose. His stories, like his sentences, allow no clutter…’
Now in its fourth year, the THRESHOLDS International Feature Writing Competition celebrates the art of the short story form and awards one deserving essayist the top prize of £500.
We are delighted to announce the results of the 2013 THRESHOLDS International Feature Writing Competition…