A historic archive: 9 Years of Short Story Features, Expertise and Support for the Form
ERINNA METTLER, runner-up in the 2018 Feature Writing Competition, recommends Margaret Atwood’s short story, ‘The Bog Man.’: ‘I believe the key to Atwood’s pact with the horny old devil lies in the notion of the ideal reader; the persona all writers have in mind when they commit pen to paper…’
SANTINO PRINZI recommends Margaret Atwood’s flash fiction: ‘…perhaps not as celebrated but, like her novels and short stories, it resonates long after reading. Atwood’s flash doesn’t always contain a traditional narrative, but this doesn’t prevent her from telling us a story…’
In her essay, shortlisted for the THRESHOLDS Feature Writing Competition, WANDA CAMPBELL recommends Margaret Atwood’s short story ‘Rape Fantasies’.