Jambula Tree
KIRSTY WALTERS finds inspiration in Jambula Tree and Other Stories, an anthology of tales from the 2007 Caine Prize for African writing…
On Aimee Bender
‘Aimee Bender is a writer who turns the ordinary into the extraordinary, and vice versa…’ In this Author Profile piece, DEBBIE KINSEY looks at the influences behind Aimee Bender’s writing life.
One Thousand Tales to Read Before You Die
In this feature, MIKE SMITH explores The World’s Thousand Best Short Stories: ‘Some of the stories are still well-known and still anthologised regularly. Some of the authors are still household names. But many, too, are long forgotten and it is amongst these that I have found the greatest reading pleasure…’
It’s Not the End of the World
TRACY FELLS explores Kate Atkinson’s Not The End Of The World, a collection that, like all her novels, ‘resonates compassion and humanity’.
Short Story Masterclass… with David Vann
Our SHORT STORY MASTERCLASS PODCASTS are back. To begin the series, DAVID VANN talks with Steve Wasserman about Tarantino-like moments, first drafts, and the unbreakable rule of subtext…
Can We Time Travel in Short Fiction?
In her essay, ALEX RUCZAJ looks at time travel in short fiction and how three contemporary authors shift from the present moment into the past…
Shirley Jackson’s ‘The Witch’
‘What do we think of when we hear the word ‘witch’? We think of someone dark and evil, someone to be feared…’ EVER DUNDAS takes a look at Shirley Jackson’s controversial short story ‘The Witch’.
Is There a Place Like Home?
MOA LINDUNGER explores the themes of home and cultural identity in the short stories of Adnan Mahmutovic: ‘What we find in this collection, is a myriad of stories of home in which its smells, textures and people are mythologised and romanticised, at times in absurdum – generally known as nostalgia…’
New Writers With Their Sights Set on Fame
CAROLE BUCHAN introduces us to the winners of this year’s Asham Award…
Coming in to Land by Robert Shearman
SHORT STORY: We are thrilled to bring you ‘Coming in to Land’, from award-winning author ROBERT SHEARMAN. ‘Ladies and gentlemen – We hope that you have taken pleasure in this Air Intercontinental Flight from Los Angeles to Paris, France…’