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Classic short story: Jewel’s Darl, by Anne Kennedy

Short story: A modern educashun, by Shelley Burne-Field

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Murder mystery, love story and magical adventure win short story contest

A gripping murder mystery, a love story, and a magical adventure have taken the top spots in a storytelling contest

Short story winner of the $65K Ockham fiction prize

Short story: Hedge Fund, by Stephanie Johnson

STORY OF THE WEEK: May 24

The story of the week for May 18 to 22 is… Morning in Rapunzel’s Tower by Bob Thurber and The Corner Seat by the Pond by Stephanie Lye

Pitch Perfect Short Fiction

A Temporary Grace is up for giveaway until the end of May. Head to our giveaways page for your chance to win and to check out everything else up for offer. *****I’ve always loved s...

Tiny Love Stories: ‘Life Suddenly Made Sense’

Modern Love in miniature, featuring reader-submitted stories of no more than 100 words.

STORY OF THE WEEK: April 19

The story of the week for April 13 to 17 is… Life of the Party by Marc Young

Short story: Silence, by Anthony Lapwood

On Writing

“Whatever story you want to tell, tell it at the right size.”Continue reading on Go Into The Story »

Yet More Short Story Words of Wisdom

Despite all the changes in publishing, new short stories are still appearing in print and digitally. Alfred Hitchcock and Ellery Queen magazines continue to publish short stories,...

STORY OF THE WEEK: May 10

The story of the week for May 4 to 8 is… Vigil by Paul D’Arcy

STORY OF THE WEEK: April 26

The story of the week for April 20 to 24 is… Catching Angels by Alyson Floyd and Collect by Paul D’Arcy

Short story: Wombat, by Emma Hislop

We cross live to a wombat enclosure The post Short story: Wombat, by Emma Hislop appeared first on Newsroom.

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Short story competition open for old and young alike

Words and their power were central to a short story competition being sponsored by a Central Otago law firm.

The ethics of storytelling

In Nicole Krauss’s short story, “The Young Painters,” readers encounter a narrator who is struggling to come to terms with the The post The ethics of storytelling appeared first on...

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A Snow Globe Theory of the Short Story

I met Nora Lange in the dream space of the Brown Creative Writing MFA Program where I was teaching and she was a graduate student. As a student, she seemed all possibility, all won...

Mother’s Day short story, by Jane Cherry

The Miniature Wife was an exercise in visual trickery

In Manuel Gonzales' 2013 short story "The Miniature Wife," a woman starts to become a different kind of person after her husband accidentally shrinks her down to the size of a coff...

Winner of the Commonwealth Short Story Prize

Holly Ann Miller of Kerike...

100 Words to Describe Stories

Need the perfect word for a tale? Find 100 vivid words to describe stories, sharpen your writing, and capture mood, tone, and style.