THE short story is not the poor country cousin of the novel. Many excellent short story writers have been denigrated for not ...

A journalist and poet, Michel Séligny was considered “the most productive” Creole short story writer during the 19th Century.

Short fiction is a wordful format. Many writing classes for kids and college students exclusively study short stories because ...

Entries are now open for some exciting and prestigious writing opportunities for LGBTQIA+ writers in the community.

There’s a quiet and steady transformation unfolding in the UAE’s literary scene. Book clubs are thriving. Books are showing ...

In outback Queensland, where the arts can be seen as "niche", a writers' group is giving young creatives a safe space to ...

Seven years have passed since the three-time National Book Award-nominated author Lauren Groff last published a short story ...

In a major deal that was highly competitive with multiple bidders, Amazon has bought the rights to Collision, a short novel ...

Her winning entry, set in the hold of a slave ship, explores how enslaved Africans – even as they figure out to how survive – ...

What short stories do Saba Sams, Yrsa Daley-Ward, Anna Hope and more adore? Stylist asked the authors of 14 new books to share their picks.

The organizers of CollingWord 2025 have offered up some cash prizes for their short story contest, open to teens and ...