Story: ‘Dust’ by Bidisha
We are pleased to now make this short story available to the public.
All Bone and Muscle
‘When an idea has been tightened, skinned, moulded, crafted until it can be honed no more, what remains is crisply worded bliss.’ BIDISHA discusses the 8-year process of crafting and redrafting her story ‘Dust’.
Listen and Be Heard
GORDON PHILLIPS reports on the growing popularity of spoken word recordings and the new publishing venture, ListenUpNorth.
Meet Your Inner Mentor – A Writing Exercise
“Quite often, the hardest barrier for new writers to overcome is a lack of confidence – certainly that’s been my experience.” RIN SIMPSON leads us through a writing exercise to help get the words flowing.
We Recommend – Richard Bausch
In his first THRESHOLDS post, MORGAN OMOTOYE finds much to recommend in The Stories of Richard Bausch.
The Tweeters Recommend
We’ve been asking our Twitter followers to recommend their favourite short story reads. Here’s what they had to say…
It Takes Longer To Write Than To Read
‘To make something brilliant and important isn’t easy, and nor should it be.’ NIK PERRING shows us the amount of work and craft and dedication it takes to write short, short fiction.
Groundbreaking Stories
Listen to ROBERT COOVER and YIYUN LI reading and discussing their work at The Small Wonder Festival. This podcast is exclusively available to THRESHOLDS members and is password protected. Not a member? Join now…
Rejection – What Can We Learn From it?
DORA D’AGOSTINO tells us how an editor’s rejection lead to an epiphany.
Coffee With…Toby Litt
Join KATHERINE ORR in conversation with writer TOBY LITT. This podcast is exclusively available to THRESHOLDS members and is password protected. Members, see newsletter for details or contact thresholds@chi.ac.uk.