Story: ‘Atlantic City’ by Kevin Barry
‘A July evening, after a tar-melter of a day, and Broad Street was quiet and muffled with summer, the entire town was dozy with summer, and even as the summer peaked so it began to fade….’
Flash Fiction Day
‘ Short-story writers see by the light of the flash…’ ~ Nadine Gordimer
Flash Fiction: Looking For Love In All The Wrong Places?
In the spirit of debate as we approach National Flash Fiction Day, THRESHOLDS asked STEVE WASSERMAN to take a close look at Flash. Was he blinded by what he found?
You’re doing a degree in what?
We’ve all experienced that awkward moment when someone asks, “So what is it you actually do?” THRESHOLDS intern and soon-to-be Creative Writing graduate MORGAINE DAVIDSON considers her answer.
National Flash-Fiction Day: 16th May 2012
Wednesday 16th May is National Flash-Fiction Day in the United Kingdom. PAULINE MASUREL gets us ready for the big (little) day.
We Recommend: Hey Yeah Right Get A Life
Shortlisted for the THRESHOLDS Feature Writing competition, Carys Bray recommends Helen Simpson’s short story collection, ‘Hey Yeah Right Get a Life’.
Story: ‘Up At A Villa’ by Helen Simpson
We are pleased to be able to publish a short story by Helen Simpson.
Competition Winner
We are delighted to announce the winner of the THRESHOLDS Feature Writing Competition…
Get Carter – at the Bath Literature Festival
For several years in the 1970s, Angela Carter lived in Bath, and at this year’s Bath Literature Festival, a number of events celebrated her work. PAULINE MASUREL went along to find out more.
Shortlist Results
Over the past few weeks, the team of THRESHOLDS judges has been busy reading through the entries, drawing up a shortlist, and arguing the case for one of their own personal favourites to become the overall winner of the £250 prize.