Coffee with…Comma Press Editor, Ra Page
* Ra Page is the editor of Comma Press, a not-for-profit publishing initiative with a particular interest in publishing and promoting short fiction. Since its inception in 2002, Comma Press has...
We Recommend – Memory Wall by Anthony Doerr
“Here’s a caution to all short story writers: if the first story in your collection is too good, if it happens to actually be a masterpiece, watch out.” TANIA HERSHMAN, editor of THE SHORT REVIEW, looks at Anthony Doerr’s second collection of short stories.
Manchester Fiction Prize
In his closing remarks at the awards ceremony for the Manchester Fiction Prize, Nicholas Royle, the Chair of Judges, comments on the selection process and on recognising the winning stories.
Wena Poon Q and A
The author WENA POON joined us for a live online Question and Answer session. Read the full transcript, here.
Theory Put to Practice
‘Reading other writers on writing is one thing. Reading theorists is another.’ MIKE SMITH finds that theory, too, can offer practical advice to short story writers.
Small Wonder 2011
Last weekend, KATHERINE ORR and ALISON MacLEOD went to the Small Wonder Short Story Festival at Charleston House in East Sussex. Read about the festival’s many lively readings and events, and about crossing paths with the Bloomsbury group.
Pregnant with meaning:
In her first Thresholds post, CAROL FENLON discusses three analyses of Ernest Hemingway’s ‘Cat in the Rain’ and offers her own interpretation of the story.
The Twinkle in Edna’s Eye
MARY COSTELLO reveals her delight in seeing EDNA O’BRIEN win the Frank O’Connor Award on Sunday.
We Recommend – Forms of Devotion by Diane Schoemperlen
FELICITY SKELTON had not heard of the Canadian writer Diane Schoemperlen, but bought a copy of her book to read on the plane ‘because it was attractive to look at and not too heavy to carry in my handbag.’
We Recommend – Flannery O’Connor
‘Flannery O’Connor is funny and wise, and her writing takes my breath away.’ KATH McKAY recommends O’Connor’s COMPLETE STORIES and the essay collection MYSTERY AND MANNERS.