Beautiful Blasts
ALISON MACLEOD shares her passion for short stories and passes on the advice she wishes she’d received when she first began writing.
Reading the Short Story – by Professor Charles E. May
‘A good short story cannot be skimmed, read quickly, or adequately summarized’: Professor CHARLES E. MAY argues that short stories need to be approached slowly and deliberately to be fully understood.
Acceptance Speech from Graham Mort
I’m sending this message from Kampala. Almost as soon as I arrived here, I received Penny Thomas’ message saying that I’d won the Edge Hill Prize for short fiction.
On winning the Fish International Short Story Competition
This year’s Fish Short Story Prize winner, MARY O’DONNELL considers the value of literary competitions and urges all to take the leap and enter our work.
Abstraction and Detail in Very Short Fictions
In his first THRESHOLDS post, SEÁN PADRAIC BIRNIE examines the shorter forms of short fiction and discovers ‘a kind of violent elegance’.
Making Paper Shadows
WENA POON discusses the importance of the visual image in the creation of her stories.
Impelling Perceptions
‘The motivation for being a writer is general and long lasting, but the motivation for each individual story must be a more specific thing. Something sparks our desire to write…’ MIKE SMITH searches for Impelling Perceptions of the story.
The Queen Of Ing
LYNDA NASH writes: Now I’m not completely anti-ing. I’ve nothing against singing or laughing or drinking provided these acts are done one at a time. What I would like to know is – what’s the attraction?
Connective Writing
PAULINE MASUREL shares her thoughts on the benefits and drawbacks of writing workshops and invites readers to share their own experiences.
Strange Creatures by Joseph O’Connor
“A writer is always quietly looking and thinking. Not willing inspiration but just being open to the world. This quiet looking and thinking is the imagination.”