International Short Story Day
To celebrate International Short Story Day, we invited our Twitter Followers and Facebook Friends to send us synopses of their favourite stories that can be found online.
Something Was There
Chair of the Asham Trust, Stephanie Anderson, leads a discussion on the Gothic and Ghosts theme for the 2011 Asham Anthology, ‘Something Was There’. With ghostly readings from Sarah Waters, Naomi Alderman and Kate Clanchy.
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
Story: ‘Up At A Villa’ by Helen Simpson
We are pleased to be able to publish a short story by Helen Simpson.
New Ways with Words
Podcast: BBC Editor of Readings, Di Speirs, hosts a discussion on modern modes of experiencing short fiction – with readings from Joe Dunthorne, Geoff Dyer and Tessa Hadley.
Story: ‘Dust’ by Bidisha
We are pleased to now make this short story available to the public.