Perfect Lives
Join ALISON MacLEOD in conversation with POLLY SAMSON at the 2011 Small Wonder Festival, as they discuss Samson’s latest short story collection, Perfect Lives.
Love Story
Founder of The Sunday Times EFG Award, CATHY GALVIN, talks of her love of stories and her new project, The Story Salon – a monthly salon for short story writers and readers.
The Doll
Podcast: Authors POLLY SAMSON, ANTHONY QUINN and DAISY GOODWIN discuss Daphne du Maurier’s haunting short story collection ‘The Doll’.
The Debate: Praiseworthy or Just Pointless?
NICHOLAS ROYLE wonders if writing aids such as the ‘Write or Die’ app are really beneficial or if they just lead to more Pointless Writing.
Story: ‘The Llamas’ by Valerie Trueblood
We are thrilled to publish a new story by the prize-winning American author, Valerie Trueblood. ‘The Llamas’ will appear in her new collection, Search Party, due out next year.
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.
The Story Behind the Asham Trust
Asham Trust administrator CAROLE BUCHAN writes about the house that inspired Virginia Woolf – a house which, even after its demise, provides encouragement to a new generation of women writers.
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.
Flash Fiction Day
‘ Short-story writers see by the light of the flash…’ ~ Nadine Gordimer
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’.