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Looking for more in Writing and Authors?There are lots of opportunities for writers in Scotland. We've collected and listed the current crop below. For more opportunities (including workshops, retreats and...

This essay was expanded from an interview with the poet Emily Warn, from Valerie Trueblood’s answer to the question: Have you ever written a sentence that became a story?Article continues...

Short story legend Alice Munro, whose intricate tales depicting small-town southwestern Ontario earned her an international fanbase and the Nobel Prize in literature, has died at age 92. Her daughter...

May 25, 2021, 10:00am Raymond Carver was born 83 years ago, in Clatskanie, Oregon. Later, he would cement his position as one of America’s greatest and most beloved writers and...

I recently reread Barbara Kingsolver’s novel The Poisonwood Bible. The first time I read it—about a dozen-plus years ago—I was enthralled by the characters and the sheer breadth of Kingsolver’s...

When I was a child and asked for a bedtime story, my weary mother sometimes recited:Article continues below I’ll tell you a story about Jack A NoryAnd now my story’s...

To celebrate its 250th year of trading, and its deep history of printing, publishing and bookselling, Jarrolds has launched a short story writing competition. Enter now for your chance to...

A love affair, or a blow to the solar plexus. A ticking bomb that must be allowed to explode. A rebus. A nautilus shell, a string of boxcars, a filmstrip,...

What more do you think can be done to encourage new and diverse voices to submit their work to competitions? Spreading the word remains crucial, but I am encouraged by...

“I deeply detest short-story collections – grotty binbags stuffed with the aborted novels of writers too lazy to bring their progeny to full term.” That was Frankie Gaffney’s intro to...