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Seven years have passed since the three-time National Book Award-nominated author Lauren Groff last published a short story ...
The short stories and essays that took the top prizes in Bethesda Magazine and Bethesda Urban Partnership's annual writing ...
The Berkshire Athenaeum and the Friends of the Berkshire Athenaeum announce the 47th annual Short Story Writing Contest for Children and the 28th annual Short Story Writing Contest for Young Adults.
The first episode of The Prompt presented by Zoë Comyns airs on Sundays at 7.30pm on RTÉ Radio 1, beginning Sunday, May 25th - listen above.. Eight of Ireland's best writers set writing prompts ...
Lydia Millet's characters in Atavists interact and have little dramas of their own — the author's talent is on full display here. Not every story is strong, but they work well together.
Short stories thrive on their ability to evoke emotion and provoke thought in a brief format. This makes them an excellent medium for exploring complex ideas or themes in a digestible way. The ...
Every year, aggressive forms of cancer are occurring in more young adults. Circle of Health reporter Denise Dador brings you stories of hope and resilience in the face of this devastating diagnosis.
The Prompt is a brand new series for writers.. Presented and produced by Zoë Comyns, this series will be broadcast over 8 episodes on RTÉ Radio 1. Our guest writers have set writing prompts and ...
The Time Machine by H. G. Wells (1895). Wells’s Time Traveller tells us the story of his visit to the far future (the year “Eight Hundred and Two Thousand Seven Hundred and One, A.D.”), when ...
Bharath Kumar, whose short story ‘Thambi, Thambi’ was selected for the 2024 Commonwealth Short Story Prize, says he isn’t thinking of writing a novel anytime soon.
Write Michigan Short Story Contest began accepting entries on Sept. 1 and is open until Nov. 30. It is open to Michigan residents of all ages, with writers split into three categories: adults ...