Emirati and Moroccan authors emphasised the lasting influence and dynamic potential of the short story as both a guardian of cultural heritage and a fertile ground for innovative storytelling ...

Writing short stories presents a unique challenge, requiring a careful balance of creativity, structure, and brevity. With the advent of artificial intelligence (AI), writers now have access to ...

TIME is running out for aspiring writers to enter this year’s Mairtín Crawford Awards for Short Stories and Poetry, which is part of the Belfast Book Festival. However, even with just a week ...

RTÉ is inviting entries to one of Ireland's longest established and most significant literary prizes, the RTÉ Short Story Competition in honour of writer and broadcaster, Francis MacManus - find ...

The Commonwealth Short Story Prize shortlist, revealed today, features 25 "relevant, vibrant and essential" unpublished stories selected from a record-breaking 7,920 entries. The stories ...

Canadian writers Chanel Sutherland and Damhnait Monaghan are among the 25 writers shortlisted for the 2025 Commonwealth Short Story Prize. The prize is awarded annually to the best piece of ...

McNamara’s story, You (Streetcar at Night), was selected from more than 2,300 entries. The 2025 CBC Short Story Prize jurors Conor Kerr, Kudakwashe Rutendo and Michael Christie, said this about ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Nourishing Narratives is a youth film competition that's ongoing, asking for a two- to three-minute short story about food justice and what it would take to create a fair ...

You can finally read this Ernest Hemingway story about Paris after WWII In 1956, Ernest Hemingway wrote to his publisher about five short stories he had written: “You can always publish them ...

The short story form in Indian languages is truly special. I have, at times, been disappointed in short stories in English or European languages in translation, but that has never been the case ...

By comparison, Detroit has 4.3 million. Still, it's always fun to watch Green Bay come up short. The draft in Detroit had mostly dry weather, with rain only at the beginning of the third day.

Yet, beneath this tale of proximity lurks another story – that of a family in hot water. Nine-year-old Mira, 14-year-old Ashu and Ma harbour secrets. All of them confront questions that have no ...