Short stories

You write short pieces of fiction (including flash fiction) and would like to hear from other writers who publish work in this form, and also find out more about how to get your stories published.

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The Writer’s Choice: Short Story Versus the Novel

Caroline Healy

21st July 2014

Edited

14th October 2020

Author Caroline Healy writes. She writes literary fiction, magical realism, experimental literature, short stories and young adult fiction. Here, she...

Article

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The Value of Writers’ Retreats

Debbie Young

2nd July 2014

Edited

17th September 2020

Debbie Young on the value of writers' retreats, where authors have the opportunity to become fully immersed in their writing.

Article

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Flash Fiction – The Perfect Form for the Modern Age

Debbie Young

13th June 2014

Edited

13th October 2020

Author Debbie Young explains flash fiction, gives her advice on writing good flash and explores why flash fiction is perfectly suited for us, in our...

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Risky Business

Tania Hershman

18th April 2013

Edited

13th October 2020

In this article, author Tani Hershman discusses how, through reading other writers' work, she first came across the gift of permission - and how...

Blog

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Flash Fiction

Vanessa Gebbie

3rd February 2012

Edited

10th December 2020

Imagine standing at the open door of a room where all is in darkness, and you can see nothing. Imagine someone flicking on the...

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