Article by Professor Charles E. May Clare Wigfall, “The Numbers” 2008 BBC National Short Story Award *** Martha Kearney, chair of the judges of the BBC National Short Story Award in 2008, has been quoted as calling Clare Wigfall’s winning…
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Alan Beard writes stories and flash fiction. He has two collections out: Taking Doreen out of the Sky (Picador, 1999) and You Don’t Have to Say (Tindal Street Press, 2010). He won the Tom-Gallon award for best short story, and…
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Article by Professor Charles E. May Alex Linklater, associate editor of Prospect and founder of the National Short Story Prize (now the BBC National Short Story Award), has been quoted as asserting that short stories are “fundamentally distinct…
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K J Orr is the author of the short story collection Light Box, and was the winner of the BBC National Short Story Award 2016. Her work has appeared in publications including the Guardian, the Irish Times, the Dublin Review,…
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Scott D. Pomfret is author of three recent novels (The Second Half: A Gay American Football Story; The Hunger Man; and Only Say the Word) and a collection of short stories You Are the One. Past published works include Since…
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Joanna Campbell is a full-time writer from the Cotswolds and her short stories have been published in a range of literary magazines and in anthologies from Cinnamon Press, Spilling Ink, Earlyworks Press, Unbound Press, Sentinel Publishing, Gumbo Press, Chapter One…
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January 1st – 13th Curated by Rupert Dastur The Short Fiction Desk are open to submissions for their short story anthologies. There’s a small reading fee (£3), but they’re flexible on length (1,000 – 20,000), and offer a quick…
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Sarah Isaac was born and brought up in Wales and lived in Bristol before moving to a remote Scottish glen with her family. Sarah has worked as an art teacher and taught in mental health institutions, a secure school and…
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