Readers pick short stories for an experience—something new, something enchanting, something that gives them a reason to read.

The first-time author sits down with Jeffrey Brown to discuss his book, “Uncommon… What does the word "refugee" mean to the author of a short story collection called "The Refugees"?

A short story might be just the thing to get you back ... us more time than ever to read but it’s also been a particularly difficult time to sit down and concentrate on something like a book ...

Please note entries for 500 Words 2019 have now closed. ‘500 Words’ is the UK’s most successful short story-writing competition for children between the ages of 5 and 13. This edited Live ...

You don’t have to be established or have even written a story before to submit; we’re more interested in the quality of your words than your writing experience. Stylist Short Stories aren’t ...

RTÉ is inviting entries to one of Ireland's longest established and most significant literary prizes, the RTÉ Short ... writing. Story wordcounts must fall between 1800 and 2000 words, excluding ...

If you’ve got a story waiting to be told, the Toronto Star Short Story Contest is the perfect chance to get it out there. Now in its 47th year, the contest invites Ontario writers to submit ...

From a tragic look at the hidden costs of funerals to retelling a near-death travel experience involving a parasite, community members shared stories at the Word Buffet open mic event on Wednesday.

This makes a short story really tight. “Pulling out a word, pulling out a sentence, pulling out a paragraph, pulling out a page should be really difficult,” says the author, “whereas ...