The Short Story Review: ‘The Accidental Wife’ by Orla McAlinden
Reading Time: 3 minutesReview by Alex Reece Abbott This award-winning, debut collection (Eludia Award, 2014 and BGEIBA...
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The Short Story Interview: Nigel Jarrett
Reading Time: 10 minutesInterview by Rupert Dastur Hi Nigel, thanks for speaking to us here at TSS. At...
Professor Charles E. May: What Makes a Great Short Story? (No.3 ‘The Numbers’ by Clare Wigfall)
Reading Time: 8 minutesArticle by Professor Charles E. May Clare Wigfall, “The Numbers” 2008 BBC National Short Story...
Magical Realism in Short Fiction: A Perfect Match, by Kate Jones
Reading Time: 4 minutesArticle by Kate Jones Magical Realism is a genre of narrative fiction, originally originating amongst...
The Short Story Interview: Alan Beard
Reading Time: 8 minutes Interview by Samantha James You write in a blogpost published on Words in Place...
The Short Story Review: ‘Some Glow More Than Others’ by Tania Hershman
Reading Time: 5 minutesReview by Rupert Dastur Anyone familiar with Hershman’s work will not be surprised by the...
The Short Story Interview: Irenosen Okojie
Reading Time: 8 minutes Interview by Katy Wimhurst When did you begin writing short stories and why is it...
The Short Story Interview: Anna Maconochie
Reading Time: 6 minutesInterview by Charlie Parry This is your debut collection, how did it feel to finally...
Professor Charles E. May: What Makes a Great Short Story? (No.2 ‘The Orphan and the Mob’ by Julian Gough)
Reading Time: 7 minutesAlex Linklater, associate editor of Prospect and founder of the National Short Story Prize (now...