What I learnt from reading short stories, by Janice Leagra
Reading Time: 3 minutes When the editors at TSS Publishing called for volunteer readers a few weeks ago...
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Top Tips on Short Stories, by Shibani Lal
Reading Time: 3 minutes I’m a big fan of short stories. Novels are a wonderful indulgence, both for...
Do it in a Flash: an Essay on the History and Definition of Flash Fiction, by Sandra Arnold
Reading Time: 11 minutes “How would I define flash fiction?” mused a poet friend early in 2016 as...
TSS Recommendations: ‘Red’ by Katie Knoll
Reading Time: 3 minutes Recommendation by Josephine Greenland “Change us,” the narrators chant. “Change us, we ask the...
I Submitted 100 Short Stories in 2017 – Here’s What I Learnt
Reading Time: 5 minutes Metrics distort. This has long been a favourite saying of mine. What you measure...
What Makes a Great Short Story? (Sarah Hall’s ‘Mrs Fox’)
Reading Time: 8 minutes Article by Professor Charles E. May Mariella Frostrup, chair of the 2013 judges of...
Short Story Recommendation: Before the Storm, by Alex Sheal
Reading Time: 3 minutes Recommendation by Josephine Greenland I met her in a cocktail bar, but she wasn’t...
What Makes a Great Short Story? (‘East of the West’ by Miroslav Penkov)
Reading Time: 7 minutes Article by Professor Charles E. May Miroslav Penkov, “East of the West”: BBC Winner,...
Literary Rock Pools: Why the Short Story is Alive and Well
Reading Time: 4 minutes Article by Mark Stewart Many people in mainstream publishing will tell you that no...