Entries are now being accepted for the 2026 BBC National Short Story Awards with Cambridge University. The Award, now in its ...

Award-winning writer and UAL Short Courses creative writing tutor Joanna Pocock tells us about her new book and shares her advice for beginners.

Summit County’s annual writing contest, Write the Rockies, will officially begin on Thursday, Jan. 8. Submissions will be ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — The annual statewide short-story writing contest from Kent District Library is now open. Write Michigan Short Story Contest began accepting entries on Sept. 1 and is open ...

It’s been a big year for Lexi Palmer. The Keene State junior took first place in the Keene Three-Minute Fiction Slam and went on to place third in the statewide slam. She won Keene State’s 2019 Fred ...

The Negaunee Public Library is hosting a monthly poetry and short story night, beginning at 5 p.m. Thursday and continuing each second Thursday thereafter. The public is invited to bring their own ...

We are a nation of storytellers - and if you ever needed proof, you need look no further than our short story writers.

When Joan Leegant begins writing a short story, she doesn’t have a theme, character, or even intention in mind. Instead, she begins with one sentence and sees where it takes her. Fans of the short ...