Organised by the Sharjah Book Authority (SBA), the session “The State of the Short Story in the UAE and Morocco”, moderated by Emirati poet Sheikha Al Mutairi, featured Emirati authors Maryam ...

Etobicoke’s Jessica Wareing has taken the grand prize in the Toronto Star’s 47th annual short story contest with a narrative capturing the troubling reality of unaccepting parents who use ...

My father sits beside me at the dinner table, unable to meet my eyes. His only daughter and he can’t even look at me.

Faria Basher, a writer from Bangladesh, has been shortlisted for the prestigious Commonwealth Short Story Prize 2025. An international panel of judges selected the 25 shortlisted writers from ...

“An Eye and a Leg” has been described as "a darkly humorous and surreal take on the trope of the ‘expiring’ South Asian woman" The night after the story got published, Jamal stormed to my ...

You can finally read this Ernest Hemingway story about Paris after WWII In 1956, Ernest Hemingway wrote to his publisher about five short stories he had written: “You can always publish them ...

Another tale of literary excellence has been written as local author Joanne C Hillhouse’s short story “Jumbie Pond” has been shortlisted for the 2025 Commonwealth Short Story Prize ...

They continue to argue and the arguments are roundabout, typically ending with Sophie crying, absconding to her sister’s house, and the two of them not speaking for short periods of time.

Canadian writers Chanel Sutherland and Damhnait Monaghan are among the 25 writers shortlisted for the 2025 Commonwealth Short Story Prize. The prize is awarded annually to the best piece of ...

A growing stack of short stories by independent and published writers from all over New Zealand.

RTÉ is inviting entries to one of Ireland's longest established and most significant literary prizes, the RTÉ Short Story Competition in honour of writer and broadcaster, Francis MacManus - find ...