Sometimes you’re in the mood for a slice of science fiction but you haven’t got the time to embark on a Red Mars or a Dune. All hail, then, the sci-fi short story, bringing you a slice of the weird, ...

Science fiction author Ted Chiang wishes he could write faster. His entire body of work from the last 34 years almost completely fits into two book-length collections of short stories, and he says he ...

Marina Brown’s "The Gentlemen of Verona: 20 Stories for Grownups" (Gilberte Publishing 2024) is a brilliant collection of short stories that once again demonstrate Brown’s tremendous range of subjects ...

Grace Paley, 84, an American writer who achieved literary renown as a master of the short story and created a small but influential body of work that illuminated the frustrations and joys of women's ...

Local writer Phyllis McCranie has recently published through Next Chapter Publishing, “Roses are Real and Other Flashes of Fiction,” a collection of 19 short stories that blend whimsy, heart, and ...

On June 25, the Commonwealth Short Story Prize hosted its annual online reveal of its overall winner, from among the five regional winners: from Uganda, Joshua Lubwama’s “Mothers Not Appearing In ...

Lore Segal, who died on Monday, at the age of ninety-six, published her first short story in The New Yorker in 1961, and her final one two weeks ago, some sixty-three years later. Her earliest work ...

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 ...

The Toronto Star Short Story contest opens tomorrow and invites all aspiring published authors to take part. The winning stories will be published in the Toronto Star and on thestar.com, one of the ...

When reviewing job growth and salary information, it’s important to remember that actual numbers can vary due to many different factors—like years of experience in the role, industry of employment, ...