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Short stories
Short stories

A mixture of writers and publishers give their opinions on the health of the short story, what they get out of reading and writing them and address the public perception that people don't buy short story collections.

 

A Writer's View Nii Ayikwei Parkes tells us about the first short story collection he ever read and how that inspired him.


A Writer's View Richard Beard on what he loves about the short story form


A Writer's View Tessa Hadley on what constitutes a good short story


A Writers View Clare Wigfall on her reading journey and how short stories are ingrained in that


A Publisher's View Jen Hamilton-Emery on short stories and publishers


A Publisher's View Rebecca O'Connor on short stories and how to write them


An Agent's View
Literary agent Lucy Luck on how short stories are great for promoting your work