Submissions open for 2026 BBC National Short Story Awards with Cambridge University

Entries are now being accepted for the 2026 BBC National Short Story Awards with Cambridge University. The Award, now in its 21st year, is worth £15,000 and will be given to one writer demonstrating ...
Los Angeles Times

6 essential collections to celebrate short story month

Good morning and welcome back to the L.A. Times Book Club newsletter. I’m Jim Ruland, a fiction writer, punk historian and a longtime contributor to the Los Angeles Times, and this summer I’ll be ...
The Atlantic

What to Read When You Have Only Half an Hour

For many years, I assumed that the appeal of a short story was that it was, well, short. Instead of slowly reading a novel over weeks, the reader of these bite-size plots can experience character ...
Palo Alto Weekly

Short Story Contest

Palo Alto Weekly 39th Annual Short Story ContestThird Place Young Adult Pasta, Rainbow Socks, and Panic by Veronica Qiu “Keep Ashley out of the pool!” My aunt grabs her keys and thumbs the keyfob, ...