Join popular speaker Elizabeth Williams for this intriguing introduction to a different side of Elizabeth Gaskell’s story-telling. Better known for her classic novels, Elizabeth Gaskell was a prolific writer of short stories. Charles Dickens knew this and encouraged her to write for his literary magazine. Works like the much-loved Cranford started as short stories....
This year’s first short fiction reading group meeting will take place (via Zoom) on Monday 26th January at 5pm (UK time). Below, you can find information on how to join the online meeting room. During the meeting, we will be discussing Paul’s reading suggestion: the short story “Butterflies” by Samanta Schweblin. It is a very short story at...
In Different Shapes: The Short Story and Its Modes of Circulation in Magazines and Newspapers 10–12 June 2026 / 10-12 juin 2026/ 10–12 de junio de 2026 Laboratoire Textes et Cultures (UR4058), Université d’Artois Invités d’honneur / Invited Speakers / Invitados de honor Elizabeth Baines Paul Delaney, Trinity College Dublin, the University of Dublin...
From the competition website: We are delighted to announce that the Bristol Short Story Prize is once again open for submissions. We accept entries of up to 4000 words from any genre and from published and unpublished authors alike. Enter by 31 January 2026 for the chance to win £1500 and publication in the Bristol...
From the competition website: The Ironclad Creative Short Story Competition is for both published and unpublished writers. We aim to run four short story competitions each year. Prize winning and shortlisted writers will be published in our April 2026 anthology. We accept any length of story up to 6k words. Deadline: 31 January Enter here.