A 90-minute masterclass on writing compelling short stories — from first draft to final submission — with expert authors and an editor, including a live Q&A…

In this edition of Microdosing Fiction, I’m looking at the shimmeringly beautiful story My Jockey by Lucia Berlin.

After the death of her husband, Betty drives south from Ohio to the Arizona desert.

A fabular vision of the Dark Ages. New short fiction by Jo Lloyd, read by Jacob Ifan.

The boys are staying overnight at their dad’s apartment for the first time. A perfect opportunity, I’m sure, for my ex to introduce them to his twenty-five-year-old tart.Flopped on my bed upstairs …

August 2025

Thoughts, insights and guidance for analysing great writing

Read the winning and shortlisted stories

Original short works for radio.

ALT: a congratulations sign with hearts and stars

After the death of her husband, Betty drives south from Ohio to the Arizona desert.

I have a a handful more lists of favorite stories of the century (so far) contributors’, as well as some other fun bonus material like interviews with authors and essays about short stories over the l...

An interview with Professor Claudia McIsaac

International Rolling Flash Fiction Competition

A gathering of recent speculative flash & micro fiction, each presenting a tiny-yet-powerful universe. How tiny? About one-thousand words for flash; four-hundred words for micro. The word count…

In the back of the car, you show me your chest, and I show you mine. We agree that they are both concave and too much alike. We are eight years old, and we are often left to our own in the stifling…

Faber announces the opening of the 2025 FAB Prize for undiscovered writers and illustrators of colour, with a publishing deal for the winner.

An evening of discussion about her Scratch Books story, My Two Sons with publisher Tom Conaghan

Love and loss combine in this tender tale of how a mourning Caribbean mother cares for others

An online journal of very short fictions -- under 1000 words.