Bristol and Bath Bound ~ In Pursuit of Story in the UK
So very looking forward to a few days of exciting events in the UK. It all starts on Saturday, 14 July, with ShortStoryVille, a celebration of the short story sponsored by the organizers of the Bristol Short Story Prize. (For more on these events, check out this interview with the event’s coordinator and short story […]
In Praise of the Short Story ~ A Conversation with Joe Melia
The Bristol Short Story Prize out of the United Kingdom is one of the few international awards that specifically celebrates the short story form. With generous guidelines that allow writers from anywhere in the world to submit more than one story–so long as the writer is over 16 years old–and prizes that include publication and […]
Shake Things Out and Dance ~ On Endings
There’s a magnolia tree in our back yard that just doesn’t seem to want to bloom this year. I’ve talked with my neighbors about it; the reactions are different. “I think it’s dead,” one of them says. “Give it time,” another says. “Are those buds?” another asks. “It’s dead,” the first one says. Each day […]