The short story
Welcome to Story, the campaign to celebrate the short story. We believe that the short story is one of the most exciting and important literary forms, that can and should reach the widest possible readership. We believe that the short story matters.
News and information
What can you find on this site? Simply everything you could ever want to know about the short story:
reading
them
writing
them
events
competitions
workshops and projects
You can search for short story collections currently published in the UK and read tips and articles from writers, agents and publishers on what makes a great short story and the great classic and contemporary stories they love.
BBC National Short Story Award
The deadline for the 2009 BBC National Short Story Award was 5pm on 15 June.
Find out about the BBC National Short Story Award
Clare Wigfall won the 2008 BBC National Short Story Award.
Find out more about the 2008 BBC National Short Story Award
Find out about Story Readers' Days
Find out about the history of the prize and previous winners
Find out more about the BBC and its work with the short story
Story now
> New reviews
- Read what we think of recent collections
- McSweeney's 30
> W Somerset Maugham
- The master gets reissued
- by Frances Macmillan
> London's Royal Parks
- Eight new stories
- ... all set in London's parks
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