While many luxuriate in reading verbose tomes that could make a doorstop cower (looking at you, Stephen King readers), ...

Months after sharing the mentor text, Prosser’s story, “Something of hers,” was submitted to The Roy Peter Clark Prize for Excellence in Short Writing category of the inaugural Poynter ...

In need of writing inspiration? Want to know more about what makes a great short story? Not sure where to start? We can help. Our resources are packed with ideas, strategies, tips and advice for ...

Read 'Blood Brother' by Jeremy Haworth, Best Short Story selection for the second annual Best In Rural Writing Contest.

Short essays usually involve answering a question related to course content and could be anywhere from 200 words to 750 words long, depending on the professor’s guidelines. The most challenging part ...

The best way to understand what is required in short story writing is to read short stories by different authors. There are many good anthologies of short stories available in libraries or bookshops.

Combining this with your own imagination, close reading skills and their application and working with others, you will learn how creative writing works. The course also draws on examples of the craft ...