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.
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.
You can also find out about the BBC National Short Story Award (previously known as the National Short Story Prize)
The deadline for entries to the 2008 BBC National Short Story Award (Tuesday 22 January 2008) has now passed.
Find out more
Find out about the history of the prize and previous winners
Find out more about the BBC and its work with the short story
The short story form is better suited to the demands of modern life than the novel. Simon Prosser Publishing Director Hamish Hamilton
