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Wednesday 13 November 2013

Short Story Week

I'm wallowing this week, wallowing in a glorious mud bath of short stories! If you want to read all about National Short Story Week (11 - 17 November) then click here, where you can find out about events and what to read or where to listen to short stories. You can also follow the week on twitter @shortstoryforum.

And if you like reading short story collections then there is an excellent critique of Kate Atkinson's collection 'Not the End of the World' on Thresholds (Short Story Forum), another excellent site for short story addicts. You may recognise the author of the article ... Okay, yes this is just another plug for The Indoor Writer, but she needs all the plugs she can get!

I've blogged about my favourite short story writers before, so won't bore you again with my list. I'm currently reading Lucy Wood's 'Diving Belles' and have on my shelf to read:
Alice Munro - Runaway
Zoe Lambert - The War Tour
Raymond Carer - Stories

 Who are your favourite short story writers and what are you reading now?

10 comments:

  1. I almost don't dare to admit this, Tracy, but although I love writing short stories, I am not a great reader of them (except when writing friends produce lovely anthologies of their work).

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    1. Thanks, Wendy - and I'll remember this comment when I have a collection out!

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  2. Well, I'm reading my through the Exquisite Quills winter-themed anthology in which I have a short story. It's FREE to download from Smashwords!

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    1. Thanks for this, Rosemary. Good to get another plug in too - will check this out.

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  3. I enjoy reading Fiction Feast and Woman's Weekly Fiction Special, but rarely read short story collections unless they're by a writer I know (or know virtually)

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    1. These are good choices, Patsy, as they both publish a wide range of stories.

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  4. I know he's not everyone's cup of tea but I once enjoyed a collection of short stories by Jeffrey Archer.

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    1. Yes, I've heard his short stories are a good read - he does know how to tell a story.

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  5. How did I not know about this? Oh, probably because I'm more a novel reader...but still. I'll be watching for it next year.

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    1. Hi Crystal, thanks for dropping by. Just make a note in your diary for next year - short story week is usually held in the same week each year :)

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