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Writing Short Stories
A Writers' and Artists' Companion
Series: Writers’ and Artists’ Companions
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This book is ideal for aspiring and established fiction writers seeking to master the short story form, as well as students and educators interested in literary craft and short fiction study.
teach at the world famous Arvon Foundation writing course and have distilled the essence of their course into this practical handbook with contributions from leading writers.
Including advice from leading published writers, this is a complete practical guide to writing successful short stories.
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Writing Short Stories: A Writers' and Artists' Companion is an essential guide to writing short fiction successfully.
Part 1 explores the nature and history of the form, personal reflections by the editors, and offers help getting started with ideas, planning, and research.
Part 2 includes tips by leading short story writers, including Alison Moore, Jane Rogers, Edith Pearlman, David Vann, Anthony Doerr, Vanessa Gebbie, Alexander MacLeod, Adam Thorpe, and Elspeth Sandys.
Part 3 contains practical advice—from shaping plots and exploring your characters to beating writers' block, rewriting, and publishing your stories.
Series: Writers’ and Artists’ Companions
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Critics praise the book for its accessible writing and expert advice. Wendy Brandmark of the Times Literary Supplement highlights its thoughtful approach to the craft, offering advice rather than rigid rules. Monique Roffey describes it as a comprehensive resource full of valuable information. The San Francisco Book Review calls it a must-have for fiction writers, noting its thoroughness and excellent bibliography.
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ISBN: 9781408130803
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 18 December 2014
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Bloomsbury Academic
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 20.0mm
Width: 130.0mm
Height: 198.0mm
Weight: 291g
Pages: 304
About the Author
Courttia Newland is the author of seven works of fiction. His latest, The Gospel According to Cane, was published in 2013 and has been optioned by Cowboy Films as TV Serial for the BBC. He was nominated for the Impac Dublin Literary Award and The Frank O’ Conner award, as well as numerous others. His short stories have appeared in many anthologies and broadcast on Radio 4. He is Associate Lecturer in Creative Writing at Birkbeck, University of London, UK, and is completing a PhD in Creative Writing.
Tania Hershman is an award-winning writer of short and very short stories which have been widely published in print and online and broadcast on BBC Radio 3 and 4. Her first collection, The White Road and other Stories (2008) was commended, 2009 Orange Award for New Writers. Her second, My Mother Was An Upright Piano: Fictions (2012), contains 56 very short fictions and was longlisted for the 2012 Frank O'Connor International Short Story Award. Tania is founding editor of The Short Review, curator-in-chief of UK & Ireland short story hub ShortStops, and regularly teaches workshops on short fiction and using science as inspiration. Her website is www.taniahershman.com
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