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Posts tagged short fiction

It’s Okay Not to Know

By Dan Powell on September 24, 2022

‘Half-mown Lawn’ to be performed as part of Best British Short Stories: An All New Love. Lust. Loss.

By Dan Powell on September 21, 2022

Leicester Writes Short Story Prize 2021 – winners announced

By Dan Powell on June 30, 2021

Leicester Writes Short Story Prize 2021

By Dan Powell on May 5, 2021

‘Exterior. Train Station Platform. Night’ highly commended in Bath Short Story Award 2020

By Dan Powell on August 16, 2020

‘Dissolution’ awarded first prize in the Leicester Writes Short Story Prize

By Dan Powell on June 19, 2020

The more things change

By Dan Powell on April 9, 2019

Writing East Midlands launches Poetry and Short Fiction Competition

By Dan Powell on November 17, 2015

Being Dad

By Dan Powell on September 5, 2015

Unthology 7 launches

By Dan Powell on June 20, 2015

Short Story Advent Calendar

By Dan Powell on December 6, 2013

My Life In Short Fiction – Calum Kerr

By Dan Powell on July 17, 2013

Struggling with Structure

By Dan Powell on September 11, 2012

Best British Short Stories 2012 – Review

By Dan Powell on May 26, 2012

Soiled published @ FRICTION

By Dan Powell on February 3, 2012

Jackie Kay on short stories

By Dan Powell on October 29, 2011

Really the best judge?

By Dan Powell on May 14, 2011

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Looking Out of Broken Windows

My debut collection of short fiction, published by Salt. Click the image to order.

Bath Short Story Award Anthology 2020

Includes my short story 'Exterior. Train Station Platform. Night.' Click the image to purchase a print copy of the anthology.

Leicester Writes Short Story Prize Anthology 2020

Includes my short story 'Dissolution.' Click the image to purchase a print copy of the anthology.

The London Magazine August/September 2017

Includes my short story 'The Ideal Husband Exhibition.' Click the image to read online or purchase a print copy.

The End

Includes my short story 'All The TVs In Town.' Click the image to order.

Being Dad

Winner of the 2016 Saboteur Award for Best Anthology. Includes my short story 'A Father's Arms.' Click the image to order.

Bath Short Story Award Anthology 2015

Includes my short story 'Dancing to the Shipping Forecast.' Click the image to order.

The Lonely Crowd 2

Includes my short story 'The Old Fashioned Hat.' Click the image to order.

Unthology 7

Includes my short story 'Free Hardcore.' Click the image to order.

New Short Stories 8

Includes my short story 'Rip Rap.' Click the image to order.

Salt Anthology of New Writing 2013

Includes my story 'Storm in a Teacup'. Click the image to order.

Carve Spring 2013 Premium Edition

Includes my Esoteric Award winning story 'Storm in a Teacup.' Click the image for more details and to order.

The Best British Short Stories 2012

Includes my prize winning story 'Half-mown Lawn.' Published by Salt Publishing (April 2012). Click the image to order.

web fiction I like

Triptych: Nuala O'Connor — NEW FLASH FICTION REVIEW September 8, 2019
Untitled June 30, 2019
What do you Mean? by Kerry Hadley-Pryce @ the incubator June 6, 2019
She Picks Up The Cat by Hannah Stevens @ Fairlight Books March 27, 2019
So Many People by Tania Hershman @ Synaesthesia November 8, 2018

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Posts tagged short fiction

It’s Okay Not to Know

‘Half-mown Lawn’ to be performed as part of Best British Short Stories: An All New Love. Lust. Loss.

Leicester Writes Short Story Prize 2021 – winners announced

Leicester Writes Short Story Prize 2021

‘Exterior. Train Station Platform. Night’ highly commended in Bath Short Story Award 2020

‘Dissolution’ awarded first prize in the Leicester Writes Short Story Prize

The more things change

Writing East Midlands launches Poetry and Short Fiction Competition

Being Dad

Unthology 7 launches

Short Story Advent Calendar

My Life In Short Fiction – Calum Kerr

Struggling with Structure

Best British Short Stories 2012 – Review

Soiled published @ FRICTION

Jackie Kay on short stories

My Life In Short Fiction – Nuala Ní Chonchúir

Marry or Burn

The following takes place between 1am and 2am.

Really the best judge?