US actor Bryan Cranston will return to television executive producing and starring in a series based on the short stories of science fiction author Philip K Dick, Variety magazine has reported. Continue reading >> [ Source: Stuff | 2016-05-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
Deaver has written 37 novels, three collections of short stories, and dabbled in everything from folk music to an audio-only drama. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Christian Science Monitor | 2016-03-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
Penguin Random House Children’s will this summer publish a second collection of short stories from Terry Pratchett. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2016-03-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
How many have you read? Test yourself by seeing if you can match first lines to the titles of the Monitor's favorite novels (and one collection of short stories) from 2015. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Christian Science Monitor | 2015-12-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
Author Stuart Evers recently collaborated with U.K. folk trio Daughter, writing three short stories that provide the visuals for three music videos promoting Daughter's second album. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2015-12-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
In the French city of Grenoble, there are unusual vending machines that don't dispense soda or snacks -- they print out short stories that look like paper receipts instead. These machines were built by a publishing company called Short Éditi... Continue reading >> [ Source: Engadget | 2015-10-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
A little time alone can go a long way in spurring your creative thinking and strengthening relationships.I recently got back from a week of solitude in a house off Buzzards Bay in Massachusetts. I was there to focus on finishing my book of short stories without distraction, conversations,... Continue reading >> [ Source: Fast Company | 2015-10-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
Instagram has seen its share of photo essays, profiles and short stories. But no one has used the image-sharing network to publish an entire novel - at least not until Matilda and Harry. Continue reading >> [ Source: Stuff | 2015-10-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
When sickly Bostonian Edward J. O'Brien put together the first "Best American Short Stories" anthology in 1915, short stories were considered junky pop culture. He was hoping that his project would elevate the short-story form. He had no idea he was launching a series that would last a century... Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2015-10-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
Writer Jane Gardam is to be awarded the Charles-Chichester Award for a Lifetime's Excellence in Short Fiction at a special event held at this year's Charleston Small Wonder Short Story Festival. Gardam, who is the author of short stories as well as novels including the Old Filth trilogy, will... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-07-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
Welsh writer Carys Davies [pictured] has won the €25,000 Frank O’Connor International Short Story Award for her collection The Redemption of Galen Pike, published by the independent Salt Publishing. The award is the single most lucrative prize in the world for a collection of short... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-07-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
Short stories are gaining ground in the UK, but authors working within the format are finding it more difficult to break into the public consciousness than novelists, writers have told The Bookseller. Awards that cover all forms of fiction such as The Folio Prize, won in 2014 by George... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-06-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
Serpent's Tail has signed two books from Orange Prize-winner Valerie Martin, a novel and a collection of short stories. Commissioning editor Rebecca Gray signed UK and Commonwealth rights (excluding Canada) from Peter Straus at RCW, on behalf of Molly Friedrich at the Friedrich Agency. Short... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-05-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
Jonathan Cape has acquired a book of short stories by Daisy Johnson at auction. Editorial director Alex Bowler signed UK and Commonwealth rights to two books by Johnson from Jack Ramm at Eve White Literary Agency. Johnson is a 24-year-old prizewinning graduate of Oxford University’s Fiction... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-04-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
Margaret Atwood's first stand-alone novel in 15 years will be published in September, alongside a new collection of short stories. Continue reading >> [ Source: BBC News | 2015-03-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
Catherine Aird has been awarded the Crime Writer’s Association Diamond Dagger award. The Diamond Dagger winner is chosen by the CWA committee from a shortlist of writers judged worthy by their peers. Shortlisted authors must have sustained excellence in their careers and made a significant... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-02-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
Granta Books editor Anne Meadows has acquired a “darkly funny, whip-smart” novel and a collection of short stories from Catherine Lacey, whose debut novel Nobody is Ever Missing will be published - also by Granta - this week. Meadows acquired UK and Commonwealth rights, including Australia New... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-02-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
Pan Macmillan is to publish a collection of short stories by television and radio presenter Sir Terry Wogan. Editorial director Trisha Jackson acquired UK & Commonwealth Rights from Luigi Bonomi at LBA. Jackson said: “I’ve been a huge fan of Terry’s for many years and these incredibly... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-01-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
Booktrust and the BBC have launched a short story competition for teenagers. The ‘BBC Young Writers’ Award with Booktrust’ is for teen writers (aged 14-18) of short stories, on any topic, of up to a 1,000 words. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-12-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
Irish author Colin Barrett wins the Guardian First Book Award for his debut collection of short stories, Young Skins. Continue reading >> [ Source: BBC News | 2014-11-27 00:00:00 UTC ]