Short stories have a unique power—they capture deep emotion, human conflict, and moral insight in just a few pages. Over the centuries, certain works have transcended time and language, becoming ...

First hone your craft via the short story, says Malachi McIntosh, former editor of literary magazine Wasafari. Then you can attempt the novel. I think I’m a bit of an accidental short story writer.

Written with wit and great moral clarity, this collection of five stories and a novella, translated from the original Hindi by Vaibhav Sharma, offers a crucial commentary on contemporary social fault ...

Short of calling it “Cookie Jar”, Jan Andrews probably couldn’t have given her short story collection a more kid-tantalizing title. Parents and teachers bracing themselves for an onslaught of lowbrow ...

Her stories were widely considered to be without equal, a mixture of ordinary people and extraordinary themes. By Anthony DePalma Alice Munro, the revered Canadian author who started writing short ...