My Writing Life: interview with Yiyun Li
- 16th April 2021
- 2021 award
Yiyun Li, one of the judges on this year’s Sunday Times Audible Short Story Award, shares details about her life as an author
My Writing Life: interview with Curtis Sittenfeld
- 9th April 2021
- 2021 award
Q&A with Curtis Sittenfeld: “I try not to look at Twitter before or during writing time so as not to let current events or random bombast hijack my brain, and sometimes I succeed”
Judges announced for The Sunday Times Audible Short Story Award 2021
- 21st February 2021
- 2021 award
Romesh Gunesekera, Yiyun Li, David Mitchell, Curtis Sittenfeld and Andrew Holgate to judge the world’s richest short story prize
Short story collections to keep on your reading radar
- 16th February 2021
- 2021 award
A round-up of exciting collections to look out for in the coming months
It’s all about the endings!
- 2nd December 2020
- 2021 award
Delve into the final paragraphs of all the stories to win The Sunday Times Short Story Award over the years
Interview: Maggie O’Farrell
- 1st December 2020
- 2021 award
Maggie O’Farrell talks about her writing process, imposter syndrome and reading short stories to her seventeen-year-old son
Catching up with our Short Story Award Alumni
- 1st December 2020
- 2021 award
As the submission deadline nears for this year’s competition, we take a look back at some of the Award’s most recent Alumni to see what they’ve been up to since they were shortlisted for the prize…will their achievements inspire you to enter?
Niamh Campbell on why you should enter this year's Sunday Times Audible Short Story Award
- 27th November 2020
- 2021 award
"It is worth entering the competition, it is worth trying your luck and especially if you feel as though you don’t have a chance as I felt the same and I was proven very wrong. Best of luck to everybody"
What makes a winning short story?
- 24th November 2020
- 2021 award
Delve into the opening paragraphs of all the stories to win The Sunday Times Short Story Award over the years
November: short story low-down
- 23rd November 2020
- 2021 award
Our round-up of the best short story news - plus, don't miss this year's award deadline