It could be you! On the 20th anniversary of the BBC National Short Story Award its co-founder and chair of judges Di Speirs urges Mslexics to throw their hats into the ring Read More
Salon Showcase: 'Baby gifts' by Geraldine Jeffers 'I would open my arms and say, "Let me hold her, you get some sleep"' Read More
Salon Showcase: 'The book of my grandmother' by Sue Wright 'She uses a teacup to measure. Does she too love the way the word teacup feels in the mouth when spoken?' Read More
Salon Showcase: 'Breastfed' by Amber Erwin 'The milk dripped from her breasts and onto her belly, ran rivulets down her thighs; miraculous and fecund as the Tigris and Euphrates' Read More
Birthing a story Jane Rogers chronicles the creation of a short story that took over a year and 19 different drafts to complete Read More
Asking permission in memoir writing 'You must find ways of protecting yourself and those directly affected by the story' Read More