We’ve all heard the popular maxim: everyone has a novel in them. Whether you believe it or not, it certainly sounds like a good thing.
...
Magic can happen when a fiction writer splits open a fact and leads the reader deep into its heart. History becomes human and relatable.
...
It is 1982. April. I am running. Excitedly, crazily, happily, running down Floral Street, London WC2, in the mid-part evening sunshine.
I am a ...
Time passes slowly in front of my computer screen. I have a short story in mind, but I can’t face writing it. I have e-mails still unanswered, friends asking how ...
I suspect that every writer’s desk has a tide-mark of stuff arranged around its periphery, totemic objects that connect us in some way to our writing.
...
There is a vacuum here, a void. I’ve written everything I needed to. If I was an established author I could take a break, wait for the next piece to ...
We are delighted to announce that for the sixth year running, IGGY will partner with Litro to host the IGGY and Litro Young Writers’ Prize.
...
My dream was traditional, but to get there I had to take non-traditional routes. What was it Einstein said? Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and ...
Every writer deserves the freedom to explore while at the same time being treated with the same artistic integrity afforded to those not side-lined by a flawed labelling system. A ...
I sometimes think a writer’s work should be thought of like a lover. If you are not completely infatuated, if you cannot be utterly dedicated, if you see yourself tempted ...
In his latest column, Reece Choules asks the question just because a writer can say something, does it mean they should? Is there not a responsibility to respect other people’s ...
What if we’re all just writing the same stories though? What separates say Hemingway from Faulkner? Style. People remember their styles.
...
Reece Choules is handed a white envelope while passing through Waterstones, and wonders whether it might be the future of publishing.
...
One hot, black midnight in El Salvador a woman answered her phone. “We are going to kill your son,” the voice on the other end informed her. The marked man ...
Our Flash of Inspiration this month is ‘Oral Sex’ by Ian Shine a dark and complex story with many psychological layers.
...
In life and in fiction the beginning of something horrible often comes down to a choice as simple as getting behind the wheel after a beer or two… the distinction ...
In his latest column, Reece Choules calls upon the spirit of a literary hero for advice and inspiration.
...
Our Flash of Inspiration this month is ‘Could Have, Would Have, Should Have’ by Ken Elkes, a story which reveals as much about its character through the things left unsaid, ...
“My mum takes me to Staples to buy a desk, it has a drawer that throws itself open, a place to keep files – I have no files. I have ...
We talk to Claire Fuller about her debut Novel “Our Endless Numbered Days”
...