The 2015 Competition Longlist
May 20th 2015
Over the past few weeks, the team of THRESHOLDS judges has been busy reading and re-reading the entries, debating and deliberating. Now, we bring you.… The 2015 THRESHOLDS Features Award longlist.
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Horror and Humanity
May 28th 2014
CARYS BRAY recommends the works of Robert Shearman: ‘I looked for clues to his fiction in his manner, and I came to the erroneous conclusion that his stories were jolly. I imagined page after page of ebullience and cheer; I wasn’t expecting horror…’
What We Talk About When We Talk About Editing
May 26th 2014
‘When we talk about editing short stories, and we do, a lot, we talk about cutting every word that doesn’t have to be in a story. But I’m not sure it’s always so simple…’ ANGELA READMAN examines the effects of Lish’s edits on Raymond Carver’s short stories.
A True Master of the Form
May 19th 2014
CLAIRE THURLOW presents a thoughtful profile on the life and writing of short story master Alice Munro: ‘Compared to Chekhov for her flair with the genre, Munro reveals essential truths about ourselves in an unsentimental, yet deeply humane way…’
The Unnerving Tales of Yoshihiro Tatsumi
May 12th 2014
Runner-up in the Thresholds Feature Writing Competition: DAN POWELL recommends Yoshihiro Tatsumi’s graphic short story collection The Push Man and Other Stories: ‘Each time I return to my well worn Drawn and Quarterly edition, I am struck by their undiminished capacity to unnerve…’
2014 Competition Winner
May 7th 2014
We are delighted to announce the results of the 2014 THRESHOLDS International Short Fiction Feature Writing Competition…
2014 International Feature Writing Competition Shortlist
April 30th 2014
COMPETITION SHORTLIST: ‘This year our team of judges found a very high quality of writing across the board, with vibrant and insightful pieces that captivated us, surprised us and even challenged our preconceptions…
The 2014 Competition Longlist
April 22nd 2014
Over the past few weeks, the team of THRESHOLDS judges has been busy reading and re-reading the entries, debating and deliberating. Finally, we bring you.… The 2014 THRESHOLDS Features Award longlist.
A Major New International Literary Award
September 13th 2013
Announcing the Charleston & Chichester Award, for a Lifetime’s Excellence in Short Fiction…
Ten ways of looking at the Short Story in 2012
March 2nd 2012
STEVE WASSERMAN peers through the lens of The Sunday Times EFG Private Bank Short Story Award longlist.
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Q&A WITH DAVID VANN
Prize-winning author David Vann answers the questions of the Thresholds public in this exclusive Q&A from 2011. Read here »
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