though of course you can base your story on something that has really happened. Is a short story the same as a novel? A short story is not a cut-down novel. In a novel the author has time to ...

“A short story, generally speaking, is about one thing, and one big thing needs to happen in it,” says Neil. “Which is not to say that you can’t have lots of different events. It’s just ...

Dead Bait by Mattie Brennan has been announced as the winning story in this year's RTÉ Short Story Competition 2024 in honour ...