October 2017
Share Your OCD Stories With the International OCD Foundation
Stories can encourage, inspire, and inform. The International OCD Foundation offers storytellers the space to tell their personal stories about OCD and related disorders – boldly, honestly, and creatively. You will be contacted if your piece is selected for submission. Tell Your Story! Submissions are welcome from those living with OCD or a related disorder, […]
Call For Entries: 2018 Caine Prize For African Short Story (£10,000 Cash Prize + More)
Our favorite African Short story prize is back! Before we give you the details, please note the following; This prize is open to ALL African writers. Who is an African writer? According to Caine Prize; “An African writer’ is taken to mean someone who was born in Africa, or who is a national of an […]
Short Story Master Class 4: All About The Theme Of Your Story
We have come to the last part of this master class series. Click to read Part 1 , Part 2 and Part 3, if you missed them. Else scroll down to continue reading Part 4. When it comes to fiction, what do the terms thematic concept and thematic statement mean? Both make up the theme. […]
Short Story Masterclass 3: How To Create Characters Readers Care About
This short story masterclass series has been very rewarding. Simply click to read Part 1 and Part 2, if you missed them, else, you can scroll to read Part 3. Stories are all about characters and characters need to be developed in order for us to find them interesting and care about them (care what […]
You Can Write Well… Now Transfer Those Skills To Your Speaking!
Written by Alesha Caines Picture Credit If you’re reading this, you will no doubt have extensive creative writing skills. You may have already had a few bylines in some notable literary journals or websites and could have even taken part in some literary events. There is one key part of literary events that you might […]
Short Story Master Class Part 2: What Makes a Good Story?
If you missed Part 1, you might want to CLICK HERE to read. Most times, as writers, we focus on the art of writing, neglecting the art of storytelling or story-crafting. A lot of us are good writers, but some of us have trouble telling a good story. When your writing is up to […]
Short Story Master Class 1: Parts Of A Story
By Charles Opara When you think of a story, think of a string of pearls, a necklace. The entire string is the plot and the pearls are the scenes. The plot is the string that threads the scenes, the pearls, and keeps them connected. The piece of string between two pearls contains the not-so- significant events in […]