Coming Soon: New Short Stories 12

Total: 371, ten of which will comprise New Short Stories 12 and one that will attract the one-off mug inscribed The Willesden Short Story Prize 2022, plus a certificate with no Staples A4 printer paper spared in its production. Thanks to all for the high standard of entries. Ed. pic.twitter.com/mk073Oa3Ma

— Willesden Herald (@WillesdenHerald) September 1, 2022

Announcement: 371 entries received. Ten to comprise New Short Stories 12. “Watch this space.”

Short Story Competition: Closing Date Wednesday 31 August

August 29, Monday. Good morning! The total number of short stories in the inbox as of this morning stands at 279. [Ed.]

We're back with a competition for inclusion in Willesden Herald: New Short Stories 12. Closing date will be August 31, 2022. Entry fee £5. 10 prizes: 1st £300, 2nd £200, 3rd £100 and 7 x £50, plus copies of the book. (The prize details have been updated.) https://t.co/92maCxFF6H

— Willesden Herald (@WillesdenHerald) February 13, 2022

Announcement on Twitter

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Photo: The picture shows this year’s one-off prize mug inscribed “The Willesden Short Story Prize 2022” standing in an array of books.

David Butler wins the Colm Tóibín prize

Congratulations to @DavidButlerBray on this prestigious win. David kindly lent us one of his short stories for Story of the Month, "Unless He Is Born Again", from his short story collection ‘No Greater Love’ (Ward Wood, 2013). Buy: https://t.co/bsu3Fbn9Ds https://t.co/c796h2Z5tE https://t.co/Po2KQehqVr

— Willesden Herald (@WillesdenHerald) July 5, 2022

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Charity Links for Ukraine

Little girl singing "Let it go" in a shelter#UkraineRussianWar #Ukraine #UkraineUnderAttack pic.twitter.com/6gfcUoiwJJ

— Ankita Jain (@Ankita20200) March 6, 2022

➽ Links to Donate
– Disasters Emergency Committee (UK)
– List of organisations providing support Ukraine

Jo Lloyd’s Stories on Strong Edge Hill Shortlist 2021

Meet our next fab shortlisted writer, Jo Lloyd. You can follow the link to read an interview with Jo and a short story Ade, Cindy, Kurt and Me from her brilliant collection The Earth, Thy Great Exchequer, Ready Lies https://t.co/0J1nxtY49C pic.twitter.com/Q6uzyr3Nz3

— Edge Hill Prize (@EHUShortStory) January 7, 2022

(It’s always gratifying to see a mention for our own short story competition. Ed.)
Full shortlist and selected stories online: Announcement – 2021 Edge Hill Shortlist.

Writing Course Online with Toby Litt

Looking back at last year's stats for my website, the most visited bit is – Starting to Write, but in the unrevised version.

Here's the best place to start, if you're thinking of starting.https://t.co/OUgATh5Pmi#amwriting #writingadvice

— Toby Litt (@tobylitt) January 7, 2022

Follow the links to a free 10-part writing course online by the acclaimed novelist Toby Litt.

New Yorker Fiction: “The Depletion Prompts” by David Means

“Write at least six versions of the story, using different points of view, until you realize that the one with the sad ending is impossible to finish.” Fiction by David Means. https://t.co/p4blZvUnn3

— The New Yorker (@NewYorker) January 3, 2022

A series of paragraphs in the form of suggestions about how to write this story itself, complete with an audio reading by the author. David Means was a judge for our short story competition one year.

Lucy Caldwell Takes BBC National Short Story Award 2021

Hello! I’ve been asked to do a short thread with some of my stories available to read online so here goes! “All the People Were Mean and Bad” is here: https://t.co/ocxW76NA2D

— Lucy Caldwell (@beingvarious) October 20, 2021

Twitter: Lucy Caldwell shares links to some of her stories online

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Three-time nominated Lucy Caldwell has won the sixteenth BBC National Short Story Award with Cambridge University (NSSA) with ‘All the People Were Mean and Bad’, a story taken from her 2021 collection, Intimacies. The news was announced live on BBC Front Row by 2021 Chair of Judges, James Runcie. Caldwell, a multi-award-winning writer from Belfast, was previously shortlisted in 2012 and 2019.

BBC Radio 4 National Short Story Award 2021

2022 One Dublin One Book: “Nora” by Nuala O’Connor

We're thrilled to announce that Nora: A Love Story of Nora Barnacle and James Joyce by @NualaNiC @NewIslandBooks is the 2022 #1dublin1book title!

Brought to you by @DubCityCouncil with thanks to @DeptCulturelRL https://t.co/9b1eBvh7Pq pic.twitter.com/AcPRSii0oZ

— One Dublin One Book (@1dublin1book) October 19, 2021

“Every year we choose a book that we hope will capture the imaginations of the people of Dublin, of all ages and walks of life, and I know that Nora will prove a rewarding reading experience for all who engage with One Dublin One Book 2022. For the centenary of the publication of Ulysses, it’s important for us to honour the contemporary writers Joyce has inspired, as well as the woman who inspired him. We look forward to working with Nuala O’Connor to create a programme of events next April that we hope will encourage many discussions and conversations.”

Dublin City Librarian, Mairead Owens

Leave Society – a new novel by Tao Lin

A writer who's often been in the news but did you know that his story Sasquatch was shortlisted for the original Willesden Herald short story competition, judged by Zadie Smith? Here he is in the New York Times. Tao Lin and the Grueling Art of Self-Healing https://t.co/nzWudhfJNP

— Stephen Moran (@stephen_j_moran) August 4, 2021

1. New York Times article. 2. Penguin Leave Society by Tao Lin. 3. About Willesden Herald Stories

Tokyo – a novel by Nicholas Hogg

Four days into #Tokyo2020 and I haven't even pushed a novel set in #Tokyo called TOKYO. So here is the flagrant self promotion: https://t.co/Hn8quoXbZV pic.twitter.com/F2XlYLeNKk

— Nicholas Hogg (@nicholas_hogg) July 27, 2021

Nicholas Hogg’s short story Paradise was included in the first Willesden Herald New Short Stories anthology. He has gone on to great things. Visit NicholasHogg.com.

Vote for Writing.ie Short Story of the Year 2020

The shortlist for @Writing_ie SHORT STORY OF THE YEAR is revealed! #APIBAS #ReadersWanted pic.twitter.com/fipYFq8pEv

— An Post Irish Book Awards (@AnPostIBAS) October 20, 2020

Read all the stories and vote for your favourite. The list includes “The Emperor of Russia” by Jaki McCarrick, nominated by us from our New Short Stories 11, so yes we are a bit prejudiced! (Ed.)