Harvard University's Houghton Library, a rare book and manuscript depository, has inherited nearly 170 boxes of John Updike's papers, including rejected short stories, personal letters and revised ...

"Please write a metafictional literary short story about AI and grief," and it reminded me of a college essay prompt, one that would set you about chewing up your favorite pen. Meta fiction ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Essays and early short stories by “To Kill a Mockingbird” author Harper Lee will be published this fall. "The ...

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 ...

All children, no matter what their ability. 500 Words is now one of the most successful story-writing competitions for kids in the world. Nearly half a million pupils have written a story for us ...

How do you start a Diwali essay? One of the best ways to start your Diwali essay is with a short and sweet Diwali wish for the reader. Then, introduce how diwali is celebrated. Talk about the ...

“Recitatif,” by Toni Morrison (Random House Canada) Morrison, who died in 2019, wrote 11 novels and three essay collections, but only one short story. It features a Black girl and a white girl, Twyla ...