See the cover of comics legend Alan Moore's first short-story collection, Illuminations The book will be published Oct. 11 by Bloomsbury. Check out the cover below, along with some teases from the ...

English teachers have criticised the inclusion of an “unwise and unfair” short story question that appeared on this year’s Junior Cycle exam paper this week. Many students reported their ...

Conor Murphy, an English teacher at Skibbereen Community College, said many teachers may have let short stories take a back seat due to the “overwhelming content” of the Junior Cycle.

Priscila Uppal’s new collection of short stories, Cover Before Striking, is a feast of the grotesque.

“The short story is enjoying a powerful renaissance”, ran a headline in the Spectator in September last year. “After decades of neglect,” it added, “the genre is very much back in fashion.” This isn’t ...

The State Examinations Commission (SEC) has defended the inclusion of a question on short stories that sparked controversy in the Junior Cycle English paper on the basis that it was “fully ...

Writer, activist and lawyer Banu Mushtaq’s short story collection ‘Heart Lamp’ (Hridaya Deepa) has become the first Kannada title to win the coveted International Booker Prize ...