Great Short Stories - a collection of great classic shorts stories by famous authors.

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How Many Words is That? (2018-04-16): Find out word counts for different types of writing from tweets to novels including short stories, fiction, novels and more.

Scribner to Release F. Scott Fitzgerald's Unpublished Short Stories (2016-09-09): Scribner will release a short story collection by F. Scott Fitzgerald. The stories were considered too controversial to be published in the 1930s.

George Saunders Reads Stephen Colbert a Christmas Bedtime Story (2015-12-11): George Saunders wrote a short story just for Stephen Colbert. He read the Christmas story aloud to Stephen.

The Strand Publishes Lost F. Scott Fitzgerald Short Story (2015-07-31): Andrew Gulli does it again. The Strand's managing editor found another lost literary treasure: an unpublished short story by F. Scott Fitzgerald.

American Author Yiyun Li Wins World's Richest Short Story Prize (2015-04-27): American author Yiyun Li has won the Sunday Times Short Story Award, which is the richest short story competition in the world with a purse of $45,680.

Long Lost Steinbeck Short Story Published in The Strand Magazine (2014-11-07): A lost short story by John Steinbeck was found by the editor of The Strand Magazine. The story about a black WWII pilot was read on the radio by Orson Welles in 1944.

HarperCollins to Publish 15 New Stories by the Late Elmore Leonard (2014-07-19): HarperCollins will publish 15 new stories by the late crime writer Elmore Leonard. The stories were found after his death and were written early in his career.

Baen Books Launches Baen Fantasy Adventure Award (2014-05-04): Baen Books has launched a short story contest called the Baen Fantasy Adventure Award

Amazon.com Launches Short Story Imprint Called StoryFront (2013-12-08): Amazon.com launches new short story imprint called StoryFront. It will publish short works and poetry by emerging and established authors.

New Irish Postage Stamp Contains Short Story (2013-05-22): A new postage stamp issued by Dublin's General Post Office contains a 224 word short story by Eoin Moore.

Eoin Colfer Revealed as First Doctor Who Short Story Author (2013-01-09): Eoin Colfer, the author of the bestselling Artemis Fowl series will write the first Doctor Who short story.

11 Children's Authors to Write Short Stories in Honor of Dr. Who's 50th Anniversary (2013-01-06): In honor of the 50th anniversary of Dr.

Pulitzer Prize-Winning Author Jennifer Egan Tweeting Short Story (2012-05-25): Pulitzer Prize winning author Jennifer Egan is tweeting a short story on Twitter.

Five Hundred New Fairy Tales Found in Germany (2012-03-07): A huge collection of 500 new fairy tales has been discovered in Germany.

R.L. Stine Shares Short Story on Twitter (2012-02-16): Author R.

2011 Story Prize Finalists Announced (2012-01-11): The Story Prize has announced the finalists for the 2011 prize.

Stephen King Talks Short Stories (2011-05-13): Stephen King talks about short stories and novellas in this interview for his collection Just After Sunset.

Macmillan's Criminal Element Site Seeks Original Crime and Mystery Short Stories (2011-05-06): Macmillan recently launched Criminal Element, a community site featuring daily content for fans of the crime and mystery genres.

Orbit Starts Selling Short Stories in Ebook Form (2011-04-19): Orbit, an imprint of the Hachette Book Group, has announced its digital short fiction program.

Stephen King Made $80,000 From Digital Short Story (2010-11-03): Steven King's "Ur" novella was written exclusively for the Kindle.