Awards Quote by Charles Stross

You can't go wrong with major life and death stories when it comes to a competition, so I thought I'd have a go at…

— Michael Winter

“This intriguing debut collection of short stories displays craft, discipline and narrative strength.”

— Namita Gokhale

I wrote my first short story for a competition and won second prize. Another competition came up and I won first prize. The first…

— Ian Rankin

I write about the trials and triumphs of contemporary life - and often the readers see themselves between the lines of the story.

— Karen Kingsbury

Short stories can make for really good adaptations.

— Lynne Ramsay

I had a short story collection come out in 2006, and then I couldn't work on large projects for a long time because I…

— Theodora Goss

I've just looked for ideas and great characters that I relate to and that I think I can offer something to the audience, and…

— Ron Howard

I want to do stories that inspire people.

— Naturi Naughton

I think you can get a sort of intensity and an edginess offering nine stories in a book. Competing versions of things.

— Colm Toibin

I'm really into short-story collections and essays; they're my jam.

— Phoebe Robinson

So ultimately I am looking for a story that has some value and is important and is entertaining.

— Chad Lowe

Ideally, I'd like every issue to include a diverse group of stories that meet the qualifications sketched above, but covering a wide range of…

— Stanley Schmidt