Articles related to "Short Story Writer"

Brief biography of American writer O. Henry, best known for short stories The Gift of the Magi and The Last Leaf.

Following the footsteps of one of Canada's best storytellers, from poultry farming to literary fame, and then back again.

Want to write a novel or short story but can't find a story plot or starting point? These great writing prompts are based on interesting story titles.

Moravia is a major literary figure in modern Italian literature and explored many present-day issues including sexuality, social isolation and existentialism.

The life, times and works of this brilliant 19th century writer whose death remains an unsolved mystery to this very day

Brief biography of American writer Edna Ferber, famous for Show Boat, So Big and Giant.

Brief biography of the life and works of author George Eliot, one of the world's best British short-story writers, famous for Middlemarch and Silas Marner.

Brief biography of British author Joseph Conrad, famous for Lord Jim, Nostromo, and short story 'Heart of Darkness.'

Brief biography of Russian novelist, playwright, and short-story writer Nikolai Gogol, famous for masterpiece epic Dead Souls, a satirical long short-story fiction.

In 1986, Knopf released Anagrams, the second book by Lorrie Moore after story collection Self-Help. Anagrams was sold as a novel, but is actually a story cycle.

A brief biography of the life and works of one of Russia's great authors, Anton Chekhov, a short story writer and playwright for ordinary people.

Brokeback Mountain: Story To Screenplay brings together the script of the hit film Brokeback Mountain with the short story by Annie Proulx, but is it worth reading?

Brief biography of Spanish author and Nobel Laureate Camilo José Cela, famous for his book La Familia de Pascual Duarte.

Brief biography of English writer E.M. Forster, famous for five novels including 'A Passage to India,' 'A Room with a View' and 'Howard's End.'

Brief biography of Colombian author Gabriel Garcia Marquez, famous for his book One Hundred Years of Solitude.

Still searching for what to get that aspiring -- or sucessful -- mystery writer on your gift list? Consider one of these last minute gift ideas for mystery novelists.

A brief biography, life and works, of French author Guy de Maupassant, one of the world's best short-story writers.

Biography of French writer Marcel Proust, famous for his novel Remembrance of Things Past.

Brief biography of Sir P.G. Wodehouse, a famous comic novelist, creator of Jeeves and Bertie Wooster.

Fiction writers do extensive research to include details that make their short stories and novels ring true. The writing process includes fact-finding and note taking.

The novel describes the odyssey of a young Irish man who leaves his homeland and travels to Dublin, Limerick, and Liverpool before crossing the ocean to reach America.

Choices abound at most writer's conferences, but selecting the right sessions helps use time wisely.

For creative fiction writers looking for a good writing exercise, writing a story based on a snapshot is a great way to inspire ideas to write good short stories.

A writer needs to understand the structure of a short story to write one that will sell. Short stories are not just short books, they are their own literary forms.

These online magazines offer payment for short stories under 1,000 words in length.

When authors are pressed for time their author blogs suffer for it. These women have found a solution: group author blogging.

From New York conglomerates to independent presses, there have never been so many options for getting into print.

Sometimes writers have to adhere to a set word count to suit editorial guidelines; sometimes an editor will request cuts. Here are five useful tips on how to cut words.

Life and works of Russian writer Aleksandr Pushkin, considered Russia's greatest poet. Famous for fairy tale "Ruslan and Lyudmila" and masterpiece "Eugene Onegin."

Celebrate with gospel, dance, poetry and more in Langston Hughes' traditional Christmas play and read about its 1960s controversy.

Find out how to buy practical gifts for the freelance writer in your life this holiday season.

Brief biography of Edith Wharton, one of America's master novelists, 1921 Pulitzer Prize winner for 'The Age of Innocence.'

However hard it is to find a home for a novel in the current publishing climate it is undoubtedly equally if not more difficult to place a short story.

In 1953 a 19 year old newspaper illustrator designed one of the most iconic sporting shirts of all time. Find out more about Aldyr Garcia Schlee and The Little Canary.

Life and works of Jorge Luis Borges, one of the most famous South American short-story writers of the 20th century.

Margot at the Wedding, director Noah Baumbach's film about the trials of sisterhood, staring Nicole Kidman, Jennifer Jason Leigh and Jack Black available now on DVD.

Harry Trotter, an unemployed lumberyard foreman, finds a new career in bootlegging in the ruthless streets of Toronto in the 1920s.

In the ever expanding world of cyberspace, what do online journals have to offer the writer seeking alternative outlets for their writing?

This movie - a post-war thriller - combines suspense, intrigue, drama, romance, and dark comedy. Enjoy this classic film on DVD.

Wellington, New Zealand contains many small but interesting museums, where visitors can learn about Kiwi society, culture, art, sports, and history.

William Sydney Porter writes a tightly woven story using tried and true literary tools and techniques and combining them into story style so unique that his stories were

From the University of Texas Tower at one end of Congress St. to Stevie Ray Vaughan's statue and bat tours at the other end, Austin offers the visitor a whole mixed bag.

As time goes on, it gets harder and harder to choose gifts for dad. Why not make him something homemade and include a famous poem with heartfelt sentiment?

The February-March 08 issue of Britain's leading dark fantasy magazine highlights the best in horror with novel and DVD reviews, and Virus author Sarah Langan interviewed

Though Raymond Carver saw much success due to the strength of his short fiction, he fails to captivate with his poetry.

Chicana and Latina authors write about diverse topics, but family relationships with all its nuances and issues is a common theme in many of these novels.

Known primarily for The Great Gatsby and other "jazz age" novels, author F. Scott Fitzgerald actually made his living writing short stories for popular magazines.

The key to success in publishing your short story is to find the right magazine for it.

What types of gifts would writers like? Books on writing? Writing supplies? Here are some ideas for gifts any writer would love to receive.

Brief biography and works of American novelist and short-story writer Harriet Beecher Stowe, famous for anti-slavery novel Uncle Tom's Cabin.