Mixing animation and live action, a 30-minute short film titled IZIDOR takes audiences on a haunting yet hopeful journey of an abandoned child's path to love and healing. Based on the real-life story ...

Some stories just pull at your heartstrings more than others. Whether it's because their characters are so fully drawn or because their stories are particularly poignant, these emotional books are ...

I shivered in the wind at the top of the snarl of the plastic slides, picking at my old, too-small bathing suit and ... lazily awaiting their children's safe return. I wiped the water from my ...

I never knew what really happened inside their room. To the outside world, he was a drunkard and an abusive husband. Every ...

Find full details of the 2025 BBC National Short Story Award.

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The Newcastle Herald Short Story Competition is approaching its end for another year, but it's time for you to help shape its conclusion.

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There have been winners and clunkers in the Stephen King film canon. With the release of new horror comedy "The Monkey," ...

A simple way to get them to tell stories is to ask children about what they've been up to. This way they will tell you about their day and often tell you all sorts of weird and wonderfully ...