Over the past 12 months, the world said goodbye to a number of cultural icons, including award-winning TV and film actors, lauded musicians, acclaimed authors, directors and comedians. The British ...

Humans love to imagine their own demise.

T here have been many struggles that Star Wars has faced over the previous decade, but one of the most damning is how small ...

The Sound and the Fury,' 'Singin' in the Rain' and 'The Maltese Falcon' lose their copyright protection on Jan. 1, and it's ...

The instantly memorable Corrupted Blood, which wreaked havoc on World of Warcraft servers nineteen years ago, has returned in ...

An Oscar-nominated writer and filmmaker known for classic comedies like “Private Benjamin,” “Baby Boom” and “Father of the ...

(now MARION Writers), where he inspired many writers. His latest book, MY HEART IS A LITTLE WILD THING, set on the vast spare plains of the Monaro, is a deeply-moving, beautifully written, and tender ...

The story of Jayadeva, the author of Geeta Govinda, and his wife, Padmavati, demonstrates the power of true love. Jayadeva’s Gita Govinda depicts the unparalleled love between Radha and Sri Krishna.

THE latest short story competition run by Ayrshire's Poetic Justice Productions attracted entries from around the world again this year. But it was two Ayrshire school pupils who took the honours in ...

There’s a dichotomy when it comes to life. It’s the longest thing we experience, yet it goes by so quickly and feels so short. It’s easy to assume that we’ll have tomorrow, next week and ...

Here I've collected one piece of advice from seven short story authors who were featured in our author spotlight series in 2024. Be sure to click the author names if you'd like to read their full ...

Inverness-based Barbara Henderson, one of Scotland’s best-known writers, will be the judge for the 2025 Bill Mowat Short Story Competition. The competition in memory of Bill – a well-known journalist, ...