We asked New Scientist writers to pick their favourite sci-fi short story. From H.G. Wells’s The Time Machine to Octavia E.

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Throughout her years of obscurity, Butler rose daily to write before menial jobs as a potato chip inspector, dishwasher and ...

The Heterogeneity of Story Writing’ (2015), edited by Dr P V Laxmiprasad, is an exquisite compilation of forty-three articles ...

Fog disrupts a film crew trying to record a diver’s deep descent without air — written exclusively for the FT by the ...

Oscar-winning actor Tom Hanks is crossing over into the world of literature with a new collection of short stories that explore how people seek connections with others. The first-time author sits ...

Danny Nielsen is a biologist at UNR and the author of a collection of short stories called Straight Flossin’ and Other ...

If you dream of becoming a published author, now might be your chance. The Toronto Star Short Story Contest is one of the largest and longest-running short story contests in North America and the call ...

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The Writers of the Future contest has long been on Jefferson Snow’s radar. In his childhood, the Orem resident and fantasy ...