Short Stories
Short Story winners revealed
Our Short Story competition judges, writers Harry Ricketts and Rebecca Reilly, announced the five winners of the 2022 Nine to Noon Short Story competition. Audio
The ultra short works of Frankie McMillan
Frankie McMillan explores wandering in all kinds of ways - through landscapes and through life - in her new collection of short and ultra short stories, The Wandering Nature of Us Girls. Many are… Audio, Gallery
Short story writer Vivienne Lingard talks Pocket Money
Miscommunication between couples and families features prominently in the first short story collection by Devonport writer and artist, Vivienne Lingard. Pocket Money & Other Stories is the title of… Audio
Catherine Chidgey - writing short and sweet
Entries have opened for the Sargeson Prize short story competition. The ultimate winning author will carry away a hefty purse of ten thousand dollars, but it's a great opportunity for New Zealand… Audio
Katy Soljak - words, pictures and kissing!
12 short stories accompanied by 12 original paintings... Katy Soljak combines two of her passions - she's also a musician by the way - in her new book My First Real Pash and Other Stories. Katy's… Audio
What do you call longer short stories?
We've done lots of stories in recent years in praise of flash fiction - the always popular short-short story. But Wellington-based writer Craig Gamble prefers his short stories on the long side and… Audio, Gallery
Nine to Noon Short Story Competition launched. Get typing!
The clock is ticking to enter the first ever Nine to Noon Short Story Competition! We already have hundreds of entries! The prize? Five winning stories will be produced for radio and broadcast on… Audio
Bryan Brown: Aussie actor turns crime writer with debut book Sweet Jimmy
Australian actor Bryan Brown is a familiar face on our screens. Brown is adding another feather to his cap by trying his hand at crime writing. Audio
Coming Home in The Dark 26 years on
A famous kiwi short story 'Coming Home In the Dark' by Owen Marshall is appearing on screens next week as a feature film of the same name. It's based on the titular story of New Zealand short Story… Audio
Leanne Radojkovich's short stories put people under pressure
The new short story collection by writer and librarian Leanne Radojkovich, hailman, includes some cautionary tales for people facing moral dilemmas. Audio
The Devil's Trumpet sounds
There is a real edge to the latest short stories by writer Tracey Slaughter, containing cautionary tales for people considering illicit relationships through to a dig at New Zealand's attitude to… Audio
Airini Beautrais uses insects as a metaphor in her short stories
Whanganui-based poet Airini Beautrais has channelled her ability to say a lot in a few words into her first collection of short stories called Bug Week. Airini's four poetry collections include Flow… Audio
Book review - In the Time of Foxes by Jo Lennan
Bronwyn Wylie-Gibb of University Book Shop, Dunedin, reviews In the Time of Foxes by Jo Lennan. Published by Simon & Schuster. Wonderfully crafted short stories, written with a fresh original voice… Audio
Short stories of love from Dame Fiona Kidman
To celebrate her 80th birthday, Dame Fiona Kidman has brought together 13 of her short stories to explore what it means to love. Audio
Kiwi Rules with Kevin Ireland
Today's Kiwi Rules guest Kevin Ireland is a poet, short story writer, novelist and librettist - someone who writes texts for musicals. He has had an incredibly successful career and among the many… Audio
Short Story Club - An Angel Entertains Theatricals
Today Kirsten McDougall discusses Anne Kennedy's An Angel Entertains Theatricals It was included in the anthology Some Other Country: New Zealand's Best Short Stories and was originally published in… Audio
Short Story Club - Lucky
Jesse Mulligan and Claire Murdoch discuss the story Lucky by Mandy Hager. Audio
Leanne Radojkovich – First Fox
The Unexpected Likeness of Beings, Once Upon a Time in Suburbia, Mila and The Cat - these are all titles in a book of short stories by Auckland writer and poet Leanne Radojkovich. First Fox uses fairy… Audio
Jeffrey Eugenides: 'I've seen the American Dream attained and lost'
Despite his own privilege and professional success, the financial precariousness of life in America haunts writer Jeffrey Eugenides. It's the theme of his new short story collection Fresh Complaint. Audio
Short Story Club 16 November 2017
On Saturday 11th November Jesse hosted Short Story Club Live at Litcrawl. Three short stories were discussed, all unpublished. They were selected from around 50 stories submitted. Audio