Another fascinating shortlist from the #BBCNSSA Catch them all next week on #BBCRadio4 www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/a... #ShortStories

You can't escape a gripping idea. On the @fictionable.bsky.social #podcast we follow Sheyla Smanioto into the world of dreams: www.fictionable.world/podcasts/she... #books #reading #writing #fiction #ShortStories #translation #comics #blog

Is it too late already? On the @fictionable.bsky.social #podcast Dafydd McKimm turns up the dial: www.fictionable.world/podcasts/daf... #books #reading #writing #fiction #ShortStories #translation #comics #blog

A wonderful, memorable story, with a great introduction. Well done, all at @fictionable.bsky.social!

'A beautifully written story that draws together food, friendship, illness and separation, yet – despite everything – shimmers with hope and possibility' @akennedysmith.bsky.social reviews Diana Evans's short story Broth in the TLS: www.the-tls.com/literature/e...

The heat is stifling as Min and Hazel head to the park. But it’s not just tennis at stake in Proper Magic by Ali McClary: www.fictionable.world/stories/prop... Image: Spencer Davis #books #reading #writing #fiction #ShortStories #translation #comics #blog

Who watches the watchers? @petesegall.bsky.social captures some unsettling footage in Bolex Man: www.fictionable.world/stories/bole... Image: Alexander Andrews #books #reading #writing #fiction #ShortStories #translation #blog #podcast

A stranger comes to town in Sheyla Smanioto's short story Intruder, translated from Portuguese by Laura Garmeson and Sophie Lewis: www.fictionable.world/stories/intr... Image: Mínimo #books #reading #writing #fiction #translation #blog #podcast

Tab and Martin have gone upstate to walk in the woods. @writereralk.bsky.social examines the terrain in her short story Expedition Skills: www.fictionable.world/stories/expe... Image: Patrick Mueller #books #reading #writing #fiction #ShortStories #translation #comics #blog #podcast

On the @fictionable.bsky.social #podcast we get to know how female friendship powers Ali McClary’s #fiction www.fictionable.world/podcasts/ali... #books #reading #writing #ShortStories #translation #comics #blog

Always cool to see the folks behind the scenes step into the spotlight. Gonna have to check this one out 🎙️

Who's the man behind the camera? @petesegall.bsky.social steps into the frame on the @fictionable.bsky.social #podcast www.fictionable.world/podcasts/pet... #books #reading #writing #fiction #ShortStories #translation #comics #blog

On the @fictionable.bsky.social #podcast @writereralk.bsky.social argues that the empathy powering fiction puts politics at its heart: www.fictionable.world/podcasts/a-l... #books #reading #writing #fiction #ShortStories #translation #comics #blog

📣Calling all fans of Out of Earth!!! Check out Sheyla Smanioto's short story Intruder, included in the latest issue of @fictionable.bsky.social

Is there really such a thing as summer reading? Diana Evans investigates: www.fictionable.world/blogs/diana-... #books #reading #writing #fiction #ShortStories #translation #comics #blog

Could it be something serious? Dafydd McKimm looks for a diagnosis in his short story The Nosebleed: www.fictionable.world/stories/the-... #books #reading #writing #fiction #ShortStories #translation #comics #blog

The heat is stifling as Min and Hazel head to the park. But it’s not just tennis at stake in Proper Magic by Ali McClary: www.fictionable.world/stories/prop... #books #reading #writing #fiction #ShortStories #translation #comics #blog

Who watches the watchers? @petesegall.bsky.social captures some unsettling footage in Bolex Man: www.fictionable.world/stories/bole... #books #reading #writing #fiction #ShortStories #translation #blog #podcast

A stranger comes to town, but there’s more than just the dish of the day on the menu in Sheyla Smanioto's short story Intruder, translated from Portuguese by Laura Garmeson and Sophie Lewis. www.fictionable.world/stories/intr... #books #reading #writing #fiction #translation #blog #podcast

Tab and Martin have gone upstate to walk in the woods. @writereralk.bsky.social examines the terrain in her short story Expedition Skills: www.fictionable.world/stories/expe... #books #reading #writing #fiction #ShortStories #translation #comics #blog #podcast

Hello, folks. These are lovely people...

So here's #Summer with @writereralk.bsky.social Sheyla Smanioto translated by Laura Garmeson and Sophie Lewis, @petesegall.bsky.social Ali McClary and Dafydd McKimm. Plus Diana Evans on summer reading. Catch them at fictionable.world #books #reading #writing #fiction #translation #blog #podcast

And so here's a sneak peek at the fantastic #ShortStories for #Summer2025 with @writereralk.bsky.social Sheyla Smanioto read by Sophie Lewis, @petesegall.bsky.social Ali McClary and Dafydd McKimm. Catch them all at fictionable.world #books #reading #writing #fiction #translation #comics #blog

So here's the first of our #mystery #authors for our #Summer issue – or their #WritersDesk at least. A classic two-desk, ergonomic chair, inviting vista setup. But who could it be? #books #reading #writing #fiction #ShortStories #translation #comics #podcast

#Summer 2025 is almost here, but here's a final #mystery #author or at least their #WritersDesk A tight focus here on the job in hand: the blank page. But who could this focused #writer be? #books #reading #writing #fiction #ShortStories #translation #comics #podcast

Another #mystery #author another #WritersDesk The glass desk suggests a writer who prefers clarity. But who is it? #books #reading #writing #fiction #ShortStories #translation #comics #podcast

Our next #mystery #WritersDesk is more chair than desk, but where are they going to sit with all those #books ? #reading #writing #fiction #ShortStories #translation #comics #podcast

So here's the first of our #mystery #authors for our #Summer issue – or their #WritersDesk at least. A classic two-desk, ergonomic chair, inviting vista setup. But who could it be? #books #reading #writing #fiction #ShortStories #translation #comics #podcast

It's raining in London, but it's nearly time for #Summer at fictionable.world Image: Raphaël Biscaldi #books #reading #writing #fiction #ShortStories #translation #comics #podcast

Samantha Harvey follows Driscoll as he inches towards the end in our second @fictionable.bsky.social edition, Bona Fide Nihon-kitsch. Get your copy at www.fictionable.world/pages/fictio... #books #reading #writing #fiction #ShortStories

Samantha Harvey examines love and redemption in our second @fictionable.bsky.social edition, Bona Fide Nihon-kitsch. www.fictionable.world/pages/fictio... #books #reading #writing #fiction #ShortStories

Samantha Harvey examines love and redemption in our second @fictionable.bsky.social edition, Bona Fide Nihon-kitsch. www.fictionable.world/pages/fictio... #books #reading #writing #fiction #ShortStories

The fire burns bright in the convent's kitchen, as Sister Avis waits for Cromwell's man in Our Lady of Sorrows by @pudsk.bsky.social www.fictionable.world/stories/our-... Image: Andrea Seiler #books #reading #writing #fiction #ShortStories #translation #comics #podcast

The rasp of a chainsaw triggers a meditation on permanence and change in Kent's Oak by @jwikeley.bsky.social www.fictionable.world/stories/kent... Image: josh AD #books #reading #writing #fiction #ShortStories #translation #comics #podcast

How can you change if your past is made of holes? Bronia Flett goes searching for missing pieces in Leopard, Spots: www.fictionable.world/stories/leop... Image: Paula Campos #books #reading #writing #fiction #ShortStories #translation #comics #podcast

Late to it, but the interview with Susanna Clarke in @fictionable.bsky.social is great. I found this part v moving, on fatigue & brain fog: “Stories and fiction don’t really come from that place[…] They come from my imagination, from my unconscious, and those things aren’t ill. They’re fine.”

Have you ever been in a real relationship? Fríða Ísberg talks it out in Fingers, translated from Icelandic by @larissakyzer.bsky.social www.fictionable.world/stories/fing... Image: Nikolett Emmert #books #reading #writing #fiction #ShortStories #translation #comics #podcast

Susanna Clarke returns to the world of Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell – and The Raven King – in The Bishop of Durham Attempts to Surrender the City. www.fictionable.world/stories/the-... #books #reading #writing #fiction #ShortStories #translation #comics #podcast

… calling south London… Lisa Smith brings her debut novel, Jamaica Road, to Peckham's Review bookshop. Tomorrow at 7pm: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/jamaica-ro... #books #reading #writing #fiction #novels #event #bookshop

There's no rushing a comic. @mrphoenix.bsky.social takes us from inspiration to final artwork: www.fictionable.world/blogs/woodro... #books #reading #writing #fiction #ShortStories #translation #comics #podcast

We go back to the Tudors, as @pudsk.bsky.social takes on Hilary Mantel and gets into the habit on the @fictionable.bsky.social #podcast Catch it at www.fictionable.world/podcasts/p-r... or via #ApplePodcasts #Spotify and more… #books #reading #writing #fiction #ShortStories #translation #comics

On the @fictionable.bsky.social #podcast @jwikeley.bsky.social explores time, home and nature as we look for the roots of his story, Kent's Oak. Catch it at www.fictionable.world/podcasts/jer... or via #ApplePodcasts #Spotify… #books #reading #writing #fiction #ShortStories #translation #comics

Friendship, memory and regret. On the @fictionable.bsky.social #podcast Bronia Flett goes looking for a theory of change. Catch it at www.fictionable.world/podcasts/bro... or via #ApplePodcasts #Spotify #Acast and more… #books #reading #writing #fiction #ShortStories #translation #comics

In a world stripped of nuance, #fiction can explore the complications and contradictions of our daily lives, says Fríða Ísberg: www.fictionable.world/podcasts/fri... #books #reading #writing #ShortStories #translation #comics #podcast

On the @fictionable.bsky.social #podcast we talk magic, illness and weather as Susanna Clarke returns to the world of Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell. Catch it at www.fictionable.world/podcasts/sus... #books #reading #writing #fiction #ShortStories #translation #comics

"Everything in a story has to be justified. Every sentence, you have to ask yourself 'Does it belong there, is it needed?' And if it's not, then you turn it out." Get your copy of Broth by Diana Evans at www.fictionable.world/pages/fictio... #books #reading #writing #ShortStories #fiction

There's no rushing a comic. @mrphoenix.bsky.social takes us from inspiration to final artwork: www.fictionable.world/blogs/woodro... #books #reading #writing #fiction #ShortStories #translation #comics #podcast

The fire burns bright in the convent's kitchen, as Sister Avis waits for Cromwell's man in Our Lady of Sorrows by @pudsk.bsky.social www.fictionable.world/stories/our-... Image: Jason Leung #books #reading #writing #fiction #ShortStories #translation #comics #podcast

The rasp of a chainsaw triggers a meditation on permanence and change in Kent's Oak by @jwikeley.bsky.social www.fictionable.world/stories/kent... Image: Marek Studzinski #books #reading #writing #fiction #ShortStories #translation #comics #podcast