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Fictionable @fictionable.bsky.social · 7d

Congratulations to Colwill Brown, winner of the #BBC National Short Story Award.

Listen to You Cannot Thread a Moving Needle on #BBCSounds

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#ShortStories #fiction #reading #writing #BBCNSSA

The winner of the 2025 BBC National Short Story Award, Colwill Brown

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Fictionable @fictionable.bsky.social · 26d

Another fascinating shortlist from the #BBCNSSA

Catch them all next week on #BBCRadio4

www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/a...

#ShortStories

The stories on the 2025 BBC National Short Story Award shortlist: Yair by Emily Abdeni-Holman, You Cannot Thread a Moving Needle by Colwill Brown, Little Green Man by Edward Hogan, Two Hands by Caolinn Hughes and Rain – a history by Andrew Miller

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Fictionable @fictionable.bsky.social · Sep 1

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

A portrait of the writer Sheyla Smanioto, with a quote from her podcast interview: 'It came to me in a dream'

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Fictionable @fictionable.bsky.social · Aug 24

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 portrait of the writer Dafydd McKimm, with a quote from his podcast interview: 'You turn up the dial on your paranoia'

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Ann Kennedy Smith @akennedysmith.bsky.social · Aug 21

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

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Fictionable @fictionable.bsky.social · Aug 21

And catch Diana on summer reading in our latest issue:

www.fictionable.world/blogs/diana-...

@thetls.bsky.social

Diana Evans: Whenever I suggest a summer read, I’m not thinking of the weather

Is there really such a thing as summer reading? Diana Evans investigates

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Fictionable @fictionable.bsky.social · Aug 21

Get your copy at your local bookshop, or direct from Fictionable:

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Fictionable edition: Broth by Diana Evans

Fictionable arrives on paper with a stylish edition of Diana Evans’ story Broth, where three friends go out for dinner. But are they all ready to share?

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Fictionable @fictionable.bsky.social · Aug 21

'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...

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Fictionable @fictionable.bsky.social · Aug 15

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

A bright, hazy sky, with a quote from Ali McClary's short story Proper Magic: 'The day was close, the sky white with trapped heat and bright cloud…'

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Fictionable @fictionable.bsky.social · Aug 13

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 close-up of a camera lens, with a quote from Pete Segall's short story Bolex Man: 'The lens is a protuberance. A glassy blister…;

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Fictionable @fictionable.bsky.social · Aug 12

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

A sign saying 'bar' shines in the darkness, with a quote from Sheyla Smanioto's short story Intruder, translated by Laura Garmeson and Sophie Lewis: 'No one ever rings the bell outside Pito's bar and restaurant…'

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Fictionable @fictionable.bsky.social · Aug 11

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

Snow in an empty forest, with a quote from AL Kennedy's short story Expedition Skills: 'There's no one else in the woods…'

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Fictionable @fictionable.bsky.social · Aug 8

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

A portrait of the writer Ali McClary, with a quote from her podcast interview: 'Female friendship is close to my heart'

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Anders Edwards @andersedwards.bsky.social · Aug 7

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

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Fictionable @fictionable.bsky.social · Aug 7

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

A portrait of the writer Pete Segall, with a quote from his podcast interview: 'There's a very ambient feeling of being watched'

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Fictionable @fictionable.bsky.social · Aug 6

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...

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A portrait of the writer AL Kennedy, with a quote from her podcast interview: 'It is a time when the wealthy are just inconceivably wealthy'

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bhousepress.bsky.social @bhousepress.bsky.social · Aug 1

📣Calling all fans of Out of Earth!!!

Check out Sheyla Smanioto's short story Intruder, included in the latest issue of @fictionable.bsky.social

Fictionable @fictionable.bsky.social · Jul 29

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

A portrait of the writer Sheyla Smanioto, with a quote from her short story Intruder, translated by Laura Garmeson and Sophie Lewis: 'No one ever rings the bell outside Pito's bar and restaurant…'

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Fictionable @fictionable.bsky.social · Aug 4

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

A portrait of the writer Diana Evans, with a quote from her blog: 'Whenever I suggest a summer read, I'm not thinking of the weather'

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Fictionable @fictionable.bsky.social · Aug 1

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

#books #reading #writing #fiction #ShortStories #translation #comics #blog

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Fictionable @fictionable.bsky.social · Jul 31

… it's a mighty story, for sure…

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Fictionable @fictionable.bsky.social · Jul 31

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

A portrait of the writer Ali McClary, with a quote from her short story Proper Magic: 'The street was strung out in the heat…'

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Fictionable @fictionable.bsky.social · Jul 30

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 portrait of the writer Pete Segall, with a quote from his short story Bolex Man: 'There is a man walking around the neighborhood with a movie camera…'

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Fictionable @fictionable.bsky.social · Jul 29

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

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Fictionable @fictionable.bsky.social · Jul 28

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

A portrait of the writer AL Kennedy, with a quote from her short story Expedition Skills: 'There's no one else in the woods…'

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Fictionable @fictionable.bsky.social · Jul 26

… aw… thanks… delighted to have you setting out on our pages with your mighty Expedition:

www.fictionable.world/stories/expe...

Expedition Skills by AL Kennedy

Tab and Martin have gone upstate to walk in the woods. AL Kennedy examines the terrain

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