Last year, fewer than 25 books of short stories were produced by mainstream publishers. And two-thirds were by writers from abroad. Where are all the good British short stories? Are we witnessing the death throes of an entire genre? In Part 2 of ‘Endangered Species’, Debbie Taylor, Editor of women’s writing publication ‘Mslexia’, charts the parlous state of the literary short story in the UK.
CLICK HERE to read Part 1 of ‘Endangered Species’.