SHORT stories' brevity and direct, straightforward structure appeal to teens. Teachers like them because they are a wonderful way to introduce a theme or unit or to stimulate discussion or writing.

Editor’s note: Poynter announced that the newly renamed 2024 Poynter Journalism Prizes will feature a category honoring longtime writing coach Roy Peter Clark and recognizing compelling short writing ...

Alice Munro spins tales that show us, again and again, and with wondrous grace, how much can be done in a simple short story. Yet the 74-year-old Canadian does it by breaking every rule ever taught ...

On the train that is literature, the short story is often relegated to second-class, while the novel travels in luxury. Yet many fiction writers freely admit that the novel is the more forgiving form.