Yes, many of the traditional markets have disappeared over the last few years but new ones have opened up and there are still plenty of opportunities to get your work read, evaluated and published.The number of magazines still publishing short fiction has declined and it’s a hard market to break into, but it can be done. Multi-Story brings you advice on how to succeed from published writers and editors.E-zines and themed anthologies offer new chances to be published both on-line and in print. The advent of the e-book means it is now easy, and free, to make your work available to readers throughout the world. Promotion is the key to success on this platform and we’ll be looking at how to make Kindle Shorts work for you.Writing competitions are more popular than ever with worthwhile prizes available, including publication. From two hundred and fifty words to five thousand they are an exciting way to pit your skills against other writers and achieve exposure for your work. Competition success has created new opportunities for many writers including offers of representation.We bring you details of the best ones around, and advice on how to improve your short story writing skills so you have the best chance possible of creating a winning entry. Don’t forget to check out our own competition detailed below.At our Guest Spot you will find interviews with, and articles by, publishing professionals. The Links page will take you to many interesting sites for writers of all genres, and we welcome your input at Have Your Say. Use the links in the left- hand sidebar to view some of our favourite products and services.
Whether you are new to writing, building on past success or short fiction is only one string of your writing bow, our aim is to provide help and inspiration.