The stories do deal in some disturbing ideas and imagery, including, for example, dead bodies, the occasional decapitated ...

Zilla Jones is a Winnipeg author and has been a finalist for the CBC Short Story Prize on four occasions, and the CBC ...

Started in 2015, Pehchaan-The Street School is a 800-strong volunteer-led organisation that provides education and life ...

OTSEGO, Mich. — Parents and teachers expressed their frustration Monday after a short story, "Ponies" by Kij Johnson, was removed at Otsego Public Schools. The district confirmed that the decision to ...

Madeleine Thien and Cassandra Calin are among the shortlisted authors for the 2025 Quebec Writers' Federation (QWF) literary ...

Director-screenwriter Luo Jian discusses her short film, which is one of four backed by Film4 at the BFI London Film Festival ...

Exactly how much reading of whole books—especially novels—students should be doing is a contested topic, with no clear ...

Forty-five years after first introducing kids and big kids alike to the wonders of Hugtight glue, bird pie, and wormy spaghetti, Roald Dahl ’s The Twits has finally been made into a movie. The ...

These anthologies are specifically created to teach reading, and generally feature excerpts from fiction and nonfiction books ...

A well-told short story can remain with the reader for years, if not the rest of their lives. From shocking to mournful, these are some of the most-read short stories ever written.

Britain’s most prestigious literary prize is getting a younger sibling. The Booker Prize Foundation announced Friday that it is setting up the Children’s Booker Prize alongside its existing awards for ...

A recent NCTE survey shows educators overwhelmingly value diverse literature—but need help getting it into classrooms.