Mini Sagas

By England) Daily telegraph (London

Published in association with the Arvon Foundation, a collection of short stories written in exactly 50 words, which tell of wild fantasies and dreams come true, of twists of fate and divine... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0750915943
• ISBN13: 9780750915946
• Release Date: January 1998
• Publisher: Sutton Pub Ltd
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.52 lbs.
• Dimensions: 7.8" x 1.0" x 5.0"

Customer Reviews

50-word gems!

These are short (and I mean SHORT) stories of 50 words - no more and no less. And they are literally mini sagas! A in terms of literature they are little gems - as you can imagine when you must write exactly 50 words, you chose those words very carefully indeed.There are all sorts of stories here - murder stories, stories of love in old age - everything. It is a book you can pick up and dip into like a treasure chest, and always find something interesting.

Mini Sagas

This is an anthology of Mini Sagas - these are 50 word essays - not 49 or 51 words, they must be exactly 50 words. This takes the idea of short stories a stage further. This was the brainwave of Brian Aldiss, the well-known science fiction writer. Brian Aldiss also edits the anthology. Mini Sagas are published in the UK newspaper "The Daily Telegraph" and this book - and other volumes - are the result of stories written by members of the public, in response to a competition, together with some commissioned stories from well-known authors and celebrities. The rules are simple, the stories must be exactly 50 words long and the title must be no more than 15 words long. The stories are judged by a panel and the best stories are published. The overall winner and runner-up, together with some highly commended stories are all noted as such, as are the commissioned stories. There is something here for everyone. Many of the stories tend to follow a number of common themes and the editor uses these to group the stories loosely together into sections. If you read this book, it should inspire you to write your own Mini Saga. This competition runs every two years. Consequently, there is plenty of time for you to practice before submitting your own story next time.