25 April 2016
A stupid question, you may think, but ask a group of well-known writers of both short stories and novels which is the more difficult form, as I did recently, and you get some interesting answers.
The writers we asked are all either past judges or shortlistees for the Sunday Times EFG Short Story Award, the world's richest (£30,000) prize for a single story (www.shortstoryaward.co.uk). And they've all got experience of both forms, which gives them an interesting perspective on the challenges and pleasures of each.
