"Having a short story published is a wonderful and inspirational learning process for all authors - especially those who have never had their prose published before," said Peter Quinn, Managing Director of United Press Ltd, publishers to the Society.

"Through our work in poetry, we have met many writers frustrated about the lack of opportunities for creating and publishing short stories. The Short Story Society aims to set this right. It provides a simple platform for writers to experience the thrill and satisfaction of getting their work published. The Society doesn’t accept all submissions but will always try and help writers develop their work. People who have a short story published learn so much from the experience that it develops their writing skills and gives them confidence to push on to even greater heights. Most writers will tell you that the biggest problem is getting your first story published. Once you achieve this, you join the ranks of published prose writers and find that as well as learning a lot, you will have unlocked a doorway into a whole new world of opportunities.”