Our aim is to help writers to create short stories and get them published and appreciated.

There’s no membership fee to join the society. To be a member you must submit a short story and have it accepted by us.

If we do accept it, we will publish it in a compilation of short stories by you and other authors and give you five copies of the book.

We will also send copies to the British Library and the five major regional libraries in the country so your short story will be on permanent record and be accessible to the public for all time.

Your story will also be published on our website at www.shortstorysociety.co.uk for visitors to read and enjoy - in the months leading up to the publication of the finished book. The book will be registered through the International Standard Book Numbering system.

We will also arrange for you 40 per cent discount if you want to produce your own book through our publishers, United Press.