... to the website of one of the UK's top experts in the art of crafting and selling short stories.

Hi, I'm Iain Pattison, and I'm an author, competition judge, creative writing tutor, journalist and script doctor.

My short stories have appeared in a wide range of magazines and literary publications, both here and abroad, including Woman, Woman's Own, Take A Break, Chat, Woman's Weekly, My Weekly, Writers Forum, Acclaim Magazine, and The New Writer. They've also been broadcast on BBC Radio 4 and featured in numerous North American short story and flash fiction anthologies.

I'm a huge fan of short story competitions and you'll often see my name in the winners' lists and my tales on the organisers' websites.

As well as being a popular speaker, I critique short stories, novels and plays for a national appraisal service and run workshops on the secrets of selling sizzling short fiction and winning competitions.