The Desperation Game: and other stories from the Scottish Arts Trust Story Awards

by Sara Cameron McBean

From the romantic to the dystopian, from crime to magical realism, from laugh-out-loud stories to tales that keep you thinking, this is a colourful collection from the first five years of the Scottish Arts Trust Story Awards. Alexander McCall Smith has chosen the winners in the Scottish Arts Club Short Story Competition since its inception. He is an honorary member of the Scottish Arts Club in Edinburgh which has been a meeting place for artists of all persuasions for around 150 years. Launched in 2014, the annual short story competition with a £1,000 first prize is open to writers worldwide and for stories on any topic. The £500 Isobel Lodge Award is a special prize for unpublished writers born, living or studying in Scotland who enter the short story competition. In 2018 the £500 Edinburgh International Flash Fiction Award was introduced, for stories on any topic up to 250 words. "The Desperation Game" includes the finalists and award winners from the first five years of these competitions.

162 pages, Paperback

Published May 28, 2019

Reviews

[James Russell · Rating 3 out of 5]

Some great stories in there, different themes and styles. Good Scottish voices in the making.

[Valerie Campbell Ackroyd · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great collection

Really enjoyed these stories. Some more than others , a few were a bit too macabre. They were all very well written though.