- Paperback: 256 pages
- Publisher: Sutton Publishing Ltd (3 May 1997)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0750915943
- ISBN-13: 978-0750915946
- Product Dimensions: 19.8 x 12.2 x 2 cm
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 750,093 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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This charming British storytelling adventure brings together 200 winning entries in a leading newspaper's competition -- from peers of the realm to school kids, from prisoners to politicians to the famous or merely infamous. The challenge was to create a story with a beginning, middle, and end in just 50 words. Included here are several hundred of the many received. They tell of wild fantasies and dreams come true, of twists of fate and divine retribution, of life after the apocalypse and the life next door, of environmental catastrophes and history in the making, of love and lust and hate, and everything in between. Witty, original, provocative, imaginative, these sagas are designed to tease reader and writer alike.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I found this lingering at the back of a shelf in my English Department's office. I enjoyed hours of dipping in and out of it myself. I then used it as a basis for some writing exercises in the classroom. The kids loved the stories and came up with some fabulous ideas themselves. I would highly recommend this book to anyone interested in writing. The 50 word story is a craft that cannot be underestimated. Each story creates a powerful impact in such a short space. Buy it and marvel at the skill! Please, Daily Telegraph, run another competition and publish the entries again!
1 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Minisagas require that subtle element of skill that makes reviewers want to kill - that they did not write it. The simple limit of 50 words and 13 for the heading (very few authors come from Reading) ensures that few are published who show no wit - but they all need luck.
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Mini Sagas
26 Mar 2000
Format:Paperback
This is an anthology of Mini Sagas - these are 50 word essays - not 49 or 51 words, they must be exactly 50 words. This takes the idea of short stories a stage further. This was the brainwave of Brian Aldiss, the well-known science fiction writer. Brian Aldiss also edits the anthology. Mini Sagas are published in the UK newspaper "The Daily Telegraph" and this book - and other volumes - are the result of stories written by members of the public, in response to a competition, together with some commissioned stories from well-known authors and celebrities. The rules are simple, the stories must be exactly 50 words long and the title must be no more than 15 words long. The stories are judged by a panel and the best stories are published. The overall winner and runner-up, together with some highly commended stories are all noted as such, as are the commissioned stories. There is something here for everyone. Many of the stories tend to follow a number of common themes and the editor uses these to group the stories loosely together into sections.
If you read this book, it should inspire you to write your own Mini Saga. This competition runs every two years. Consequently, there is plenty of time for you to practice before submitting your own story next time.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
50-word gems!
20 Jun 2001
Format:Paperback
These are short (and I mean SHORT) stories of 50 words - no more and no less. And they are literally mini sagas! A in terms of literature they are little gems - as you can imagine when you must write exactly 50 words, you chose those words very carefully indeed.
There are all sorts of stories here - murder stories, stories of love in old age - everything. It is a book you can pick up and dip into like a treasure chest, and always find something interesting.
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