Shorts 2010-2014: Student-created Short Stories for Reading and Appreciation

Shorts 2010-2014: Student-created Short Stories for Reading and Appreciation is designed to be a celebration of five years of student achievement in Shorts: A Short Story Writing Competition. This publication will also serve as a valuable resource for students and teachers who are interested in reading and appreciating a variety of short stories written by student writers in Hong Kong.
All of the short stories selected for Shorts 2010-2014 were among the prize-winning entries over the first five years of the Shorts competition. The book features stories that demonstrate effective character development, an appropriate setting and a well-crafted plot, as well as those that use effective narrative writing techniques and literary devices.

The chapters of this publication are organised by story genre or theme:
Chapter 1 - Fables and Fantasy
Chapter 2 - Ghost Stories
Chapter 3 – Relationships
Chapter 4 - Trials and Tribulations
Chapter 5 - Other Stories

The short stories in this collection have been edited to varying degrees primarily for readability, but also to enhance their appeal and usefulness as instructional texts for the Short Stories elective module in the Senior Secondary English Language Curriculum.