Unfortunately all the BBC Talent workshops for End of Story have now taken place. We hope that the people who came along, nearly 1000 of you, enjoyed yourselves. We'd like to apologise to the few people who didn't manage to get a place and hope that you have still entered the competition.

For those people who could not make the workshops here are the short story tips, as written by Alan Bissett.

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Short Story Tips by Alan Bissett

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