We are proud to offer this second anthology from the Columbia Writers, who were given a simple prompt: write a tale about being trapped. This inspired ten imaginative stories ranging from fairy tale parody to teen sci-fi to literary fiction, and represent the broad variety of writing styles and perspectives we've come to expect from our writers. We hope you enjoy this collection as much as we have enjoyed creating it.

Just outside the limits of the human condition they lurk. Creatures of lore and legend, creatures of the cautionary tale, always at the ready to spring their trap upon men who would tread upon the dark recesses where those worlds intersect. Once revealed, they hack and slash into their prey of mankind leaving not a trace of where they came from or where they went. Those unlucky few who have faced them and lived bear the very real physical and emotional scars of their experience wrapped up in the sour realization that no one may ever believe them. Still, these men and women walk away with a...

Break out your favourite pencil and roll up your sleeves! The Save the Cat! (R) Beat Sheet Workbook provides key writing prompts and asks all the important questions-but you bring the story, filling out the pages that walk you step-by-step through the Save the Cat! process.