Adeena Reitberger

We're delighted to announce that our wonderful judge Rebecca Makkai has selected the winner of The Halifax Ranch Fiction Prize. We received many terrific submissions—thank you for giving us the opportunity to read your work! Winner: "Visitors" by Rachel Vogel Judge's Citation "This story made me tremendously nervous, which is about the highest compliment I can give: It made me care, unsettled me, and had me holding my breath. Looking back on the actual events of the story, they're … [Read more...] about 2019 The Halifax Fiction Prize Winner

We're thrilled to have Danielle Dutton, author of three remarkable books and editor of Dorothy, a publishing project, as the judge for this year’s American Short(er) Fiction Prize—a contest for extraordinary short stories under 1,000 words. (The deadline to submit is February 1, 2019. You can find more information here.) We asked Danielle about her favorite books this year, and she compiled this wonderful reading list of titles new and old, a confection of styles and genres and small-press gems … [Read more...] about Reading RX with Danielle Dutton

Thanks for your interest in the 2019 American Short(er) Fiction Prize. The contest is now closed. We are thrilled to announce that Danielle Dutton, author of three remarkable books and editor of Dorothy, a publishing project, will judge this year’s American Short(er) Fiction Prize. The prize recognizes extraordinary short fiction under 1,000 words. The first-place winner will receive a $1,000 prize and publication, and the second-place winner will receive $250 and publication. Previous … [Read more...] about Contest Closed: The American Short(er) Fiction Prize