We are delighted to announce that Victor LaValle has chosen the winners of our 2016 American Short Fiction Contest. The first-place prize goes to Amanda Emil Anderson, for her story “The Goodnow Guide.” Look out for the story in an upcoming issue of American Short Fiction! Amanda Emil Anderson is a writer from Vermont. Her fiction has appeared in Sonora Review. She has an MFA from Emerson College and is the recipient of a Vermont Studio Center fellowship. The second-place prize goes … [Read more...] about Announcing our American Short Fiction Contest Winners!
THE STARS AT NIGHT 2016 [Please note that this event has passed. Please visit our Stars at Night page for information about this year's event.] Join us on the night of Thursday, November 3rd, for the first annual The Stars at Night, a beer-and-boots gala celebrating ASF's 25th anniversary, our Texas heritage, and our city's writers and those who champion them. Come for the country songs and dancing, and stay for the free cocktails, light snacks, and the bright view of the city skyline. … [Read more...] about
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Winners of the American Short(er) Fiction Prize
It is time to raise your fruit for the winners of the 2016 American Short(er) Fiction Contest, judged by Amelia Gray! This year we had many wonderful submissions, so thank you to all who submitted to the contest—reading your stories has been an honor and a pleasure, a welcome reminder of the beauty and versatility and promise of the flash-fiction form. The first-place prize goes to Erin Somers, for her story “Canine.” Gray writes, "Funny, eerie and sharp as a bloody tooth, this story shows … [Read more...] about Winners of the American Short(er) Fiction Prize
The American Short(er) Fiction Contest: Now Closed
We are thrilled to announce that Amelia Gray will be judging this year’s American Short(er) Fiction Contest. 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. All entries will be considered for publication. Previous winners of the Short(er) Fiction Prize have gone on to be anthologized in places such as The Pushcart Prize: Best of the Small … [Read more...] about The American Short(er) Fiction Contest: Now Closed
ASF & Lit Crawl Present: Whose Line Is it Anyway?
American Short Fiction is excited to join Lit Crawl Austin to present our second installment of "Whose Line Is it Anyway?"— a hilarious and highbrow night of literature, guessing games, and other foolish fun. Join us at Wonderland Austin with brilliant and charming Texas Book Festival authors Elizabeth McCracken, Lauren Groff, Alexandra Kleeman, Benjamin Markovits, and Skip Horack, drink a draft cocktail, and watch these writers blindly guess which of them is the writer of the sentences we … [Read more...] about ASF & Lit Crawl Present: Whose Line Is it Anyway?
ASF & Lit Crawl Austin Present: Whose Line Is it Anyway?
We are excited to join Lit Crawl Austin to present our second installment of "Whose Line Is it Anyway?" a hilarious and highbrow night of literature, guessing games, and other foolish fun. Come hang out at Wonderland Austin with Texas Book Festival authors Elizabeth McCracken, Lauren Groff, Alexandra Kleeman, Benjamin Markovits, and Skip Horack, and watch these authors blindly guess which of them is the writer of the sentences we culled from their latest books. Short readings by the authors will … [Read more...] about ASF & Lit Crawl Austin Present: Whose Line Is it Anyway?