Amanda Faraone

Because grief unites us, like the locked antlers of moose who die on their knees in pairs. -William Matthews We are heartbroken at the loss of Austin literary legend, publisher of Host Publications, owner of independent bookstore Malvern Books, founder of Adam's Music House, and friend Joe W. Bratcher III, who passed away last Thursday, July 28th, due to complications from Covid. Host Publications, which Joe cofounded in 1988 with Elzbieta Szoka, began as a small press primarily dedicated … [Read more...] about Remembering Austin literary legend Joe W. Bratcher III

Today, American Short Fiction launched a new collaboration with Texas Monthly: a semi-regular series of short stories from Texan authors edited by ASF Coeditors Rebecca Markovits and Adeena Reitberger and copublished in ASF Online and Texas Monthly's print and digital editions. Texas Monthly has chronicled life in the Lone Star State for almost half a century and reaches a combined monthly audience of over 34.6 million. "This partnership marks a new chapter for American Short Fiction," … [Read more...] about ASF launches a collaboration with Texas Monthly

We are delighted to announce the inaugural American Short Fiction Workshop. This May, we will welcome twenty-four writers to Austin to study with short-story masters Karen Russell and Dantiel W. Moniz. Today, we're so pleased to introduce our initial cohort of ASF Workshop Fellows & Scholars. 2022 WORKSHOP SCHOLARS Christine Vines is a fiction writer from Wichita, KS. Her work has appeared in One Story, Witness, BOMB, Joyland, Electric Literature, McSweeney's Internet Tendency, and The … [Read more...] about Announcing the 2022 ASF Workshop Scholars & Fellows

Join American Short Fiction for the latest installment of My Constellation of 8 on May 17th at 6:30 p.m. CDT, featuring award-winning author Cara Blue Adams in conversation about eight of her literary influences with ASF's Mari Sabusawa Fellow Willie Fitzgerald. All book sales will benefit The Center for Fiction in Brooklyn, NY. Live closed captions are available for all Google Chrome users. RSVP now to save your seat!   About Cara Blue Adams Cara Blue Adams is the author … [Read more...] about My Constellation of 8: Cara Blue Adams

Dear Reader, At American Short Fiction, we believe reading is transformative and that literature has the power to change the way we see ourselves, our world, and our place in it. ASF was founded in 1991 with a mission to publish today's most significant stories. In 2021, as we celebrate our 30th anniversary, our editors continue that legacy by advancing the short form, in all its diversity and complexity, in every edition. That's why we are launching a special anniversary campaign to raise … [Read more...] about A Letter from the Editors: 30 Years of Extraordinary Short Stories

Award-winning author and illustrator Edward Carey’s daily drawings have been an unexpected source of joy for all of us at ASF during a difficult year and a half. These illustrations—some whimsical, some terrifying—are playful, incisive, and magnetic, much like our favorite short fiction. We liked them so much we commissioned Carey to create a set of limited-edition literary postcards, which are now on sale for $25.   Story Menagerie: Literary Postcards | $25 Twenty 4” x 6” … [Read more...] about Introducing ​​Story Menagerie: Literary Postcards by Edward Carey