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My Constellation of 8: Kirstin Valdez Quade

by ASF Editors | October 14, 2021

My Constellation of 8: Kirstin Valdez Quade

Join American Short Fiction for the latest installment of My Constellation of 8 on October 26th at 6:30 p.m. CST, featuring award-winning author Kirstin Valdez Quade in conversation about eight of her literary influences with ASF's Coeditor Adeena Reitberger. All book sales will benefit Collected Works Bookstore in Santa Fe. Live closed captions are available for all Google Chrome users. Register now to save your spot.     About Kirstin Valdez Quade Kirstin Valdez … [Read more...] about My Constellation of 8: Kirstin Valdez Quade

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The Stars at Night 2021

by ASF Editors | September 7, 2021

The Stars at Night 2021

Please note that this event has passed. Please visit our Stars at Night page for information about this year's event. Each fall, the editors and staff of American Short Fiction host a grand celebration that recognizes literary excellence, extraordinary literary service, and a debut writer from Texas. The Stars at Night is our favorite event of the year because it’s intimate, celebratory, community-fueled, and inspiring. It’s the most down-home, sophisticated literary spectacular on the … [Read more...] about The Stars at Night 2021

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My Constellation of 8: Elizabeth McCracken

by ASF Editors | May 27, 2021

My Constellation of 8: Elizabeth McCracken

Join American Short Fiction for the latest installment of My Constellation of 8 on June 8th at 6:30 p.m., featuring award-winning author Elizabeth McCracken in conversation about eight of her literary influences with ASF's Coeditor Adeena Reitberger. All book sales will benefit BookWoman in Austin, celebrating 45 years as the only feminist bookstore in Texas. Live closed captions are available for all Google Chrome users. Register now to save your spot. About Elizabeth … [Read more...] about My Constellation of 8: Elizabeth McCracken

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Contest Closed: The 2021 Halifax Ranch Fiction Prize

by The Editors | April 3, 2021

Contest Closed: The 2021 Halifax Ranch Fiction Prize

Please Note: The deadline for the 2021 Halifax Ranch Fiction Prize is has passed.  We’re thrilled to announce that our judge for this year’s Halifax Ranch Fiction Prize will be the brilliant R.O. Kwon, author of the bestselling novel, The Incendiaries, and coeditor of the groundbreaking new story anthology, Kink, published by Simon & Schuster in February 2021. There's more exciting news! This year, we've partnered with the Tasajillo Residency, an idyllic writing residency that … [Read more...] about Contest Closed: The 2021 Halifax Ranch Fiction Prize

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Register Now: 2021 Short Story Summer Camp

by ASF Editors | April 15, 2021

Register Now: 2021 Short Story Summer Camp

Join us this summer for a first-ever, limited-entry manuscript consultation and virtual craft series from the editors of American Short Fiction. Each registrant will receive detailed feedback on their submitted story and attend a series of three live virtual seminars focused on honing and refining their work with an editor's eye. Regular registration ($425) will close on June 15th. Note: Applications will be accepted on a first come, first served basis. This is not a juried application … [Read more...] about Register Now: 2021 Short Story Summer Camp

Filed Under: NOTEBOOK Tagged With: 2021, Adam Soto, Adeena Reitberger, advice, ASF Summer Camp, classes, Fiction, lectures, Nate Brown, publishing, Short Stories, story summer camp, Summer, Summer 2021

The Invisible String

by Charlotte Gullick | October 27, 2020

The Invisible String

In our bathroom, there’s a worn 3x5 notecard taped to the mirror that reads, “There’s an invisible string connecting me to you.” When my daughter, Hope, was five, we moved from Northern California to Austin, Texas because I had a new job as Chair of the Creative Writing Department at the community college. This isn’t a small distance to cover with a tiny person, so my husband and I asked his parents to help. They flew from Maryland to collect Hope. We were immensely grateful, but we were also … [Read more...] about The Invisible String

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Issue 81

Guest-edited by Fernando A. Flores, featuring new stories by Yvette DeChavez, Julián Delgado Lopera, Carribean Fragoza, Alejandro Heredia, Carmen Maria Machado, Ruben Reyes Jr., and Gerardo Sámano Córdova.

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NEWS

Read the winners of the 2024 Insider Prize

Read the winners of the 2024 Insider Prize

By ASF Editors

“Memories are a nuisance,” Peter wrote to one of our writers after reading his short story, “but nonetheless they seem to make us who we are, as this story confirms.” This year’s submissions told many stories burdened with memory, but just as many stared bravely into the face of hope, satirized the state of politics, speculated on the future of the world, or else built entirely new worlds to inhabit. In short, the stories written on the inside reflected the stories we wrote this year on the outside. Stories of human toil and dreams and everything in between.
 

Issue 81 is out now: guest-edited by Fernando A. Flores, with stories by Julián Delgado Lopera, Carmen Maria Machado, Ruben Reyes Jr., and more. Order yours today!

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