ISSUE 71 Featuring new stories by Brandon Hobson, Melinda Moustakis, Patrick Nathan, Tracey Rose Peyton, Anne Valente, and Rachel Vogel. Subscribe now to receive the Summer issue. Tracey Rose Peyton, “The Last Days of Rodney” He was known most everywhere—a face, a caption, a grainy video clip—but it had been over twenty years now, and he was still trying to forge a new chapter unconnected to the first. Wishful thinking, he knew. It would always be connected. No one would ever bring up his … [Read more...] about Issue 71
The Stars at Night: Constellations
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, great teaching and mentorship, 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 … [Read more...] about The Stars at Night: Constellations
The Constellation Challenge
This November, American Short Fiction invites you on a journey to reach out to your chosen family and grow your constellation of influences. As part of a month-long postcard-writing challenge, we’ll share daily prompts from our honorees Jamaica Kincaid, C Pam Zhang, Selena Anderson, and Charlotte Gullick and invite you to send notes out into your universe and strengthen the invisible threads that connect us. The Constellation Challenge package includes a set of 28 limited-edition printed … [Read more...] about The Constellation Challenge
Dummy Post for Fixing Bullet Points
Bullets from the visual editor. Notice that the text of this sentence renders differently than the font that follows the bullets. Can we change this in the stylesheet? Alas alack! Do these render the text lighter? If so, how do we fix it? What what what? … [Read more...] about Dummy Post for Fixing Bullet Points
My Constellation of 8: A Conversation with Esmé Weijun Wang
Next week, American Short Fiction will host the second installment of My Constellation of 8, a virtual events series featuring authors in conversation about the books that shaped their thinking and helped them grow as writers, as thinkers, and as people. On September 15th, we will join award-winning writer Esmé Weijun Wang in conversation about eight of her literary influences with ASF's Coeditor Adeena Reitberger and will benefit Green Apple Books, a trio of fiercely independent bookstores … [Read more...] about My Constellation of 8: A Conversation with Esmé Weijun Wang
My Constellation of 8: A Conversation With Roger Reeves
Please note that this event has already occurred, but the good news is that you can watch a recording of the event on Crowdcast here, in its entirety. Watch a Recording of the Event Here This fall, American Short Fiction will host three virtual events featuring some of today’s most exciting and celebrated writers. Unlike other virtual events, which importantly seek to promote and share a writer’s own work, we’re inviting Roger Reeves on August 25th, Esmé Weijun Wang on September 15th, … [Read more...] about My Constellation of 8: A Conversation With Roger Reeves