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Read the winners of the 2023 Insider Prize

by ASF Editors | October 4, 2023

Read the winners of the 2023 Insider Prize

Last spring, I approached Nickolas Butler, internationally bestselling author of the novels Shotgun Lovesongs, The Hearts of Men, and Godspeed, to be the judge for this year’s Insider Prize, American Short Fiction’s annual literary award for incarcerated writers in Texas. He’d worked with incarcerated writers in the past, championing their work. His own writing explores the marginalized and forgotten corners of American life. He jumped at the opportunity and provides illuminating commentary on

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Announcing the 2023 ASF Workshop Fellows & Scholars

by ASF Editors | May 10, 2023

Announcing the 2023 ASF Workshop Fellows & Scholars

Today, we are delighted to announce the Fellows & Scholars for this year's American Short Fiction Workshop. 2023 WORKSHOP FELLOWS Marisa Crane is a writer, basketball player, and sweatpants enthusiast. Their work has appeared or is forthcoming in Joyland, No Tokens, TriQuarterly, Passages North, Florida Review, The Offing, Lit Hub, The Adroit Journal, and elsewhere. An attendee of the Tin House Workshop and Bread Loaf Writers' Conference, they are the author of the debut novel, I Keep

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Announcing New Winter Short Story Workshop

by ASF Editors | December 20, 2022

Announcing New Winter Short Story Workshop

Join us this winter for a 8-week short story workshop led led by Stacey Swann, author of the novel Olympus, Texas and former editor of American Short Fiction. Participants will join an intimate group (capped at 12) in a craft-inspired class held at ASF Headquarters in East Austin. More details, including how to apply, here.

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Applications now open for the 2023 American Short Fiction Workshop

by ASF Editors | January 9, 2023

Applications now open for the 2023 American Short Fiction Workshop

Applications for the 2023 American Short Fiction Workshop are now open! This year's four-day intensive will take place from Thursday, May 25, to Monday, May 29, in Austin, Texas, led by novelist and National Book Award finalist Dr. Brandon Hobson and acclaimed author and No Tokens Founding Editor T Kira Māhealani Madden. If you are a writer looking to hone your craft, gain important insights from editors and award-winning authors, and discover a community that will last long past your time in

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The 2022 Halifax Ranch Fiction Prize Winners

by ASF Editors | December 15, 2022

The 2022 Halifax Ranch Fiction Prize Winners

We are delighted to announce that our brilliant judge, Kristen Arnett, has selected the winners of this year's The Halifax Ranch Fiction Prize. We consider it our privilege to have spent time with so many terrific submissions—thank you for giving us the opportunity to read your work! Winner:  Anita Lo for “Father Fish” Of Lo's story, Arnett writes, "I'm always so impressed by work that's able to set stories inside itself; inset lore, narratives shared and passed, the kind that often

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Announcing New Fall Short Story Workshop

by ASF Editors | August 30, 2022

Announcing New Fall Short Story Workshop

Join us this fall for a brand-new 8-week short story workshop led by Fernando A. Flores, author of the two brilliant collections Valleyesque and Death to the Bullshit Artists of South Texas. Participants will join an intimate group (capped at 12) in a craft-inspired class held at ASF Headquarters in East Austin. More details, including how to apply, here.

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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.

You can preview the issue here.

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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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