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 ... [READ MORE]
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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. ... [READ MORE]
Remembering Austin literary legend Joe W. Bratcher III
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]
The 2022 American Short(er) Fiction Prize Winners
We are thrilled to announce the winners for this year's American Short(er) Fiction Prize, judged by National Book Award finalist Brandon Hobson. Thank you to everyone who submitted—it is always uplifting to read your work. Congratulations to the winners! _____ First-Place Prize: "A High School Production of Titus Andronicus" by Greg Schutz Judge Brandon Hobson writes, "'A High School Production of Titus Andronicus' is an extraordinary exploration of family and grief. Written in spare, rich ... [READ MORE]
ASF launches a collaboration with Texas Monthly
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]
Contest Closed: The Halifax Ranch Fiction Prize
We’re so pleased to announce that our judge for this year’s Halifax Ranch Fiction Prize will be the wonderful Kristen Arnett, author of With Teeth: A Novel (Riverhead Books, 2021) which was a finalist for the Lambda Literary Award in fiction and the New York Times bestselling debut novel Mostly Dead Things (Tin House, 2019). This year, we're again partnering with the Tasajillo Residency, an idyllic writing residency that neighbors the Halifax Ranch just outside of Austin in Kyle, Texas. In ... [READ MORE]