We are thrilled to announce the winners for this year's American Short(er) Fiction Prize, judged by Deb Olin Unferth. Thank you to everyone who submitted—reading your work during this time has been a bright spot for us. Congratulations to the winners! _____ First-Place Prize: "Ricky" by Whitney Collins Judge Deb Olin Unferth writes, "Hilarious, rageful, sorrowful, and yet somehow adorable, this satiric story is full of energy and personality to spare." "Ricky" will be published in an … [Read more...] about 2020 American Short(er) Fiction Prize Winners
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Now Closed: The 2020 American Short(er) Fiction Prize
We are thrilled to announce that Deb Olin Unferth, author of six remarkable books, including Wait Till You See Me Dance, Minor Robberies, and the forthcoming novel Barn 8, will judge this year’s American Short(er) Fiction Prize. The prize recognizes extraordinary short fiction under 1,000 words. The first-place winner will receive a $1,000 prize and publication. Previous winners of the Short(er) Fiction Prize have gone on to be anthologized in places such as The Pushcart Prize: Best of the Small … [Read more...] about Now Closed: The 2020 American Short(er) Fiction Prize
Winners of the 2019 American Short(er) Fiction Prize
We are thrilled to announce the winners for this year's American Short(er) Fiction Prize, judged by Danielle Dutton. Thank you to everyone who submitted. The winning stories will be published in the magazine’s summer issue. _____ First-Place Prize: "Time of the Testudinidae" by Kirstin Allio Judge Danielle Dutton writes, "On each reading, this puzzling gem-like story continues to surprise me, its language a knotty delight." Kirstin Allio is the author of the novels Garner (Coffee House … [Read more...] about Winners of the 2019 American Short(er) Fiction Prize
Contest Closed: The 2019 Halifax Ranch Fiction Prize is closed for submissions!
***The 2019 Halifax Ranch Fiction Prize has closed for submissions. Thank you to everyone who submitted their work. Keep your eyes out for the winner in an upcoming issue of American Short Fiction.*** We're so happy to announce that our judge for this year's prize will be the wonderful Rebecca Makkai, whose wrenching, empathetic 2018 novel The Great Believers, about the AIDS crisis in 1980s Chicago, was widely and justly celebrated, including as a finalist for the National Book Award. Makkai … [Read more...] about Contest Closed: The 2019 Halifax Ranch Fiction Prize is closed for submissions!
Against Arguments: An Interview with Esmé Weijun Wang
Esmé Weijun Wang is the author of the novel The Border of Paradise and the best-selling essay collection The Collected Schizophrenias, published in January. Called “riveting” by NPR and “mind-expanding” by the New York Times Book Review, The Collected Schizophrenias offers an intimate and rigorously nuanced exploration of the myriad meanings of schizophrenia—cultural, sociomedical, and personal. In this interview, we talk structure, subjectivity, and liminality. — Jennifer duBois: Can you talk … [Read more...] about Against Arguments: An Interview with Esmé Weijun Wang
The House in the Woods: An Interview with Jane Delury
In her lush debut, The Balcony, author Jane Delury offers readers wide-angle and macrocosmic glimpses of life in and around a French manor house over the course of more than a century. A novel-in-stories, The Balcony examines the changing fortunes of families who've come and gone over the manor's history, looking both at the occupants of the main house as well as those who've lived in the cottage on the grounds of the estate. Both the fictional village of Benneville and the surrounding woods … [Read more...] about The House in the Woods: An Interview with Jane Delury