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Publishing exquisite fiction since 1991.

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back to school collage of ASF coversWhen you subscribe to American Short Fiction, you’re supporting great writers while ensuring that you’ll get each new issue before it sells out. As an independent, non-profit literary journal, we depend on regular readers and subscribers like you. American Short Fiction publishes three times a year.

Please note: We publish three issues a year. Depending on when you subscribe, there may be a 2 – 3 month wait until you receive your first issue. Subscriptions currently begin with Issue 81.
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