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On Sale Now: Get Your Tickets to Our 2022 Stars at Night Celebration

by ASF Editors | March 3, 2022

On Sale Now: Get Your Tickets to Our 2022 Stars at Night Celebration

Each fall, the editors and staff of American Short Fiction host a grand celebration that recognizes literary excellence, extraordinary literary service, and a debut writer from Texas. We had to postpone our party last year because of the pandemic, but we’re so excited to see everyone at last on our new date, April 16, 2022, at a beautiful new venue in Austin’s Pease Park. This year, we'll celebrate and honor literary stars Yiyun Li, Stacey Swann, Danielle Evans, and Meg Kuehn. For full … [Read more...] about On Sale Now: Get Your Tickets to Our 2022 Stars at Night Celebration

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My Constellation of 8: A Conversation with Esmé Weijun Wang

by The Editors | September 8, 2020

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

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My Constellation of 8: A Conversation With Roger Reeves

by The Editors | August 10, 2020

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

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Join us for Lit City at The LINE Hotel, featuring Rebecca Makkai & Paul Lisicky

by ASF Editors | May 17, 2019

Join us for Lit City at The LINE Hotel, featuring Rebecca Makkai & Paul Lisicky

Lit City at The LINE Featuring Rebecca Makkai & Paul Lisicky in conversation with Richard Z. Santos Monday, May 20th at  7:00pm The LINE Austin | East Lobby 111 East Cesar Chavez Street | Austin, TX  78701 Free entry and valet with RSVP   —   On Monday, May 20th at 7 p.m., join us in the East Lobby of the LINE Austin for the second installment of our new literary salon, Lit City at the LINE. This month features Rebecca Makkai, author of The Great Believers, … [Read more...] about Join us for Lit City at The LINE Hotel, featuring Rebecca Makkai & Paul Lisicky

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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.

NEWS

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.
 

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