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Online Fiction Interview: Liam Callanan Remembers Ihab Hassan

by Erin McReynolds | October 16, 2015

Online Fiction Interview: Liam Callanan Remembers Ihab Hassan

We were immediately enchanted by our October web exclusive, Ihab Hassan's “Three.”  Sadly, Dr. Hassan passed away shortly after we accepted his work for publication. We would have loved the opportunity to speak with him about the pieces, but his colleague and friend, the author Liam Callanan, was kind enough to share some memories and insight. Suffice it to say, we would have loved to be the man's dinner companions. Erin McReynolds: We were so sorry to hear of Dr. Hassan's passing. How far … [Read more...] about Online Fiction Interview: Liam Callanan Remembers Ihab Hassan

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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.

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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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Submit now to the Halifax Ranch Fiction Prize, judged by Eric Puchner. Win $2500, publication, and an-expenses-paid writing retreat at the Tasajillo Residency in Texas. Deadline is June 15, 2025.

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