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My Constellation of 8: A Conversation with Esmé Weijun Wang

by The Editors | September 8, 2020

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

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.