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Everything Old Is New Again: An Interview With Co-Web Editor Adam Soto

by Nate Brown | April 30, 2020

Everything Old Is New Again: An Interview With Co-Web Editor Adam Soto

Writer and editor Adam Soto has long been a part of American Short Fiction's editorial team. As one of our assistant editors, he regularly read submission to the journal, wrote copious feedback for authors, and helped determine which stories would ultimately appear in our print edition. So, when we made the decision to bring on another web editor this spring, Adam was a natural choice for the role. This month, he joins our longtime web editor Erin McReynolds as our website's co-editor, and … [Read more...] about Everything Old Is New Again: An Interview With Co-Web Editor Adam Soto

Filed Under: NOTEBOOK Tagged With: Adam Soto, Andrey Platonov, Anton Checkov, Brandon Taylor, Carmen Maria Machado, Danny Vazquez, editing, Interview, Isaac Babel, James Alan McPherson, Joy Williams, Leonard Michaels, Lydia Davis, marilynne robinson, Marya Spence, Mavis Gallant, Michelle Huneven, Peter Orner, Sara Majka, Thomas Bernhard, writing

Web Exclusive Interview: Amy Stuber

by Erin McReynolds | May 13, 2019

Web Exclusive Interview: Amy Stuber

Amy Stuber's flash fiction story "I'm on the Side of the Wildebeest" distills a familiar modern dilemma into a crystallized moment. On a road trip, a mother contemplates a very different childhood for her kids than the one she had—one in which technology, the constant deluge of information, and the threat to the planet create anxieties that are harder to escape. But despite these anxieties (or maybe because of them) we feel the sweet gratitude for a moment that is good, one we know will become a … [Read more...] about Web Exclusive Interview: Amy Stuber

Filed Under: NOTEBOOK, Web Exclusive Interview Tagged With: Amy Hempel, Anxiety, Erin McReynolds, Family, Interview, Joy Williams, Online Exclusive Interview, parenting, Web Exclusive Interview, writing

More than a Name on the Masthead

by Jess Stoner | July 4, 2013

More than a Name on the Masthead

There are many ways to end the sentence, "American Short Fiction is _________." ASF is its traditional blurb.  ASF is stories that take a different way home.  ASF is supported by readers and subscribers, and has been since 1991. But we also want to draw attention to the fact that ASF is ... because of the generous and sharp folks who volunteer their time behind the scenes, reading submissions with attentive care. We depend on them; our magazine is better because of them, and we want you to know … [Read more...] about More than a Name on the Masthead

Filed Under: NOTEBOOK Tagged With: Joy Williams, Reba

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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.

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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.
 

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