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The 2023 American Short(er) Fiction Prize Winners

by ASF Editors | June 14, 2023

The 2023 American Short(er) Fiction Prize Winners

We are thrilled to announce the winners of this year's American Short(er) Fiction Prize, judged by Karen Russell. Thank you to everyone who submitted—it is always inspiring to read your work. Congratulations to the winners! _____ First-Place Prize: "Tombs" by Yasmin Adele Majeed Judge Karen Russell writes, "My favorite of many excellent, extremely short stories is 'Tombs.' I was amazed by the sorcery that Majeed accomplishes with just a palmful of words. This short piece distills decades … [Read more...] about The 2023 American Short(er) Fiction Prize Winners

Filed Under: NOTEBOOK Tagged With: American Short(er) Fiction Prize, beth bachman, contest winners, Fiction, Flash Fiction, Karen Russell, yasmin adele majeed

Introducing the American Short Fiction Workshop

by ASF Editors | January 10, 2022

Introducing the American Short Fiction Workshop

This year, we are delighted to launch the inaugural American Short Fiction Workshop. From Thursday, May 26 to Monday, May 30, we will welcome twenty-four writers to Austin to study with short-story masters Karen Russell and Dantiel W. Moniz over the course of four energizing, enlightening days. Participants will attend daily fiction workshops, one-on-one meetings with distinguished faculty, and craft lectures by faculty, special guests, and ASF editors. We’ll provide space to generate new … [Read more...] about Introducing the American Short Fiction Workshop

Filed Under: NEWS Tagged With: American Short Fiction Workshop, Austin, Dantiel W. Moniz, Karen Russell, May, Memorial Day, Workshop

Karen Russell Donates Her Sleep

by Vincent Scarpa | April 8, 2014

Karen Russell Donates Her Sleep

“The French really know how to legitimize an endeavor.” Amidst a busy semester teaching at the Iowa Writers’ Workshop, literary wunderkind Karen Russell takes some time to talk to me about her new novella, Sleep Donation, out now from Atavist Books. VS: Having been a fan of yours, then student, now friend, I felt like I was pretty up-to-date on your ouvre. I’d read your novel, both story collections, and last I heard you were at work on another novel about, I don’t know, something Western … [Read more...] about Karen Russell Donates Her Sleep

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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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