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ASF Contributors Johnston & Henderson Longlisted for the 2017 Sunday Times EFG Short Fiction Award

by ASF Editors | February 13, 2017

On the heels of a wonderful AWP conference in Washington, DC, we returned home only to find that recent ASF contributors Bret Anthony Johnston (ASF 63, Fall 2016) and Smith Henderson (ASF 62, Summer 2016) have been included on the longlist for the 2017 Sunday Times EFG Short Fiction Award. Johnston's story, "Half of What Atlee Rouse Knows About Horses" appeared as the issue opener in our special 25th Birthday edition. Henderson's "The Trouble" was the final story in our most recent summer issue. … [Read more...] about ASF Contributors Johnston & Henderson Longlisted for the 2017 Sunday Times EFG Short Fiction Award

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