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Winter 2023 Short Story Workshop with Stacey Swann

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Winter 2023 Short Story Workshop with Stacey Swann

In this 8-week short story workshop held at ASF Headquarters in East Austin, participants will join an intimate group (capped at 12) led by Stacey Swann, author of the novel Olympus, Texas and former editor of American Short Fiction.

In addition to formal workshop discussions focusing on each participant’s work, Swann will begin every class session with short lecture and group discussion on a process or craft topic suggested by students. Participants will also have one-on-one meetings with the instructor post critique.

At the final session, participants will celebrate with a special wine-and-cheese reception featuring American Short Fiction coeditors Rebecca Markovits and Adeena Reitberger in conversation about the editorial process.

The class will meet from 7:00 pm to 9:15 p.m. every Tuesday from February 14, 2023 to April 4, 2023.

How to Apply

Applications are open now through January 31, 2023. Please submit a writing sample of 5 – 10 pages, double-spaced, as a PDF or .doc to workshop@americanshortfiction.org with “Winter Short Story Workshop” in the subject line. If you’d also like to include a brief personal statement including your experience as a writer and what you hope to gain from this workshop, that will be helpful as we assess the applications.

Tuition

The cost to participate in this workshop is $750. The full tuition fee will be due by February 14, 2023 to secure a spot.

COVID-19 Precautions

We follow all CDC guidelines for in-person events but reserve the right to shift plans in order to keep our staff, instructors, and attendees safe. Participants will be required to show proof of vaccination prior to the start of the workshop.

About the Instructor

Stacey Swann’s debut novel Olympus, Texas (Doubleday) was a Good Morning America Book Club selection, an Indie Next Pick, and was longlisted for The Center for Fiction First Novel Prize. Swann holds an M.F.A. from Texas State University and was a Stegner Fellow at Stanford University. Her writing has appeared in LitHub, Electric Literature, Texas Highways, Epoch, and other journals. She splits her time between Austin and Lampasas, Texas.

 

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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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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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