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Our Short Story Contest closed in early January. Thanks so much to all who entered. We're looking forward to reading your work. We've put a big pot of coffee on and we'll be settling down to your stories this week. Justin Cronin will select the winners--and we'll do the big announcement on March 31.
Congratulations Department American Short(er) Fiction Prize. Bess Winter cinched first place in the contest with her complex, unsettling "Signs." Katherine Valentine Jaeger snagged second place with her playful, bittersweet "Duck of Your Life." You can read both in our fall issue. Thanks to all who entered. Update: The American Short(er) Fiction Prize winners are in our current issue! Hop over to our store and snag your copy. Happy news! Susan Steinberg wins a Pushcart. Her remarkable story "Cowboys," reprinted in Pushcart Prize: Best of the Small Presses (available here), was first featured in American Short Fiction's spring 2010 issue. We are thrilled for you, Susan. Cheers! Break out the confetti, y'all. It's time to announce the winners of our fall 2010 contest, judged by Wells Tower. Jamie Quatro wins first prize and $1,000 for her story, “Decomposition: A Primer for Promiscuous Housewives.” L. Annette Binder takes second prize and $500 for “Sea of Tranquility.” Woo hoo! Congratulations, Jamie and Annette! To hear what our contest judge had to say about these two stories, check out our blog.
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- Homages to and experiments with “The Duck of Your Life”
American Short Fiction is part of a larger nonprofit organization, Badgerdog, which runs creative-writing workshops for children and adults. The workshops are amazing places; they combine rigor and the joy of discovery—discovering writing that’s out in the world, as well as discovering one’s own voice on the page. Recently, Education Programs Coordinator Jess Stoner brought [...]
- Web Exclusive Author Interview: An Introduction to Kelly Ramsey
Two thousand twelve is here and with it a phenomenal new installment of our online fiction series. Charting new territory in both content and form, our January 2012 web exclusive, “An Introduction to Cosmography, Parts 1 through 5” by Kelly Ramsey, is the perfect send-off for our voyage into the wilds of a new year. And [...]
- Interview with Bess Winter, Winner of Our 2011 American Short(er) Fiction Prize
This month, we’re bringing you a very special edition of our online fiction series. Our December story, ”Signs“ by Bess Winter, is the winner of ASF’s 2011 American Short(er) Fiction Prize and is featured in the Fall 2011 issue of ASF. We’re excited to offer you this special sneak peek inside our print magazine, and even [...]
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Featuring: the American Short(er) Fiction Prize winners. Stories by Bret Anthony Johnston and Susan Steinberg. And oh so much more. Get your copy.
