We define flash
fiction as a short story told in fewer than 1,000 words.
Not exact matches
Anne Tyler is listed
as a member in category IV: 4, described
as «Literature (
Fiction, Poetry,
Short Stories, Nonfiction, Playwriting, Screenwriting).»
There is a
short science
fiction story — the title escapes me — where time - traveling tourists hop back to watch catastrophes
as they occur.
To one accustomed to thinking of the Bible
as historical throughout, it may be a surprise to discover that it contains also
short stories — some of the finest
fiction ever written.
As the title implies, this collection concentrates on writings about AIDS, but it strays far, from Paula Treichler's exemplary analysis of US network television dramatisation of AIDS, to Richard Dellamora's reading of an Edmund White
short story and Sander Gilman's survey of 20th - century German
fiction about contagion, real and imagined.
She writes science
fiction and fantasy novels and
short stories for adults and children, and is known
as a prominent voice for the asexual community.
Though it heavily reworks Bissell's
story, the film feels
as beautifully calibrated
as a great piece of
short fiction, only with visual accents and emphases filling in for the prose.
I have also published a few single
short stories as ebooks,
as listed below, and my work has been included in many anthologies (see Flash
Fiction page for more details).
Fast forward a bit and those of us who wrote long
fiction started looking at our royalty reports and realized that we were making the exact same amount per borrow for a five thousand word
short story as we were for a hundred thousand word novel.
Author, journalist and blogger, she's especially keen on
short - form writing, such
as flash
fiction,
short stories and blog posts.
Speaking of hearts, there's one last reward of reviewing that I'd like to mention: that
as an author myself, I know how heartwarming it is to receive an enthusiastic review for my own work, and the arrival of not one but two glowing reviews for my latest book, the collection of very
short stories (aka flash
fiction) has made my week already — and it's still only Tuesday.
Plympton is different from Byliner — which Love cites
as its biggest competition — in that while Plympton focuses exclusively on serial
fiction, Byliner's
fiction is usually closer in length to that of a
short story.
Having a butterfly mind is part and parcel of being a
short - form writer,
as I am, churning out
short stories, flash
fiction, blog posts and journalism, never dwelling on any one project for long.
Magic for Beginners by Kelly Link Kelly Link's second
short story collection is aptly titled Magic for Beginners, for the
short fiction she presents here is truly magical, with masterfully crafted
stories that are
as dark
as they are delightful.
Kelly Link's second
short story collection is aptly titled Magic for Beginners, for the
short fiction she presents here is truly magical, with masterfully crafted
stories that are
as dark
as they are delightful.
If you need convincing that Mantel is
as able a
short -
story writer
as she is a novelist, there are a few samples of her
short fiction online:
Authors interested in critiques of
shorter works, such
as stories, essays, and flash
fiction, should contact the Tucson office.
As I had just published a book of poetry, another book of essays and
short stories, and a third that was urban
fiction, I knew I was in trouble on this front.
Simon Goodson is the author of the massively popular and highly rated Wanderer's Odyssey science
fiction series,
as well
as the Dark Soul Silenced books and many
short stories.
Live:
Fiction is a stream of
short stories and novellas (published
as ebooks) that are inspired by current events.
Therefore, here's a writing prompt for you; do
as you wish —
short story, flash
fiction, poem, what have you.
That's the same
as with any
short story submission, certainly, but with one of these, the bar is sometimes a bit higher than «normal»
fiction.
Winner of the O. Henry Prize, her
fiction has been included in The Best American
Short Stories, The O. Henry Prize
Stories,
as well
as other anthologies.
At a low point in my writing career, just
as I was thinking about giving up, I received the good news that one of my
stories had been selected for the annual Pushcart Prize anthology of the best
short fiction, nonfiction, and poetry of the previous year.
For novelists, free
short stories and novella are effective,
as they easily attract
fiction fans.
Popular author and
short -
story writer Ozick makes a strong and witty claim that critics need new
fiction just
as much
as novelists need great critics in order to build a healthy literary community.
«Based on the continued success of
short fiction on Kindle
as well
as the enthusiastic response to Day One — we received thousands of subscriptions in the first week — we know readers are hungry for
short stories and excited about exploring new genres,» said Daphne Durham, Publisher of Adult Trade and Children's Group.
John Updike's first collection of new
short fiction since the year 2000, My Father's Tears finds the author in a valedictory mood
as he mingles narratives of his native Pennsylvania with
stories of New England suburbia and of foreign travel.
Amazon has a number of exclusive offerings such
as their fan -
fiction via Kindle Words,
short stories with Kindle Singles and they also have the largest self - publishing system with Kindle Direct Publishing.
A few months ago, I published a series of
short -
short stories (also known
as «Flash
Fiction») based on pictures that I'd taken.
It is supported by its own library touted
as the «YouTube» of eBooks where both amateur and professional writers can share content by uploading their published and unpublished works for readers to download, and there are tons of
fiction short stories, fantasies, science
fiction, romance, etc., that you won't find in Kindle or Nook sites.
Bundles of
short stories sell well in various
fiction genres,
as well
as in sub-genres of major categories like romance.
Susan Kaye Quinn is the author of the Singularity Series, the bestselling Mindjack Trilogy, and the Debt Collector serial,
as well
as other speculative
fiction novels and
short stories.
The force of Ebooks IS with me
as I aggregate my collection of over 100
short stories and flash
fiction pieces from my 4 - year - old e-mail subscription
short fiction Web site http://www.LongShortStories.com into my first of several ebooks.
Even so, while I don't remember a time when I didn't write — poems and
stories as a child, a few semi-serious
short fiction efforts in high school
as part of an honors English course — it never occurred to me that I might follow in my mother's footsteps.
Check out Fabula Argentea, which regularly features both traditional
short stories as well
as flash
fiction.
I'm also an indie author myself, having published the science
fiction thriller Luck and Death at the Edge of the World
as well
as novellas and
short stories.
As we move through the class, you're not only writing your own
short stories, you're also discovering the Kindle
short fiction BLUEPRINT... What to publish, and when, so that your Amazon income steadily increases.
We edit all genres of
fiction and nonfiction, such
as short stories, novels, memoir, and academic work.
Short stories have also had a strong presence in much genre writing, particularly science fiction with numerous publications bringing us such writers as Arthur.C.Clarke, Isaac Asimov and Ray Bradbury to name such a few, all of which were among the pioneers of the very short story as they were then k
Short stories have also had a strong presence in much genre writing, particularly science
fiction with numerous publications bringing us such writers
as Arthur.C.Clarke, Isaac Asimov and Ray Bradbury to name such a few, all of which were among the pioneers of the very
short story as they were then k
short story as they were then known.
Such writing can include traditional or mainstream
short -
short stories as well
as various other types such
as American haibun, ghost
stories, monologues, epistles, mysteries, myths, tall tales, fables, anti-fables, parables, romance, fairy tales, horror, suspense, science
fiction, prose poetry, and more.
The potential for a renewed interest in
short stories — stand - alone
fiction that will no longer have to wait to be anthologized or published
as a collection —
as well
as timely pieces of non-
fiction on current world events means that readers without the time or inclination to tackle longer pieces of literature can now fill their reading needs with
shorter and less pricey ebooks.
- Booklist «Celebrated
short story writer Beattie... juxtaposes a master class on writing
fiction with
fiction itself... it is obvious how much fun Beattie is having with this project - an ideal book for readers who want to understand process
as much
as product.»
His
short stories have appeared in Tin House, the Southern Review, the Kenyon Review, and Esquire.com, and have been widely anthologized, in such volumes
as Lost Tribe: Jewish
Fiction from the Edge (HarperCollins), Bestial Noise: The Tin House
Fiction Reader (Bloomsbury), and Best New American Voices 2005 (Harcourt).
I published a flash
fiction collection called New Skin in January, and I republished my contribution to Holly Lisle's Adventure of Creation anthology, Finding Light,
as a stand alone
short story just a few days ago.
She is best known
as an author of science
fiction and fantasy
short stories who writes and teaches about how fantastic
fiction might reflect real - world diversity of gender, sexual orientation, race, colonialism, physical ability, age, and other sociocultural factors.
Since his first published
short story won the Rod Serling Memorial Award in the 1982 Twilight Zone Magazine Short Fiction contest, Dan Simmons has won some of the top awards in science fiction, horror, fantasy, and thriller genres, as well as honors for his mainstream fic
short story won the Rod Serling Memorial Award in the 1982 Twilight Zone Magazine
Short Fiction contest, Dan Simmons has won some of the top awards in science fiction, horror, fantasy, and thriller genres, as well as honors for his mainstream fic
Short Fiction contest, Dan Simmons has won some of the top awards in science fiction, horror, fantasy, and thriller genres, as well as honors for his mainstream f
Fiction contest, Dan Simmons has won some of the top awards in science
fiction, horror, fantasy, and thriller genres, as well as honors for his mainstream f
fiction, horror, fantasy, and thriller genres,
as well
as honors for his mainstream
fictionfiction.
His
fiction has appeared in Esquire, The Paris Review, Harper's, Tin House, Granta, and Playboy,
as well
as The Best American
Short Stories.
Wagner's own website is a catalog of his writing style, including sample flash
fiction stories that are open to readers,
as well
as a purchasable works from
short story anthologies and longer titles.
I don't tend to think of myself
as a fan of
short fiction, so when a friend recently pressed The Persephone Book of Short Stories on me, I was, to say the least, dub
short fiction, so when a friend recently pressed The Persephone Book of
Short Stories on me, I was, to say the least, dub
Short Stories on me, I was, to say the least, dubious.