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Fiction Collective 2 A literary alternative since 1974;
2024 is our 50th Anniversary! Published titles remain in print in perpetuity.

A small, not-for-profit publisher run by authors, Fiction Collective Two is a hub for artistically adventurous, non-traditional fiction. Since its origin in 1974, membership of the collective has grown from six founding author-members to well over a hundred today; we have published more than two hundred books, and continue to publish six new books every year (three in fall and three in spring). We

are committed to finding fresh and experimental works, both through member-sponsored submissions and through two annual competitions, the FC2 Ronald Sukenick Innovative Fiction Contest and the FC2 Catherine Doctorow Innovative Fiction Prize. Winners also receive cash awards and publication with FC2. For submission guidelines please see: http://www.fc2.org/prizes.html. FC2 receives financial support from the Jarvis & Constance Doctorow Family Foundation, the Richard and Mary-Ann Simon Foundation, and government arts councils. We also rely on the generosity of Wake Forest University, the University of Utah, the University of Alabama, Illinois State University, the University of Massachusetts Amherst, and the University of Colorado for in-kind support. Other sources of revenue include contributions from FC2’s Board of Directors and Advisory Board, and its contest submission fees. Board of Directors: Joanna Ruocco, Chair (Wake Forest University), Sarah Blackman (The Fine Arts Center), Jeffrey DeShell (University of Colorado — Boulder), Michael Mejia (University of Utah), Lance Olsen (University of Utah), Aimee Parkison (Oklahoma State University), Matt Roberson (Central Michigan University), Elisabeth Sheffield (University of Colorado — Boulder), and Daniel Waterman (University of Alabama Press)

Have you sent your manuscript to one of our annual Innovative Fiction contests yet? Submissions are open until November ...
30/08/2024

Have you sent your manuscript to one of our annual Innovative Fiction contests yet? Submissions are open until November 1st, and fee waivers are available! https://fc2.org/prizes/

"I see the fiction in DOUBLE-CHECK FOR SLEEPING CHILDREN as mythic, if myth is malleable like memory, like theory, specu...
26/08/2024

"I see the fiction in DOUBLE-CHECK FOR SLEEPING CHILDREN as mythic, if myth is malleable like memory, like theory, speculative, hovering, never landing yet somehow already under your skin."
💡Read more from our latest author Kirstin Allio, & pick up her new book DOUBLE-CHECK FOR SLEEPING CHILDREN at 50% off with our 50th anniversary code FC250 http://fc2.org.com/writing-unwriting

✨ Happy pub day ✨ to DOUBLE-CHECK FOR SLEEPING CHILDREN by Kirstin Allio! This winner of the 2023 Catherine Doctorow Inn...
22/08/2024

✨ Happy pub day ✨ to DOUBLE-CHECK FOR SLEEPING CHILDREN by Kirstin Allio! This winner of the 2023 Catherine Doctorow Innovative Fiction Prize is is a collection of twenty poetically and morally propulsive short stories that disquiet the sublimated and palpate shadows.... Head over to the University of Alabama Press blog to read an excerpt & get your copy! https://tinyurl.com/3fzry27n

"My felt experience of writing has to do with handwriting, and with space quantified and charged by distance. Every move...
21/08/2024

"My felt experience of writing has to do with handwriting, and with space quantified and charged by distance. Every movement I make opens or closes the distance, a dancer’s fan." ~ ~ Kirstin Allio's DOUBLE-CHECK FOR SLEEPING CHILDREN arrives officially this week! Get a peek into Allio with her essay & collage works: https://fc2.org/writing-unwriting/"

🔥TODAY Submission portals are OPEN for our Annual Contests!! Guidelines & eligibility & all that jazz are here: https://...
15/08/2024

🔥TODAY Submission portals are OPEN for our Annual Contests!! Guidelines & eligibility & all that jazz are here: https://fc2.org/prizes/
In an effort to remove barriers to access, we offer fee waivers to writers for whom the submission fee would represent a significant obstacle🔥

Experience Kirstin Allio's essay & collageworks in the service of her forthcoming novel ~~ "Writing, Unwriting: Ten Figu...
12/08/2024

Experience Kirstin Allio's essay & collageworks in the service of her forthcoming novel ~~ "Writing, Unwriting: Ten Figures for DOUBLE-CHECK FOR SLEEPING CHILDREN" :
https://fc2.org/writing-unwriting/

31/07/2024

Today is the last day of University of Alabama Press's TIDES & TALES SUMMER SALE! Get 25% off + free shipping on PRE-ORDERS for our Fall Titles using code SUMMER2024!
Individual book links below in comments:

Get your manuscripts ready! Two annual contests for Innovative Fiction open on August 15th! Read all about guidelines & ...
30/07/2024

Get your manuscripts ready! Two annual contests for Innovative Fiction open on August 15th! Read all about guidelines & eligibility here: fc2.org/prizes

Learn about our final co-judges for the Sukenick, and learn more about this annual prize, opening August 15th! https://f...
23/07/2024

Learn about our final co-judges for the Sukenick, and learn more about this annual prize, opening August 15th! https://fc2.org/prizes/

Learn about our final judge for the Doctorow, and learn more about this annual prize, opening August 15th! https://fc2....
19/07/2024

Learn about our final judge for the Doctorow, and learn more about this annual prize, opening August 15th! https://fc2.org/prizes/

Celebrate Pride Month with just a few of our q***r authors over at the University of Alabama Press blog! Featuring refle...
28/06/2024

Celebrate Pride Month with just a few of our q***r authors over at the University of Alabama Press blog!
Featuring reflections & books from Sophie Klahr (co-author, THERE IS ONLY ONE GHOST IN THE WORLD), Vi Khi Nao (A BRIEF ALPHABET OF TORTURE; SWIMMING WITH DEAD STARS), and Kathleen J. Woods (WHITE WEDDING)
https://www.uapress.ua.edu/blog/category/fiction-collective-two/

Got questions about our ANNUAL CONTESTS, opening on AUGUST 15th? Swipe through these graphics for all of the answers! W...
27/06/2024

Got questions about our ANNUAL CONTESTS, opening on AUGUST 15th? Swipe through these graphics for all of the answers! Want deadline reminders and other contest news? Sign up for the FC2 newsletter: https://fc2.org/prizes/

The co-judges for our 2025 Ronald Sukenick Innovative Fiction Contest are Steven Dunn and Katie Jean Shinkle, co-authors...
14/06/2024

The co-judges for our 2025 Ronald Sukenick Innovative Fiction Contest are Steven Dunn and Katie Jean Shinkle, co-authors of TANNERY BAY! Submissions open August 15th! https://fc2.org/prizes/

We're so excited to announce that K-Ming Chang will serve as judge for our 2025 Catherine Doctorow Innovative Fiction Pr...
13/06/2024

We're so excited to announce that K-Ming Chang will serve as judge for our 2025 Catherine Doctorow Innovative Fiction Prize! Submissions open on August 15th !
https://fc2.org/prizes/

"Humor and horror, godlings and earthlings, lust and transformation all tangle together in "The Swan." We're overjoyed t...
13/06/2024

"Humor and horror, godlings and earthlings, lust and transformation all tangle together in "The Swan." We're overjoyed that this fantastical romp through New York City, featuring the whims of gods alongside the foibles of humanity has been nominated for the 2023 Shirley Jackson awards under the category of Novelette.

The Shirley Jackson awards celebrate "outstanding achievement in the literature of psychological suspense, horror, and the dark fantastic." INFINITE CONSTELLATIONS collects darkly fantastic stories, alongside poetry and prose that celebrate culture and identity.

Congratulations, Lynn Pitts! "The Swan" gives us so much to laugh about, delight in and deeply ponder. We raise a glass to the story's success!" -- from K.Ibura, co-editor of INFINITE CONSTELLATIONS

CONGRATS to J Efron and John Haskell, 2024's annual contest winners! We'll soon be announcing the judges for our 2025 co...
04/06/2024

CONGRATS to J Efron and John Haskell, 2024's annual contest winners!

We'll soon be announcing the judges for our 2025 contests. In the meantime, check out the submission guidelines : https://fc2.org/prizes/

Our 50th Anniversary Fundraiser aims to enable FC2 mission's to expand in reach and vision for years to come ! Donors of...
31/05/2024

Our 50th Anniversary Fundraiser aims to enable FC2 mission's to expand in reach and vision for years to come ! Donors of $100+ will be gifted one of our limited edition tote bags, while supplies last (which is not long!) https://fc2.org/donate/

Did you hear the news? 🚀 J Efron has won our annual Ronald Sukenick Innovative Fiction Contest, selected by Ray Levy !! ...
16/05/2024

Did you hear the news? 🚀 J Efron has won our annual Ronald Sukenick Innovative Fiction Contest, selected by Ray Levy !! 💡Keep an eye out for J's book (and our announcement of a title!) https://fc2.org/efron-2024-sukenick/

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Celebrate 50 Years of FC2 with a Special Anniversary Sale
Celebrate 50 Years of FC2 with a Special Anniversary Sale

In celebrating our 50th year, use code FC250 at checkout to receive 50% off select Fiction Collective 2 titles ! (does not include pre-orders) https://www.uapress.ua.edu/search-results/?imprint=fiction-collective-2

Our annual contests are opening very soon! fc2.org/prizes !

Stock up on our innovative fiction for your beach reads during this summer sale! https://www.uapress.ua.edu/search-results/?imprint=fiction-collective-2

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