American Short Fiction

12/11/2024

We are thrilled to announce that the brilliant Tony Tulathimutte ()—author of the 2024 National Book Award longlisted novel Rejection—will judge the 2025 American Short(er) Fiction Prize. The prize recognizes extraordinary short fiction under 1,500 words. The first-place winner will receive a $1,000 prize and publication. Previous winners of the Short(er) Fiction Prize have gone on to be anthologized in places such as The Pushcart Prize: Best of the Small Presses. All entries will be considered for publication.

30/10/2024

Registration for Susan Choi’s Generate and Revise (Make A Mess, Clean It Up) will close next Tuesday, November 5, at midnight CST. If you have a story or a novel that you’ve been revising for a while (months, years, a decade?), this is definitely the class for you!

Tuition is $150 and covers two linked Zoom lectures on Thursday, November 7, and Thursday, November 21, from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. EST / 6 p.m. to 8 p.m CST. These lectures will offer the opportunity to engage in Q&As with the instructor and fellow students and include writing prompts, suggestions for further reading, and more.

Sign up now at link in bio.

04/10/2024

Last Friday, we were thrilled to host the first installment of Story Sessions, a literary series that brings together exceptional authors in a freewheeling discussion about the power of stories and the ways we share them. ✨

Hundreds of folks gathered in the historic King-Seabrook Chapel at to listen to nationally award-winning novelist Percival Everett in conversation with distinguished poet Roger Reeves about the craft of storytelling.

We were so happy to work with , a bookstore and community space in Austin that specializes in small press fiction, non-fiction, poetry, comics, and works in translation. 📚

Special thanks to the City of Austin Economic Development Department, Humanities Texas, and the Alice Kleberg Reynolds Foundation for their support of this event series and to our partners at Huston-Tillotson University and the University of Texas John L. Warfield Center for African and African American Studies.

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26/09/2024

DEADLINE to register for the fall full semester of MFA for All is this weekend, SEPT. 29th! Instructors include Jamel Brinkley, Susan Choi, and Karen Russell.🤩

Follow the link in our bio to sign up.👉

25/09/2024

Quotes from ’s interview over at . Susan is joining our fall semester faculty for MFA for All!

Full semester deadline is SEPT. 29th. Sign up at link in our bio.✍️

24/09/2024

Some quotes from ’s incredible interview “On Writing a Short Story: ‘Everything is Always Happening, All the Time.’” Jamel will be joining our fall semester faculty for MFA for All!

Full semester deadline is SEPT. 29th. Sign up link in our bio!💻

20/09/2024

19/09/2024

Here are a few of our favorite Karen Russell quotes from her interview. Karen is part of our fall semester faculty for MFA for All!

Full-semester deadline is Sept. 29th! Sign up link in our bio!👉

18/09/2024

Registration is open for the Fall 2024 Semester of MFA for All, featuring new classes with Jamel Brinkley (), Susan Choi (), and Karen Russell. The deadline to sign up for the full semester is fast approaching.

A special new virtual Agents & Editors Panel will be available to all full semester students, featuring Sarah Bowlin (Aevitas Creative Management), Annie Hwang (Ayesha Pande Literary), and Jackson Howard (Farrar, Straus & Giroux).

You can read more about all the benefits available to full semester students at link in bio.

13/09/2024

We’re so pleased to share that our newest issue is out now and available for sale on our website.

“I’m in transition,” the narrator of Peter Orner’s sparse, perfectly moving little story says to his date, by way of apology for the obvious restlessness, the various disappointments of his life. But he also means that, like all of the characters in our new fall issue, facing challenges ranging from infertility in Kashmir to the loss of a parent in Brooklyn to the loss of a safe childhood innocence in Albuquerque, he’s full of possibility, that there is still time for changes, revolutions, even, in his story. Fall, after all, is as good a season for change as any—in its way, it offers as many fresh starts as spring.

Featuring new stories by Matthew Lawrence Garcia (.g3), Laura Grothaus (), Joshua Henkin (), John McManus (), Joanna Novak, Peter Orner (), Lucy Tan (), and Zahid Rafiq, this latest issue is one you don’t want to miss. Cover Art by Kyle Ragsdale ().

Subscribe now at link in bio.

06/09/2024

Calling All Writers: Time is running out to register for Fall 2024 Semester of MFA for All, featuring new classes with Jamel Brinkley, Susan Choi, and Karen Russell. The deadline to sign up for the full semester is Sunday, September 29 at midnight CST.

Each semester is comprised of three classes taught by three different authors; each class—two linked lectures, a couple weeks apart—will include the opportunity to engage in Q&As with the instructor and fellow students, writing prompts, suggestions for further reading, and more. Tuition is $150 per class or $360 for the full semester.

Those who enroll for the semester will receive a 20% discount on tuition and the following perks:

Entry to three two-lecture classes (one full semester)
Curated reading list and writing exercises
Access to a recording of each lecture for one month after the class’s completion
Access to our community platform, hosted by ASF editors, where you can connect to other writers
Four Zoom writing meet-ups with other full-semester students
One Publishing Zoom meet-up with industry professionals
Discount on a year’s U.S.-based subscription to the magazine

Sign up now at link in bio. 💚

MFA for ALL MFA for All was born from our desire to create a space where MFA-quality instruction is widely accessible to writers no matter their age,

05/09/2024

A few happy full-semester MFA for All folks from last semester have some things to say…

21/08/2024

As students head back to college this fall, we’re relaunching our annual ASF Goes Back to School campaign! If you’re teaching a college-level creative writing workshop or lit class and would like back issues to give to your students, please fill out the form at link in bio. 📚

Please note: supplies are limited and choice of issue will be at our discretion.

20/08/2024

Join for the first installment of Story Sessions, a literary series that brings together exceptional authors in a freewheeling discussion about the power of stories and the ways we share them, on September 27, 2024, at Huston-Tillotson University from 6 – 8:00 p.m. We’re thrilled to welcome the nationally award-winning novelist Percival Everett to the stage alongside the distinguished poet and National Book Award finalist Roger Reeves.

This event is free and open to the public and ASL interpretation will be provided. Books will be available for purchase onsite from , a bookstore and community space in Austin, Texas, specializing in small press fiction, non-fiction, poetry, comics, and works in translation.

Please RSVP at link in bio to save your spot!

Special thanks to the City of Austin Economic Development Department, Humanities Texas, and the Alice Kleberg Reynolds Foundation for their support of this project and to our partners at Huston-Tillotson University and the University of Texas John L. Warfield Center for African and African American Studies.

Graphic by .

Photo of Percival Everett by Michael Avendon.

15/08/2024

Registration is now open for our fall semester of MFA for All! Welcome our brilliant instructors Jamel Brinkley (), Susan Choi (), and Karen Russell!

Tuition is $150 per class or $360 for the full semester. Learn more and register at the link in our bio.

26/06/2024

Summer Merch Drop: The limited-edition FICTION tote is here and could be yours for just $35. ☀️

Designed by MiniSuper Studio, this new oversized bag is the perfect companion for all your summer adventures.

Order yours now at link in bio.

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21/06/2024

We are so excited to announce the winners of the American Short(er) Fiction Prize, judged by Dantiel W. Moniz (). Thank you to all who submitted! Congratulations to the winners John McManus () and Natalie Warther ()! ✨

20/06/2024

An excerpt from “Neighbors” by Kate Tighe-Pigott in Issue 79.

Get your copy or subscribe at link in bio.