25. One Story Blog Blog https://www.one-story.com/blog/ + Follow Blog The One Story blog presents a vibrant space where contemporary fiction is explored and celebrated, with a keen focus on short stories and the writers behind them. It illuminates the nuances of storytelling, highlighting ...
Sherman Alexieis one of the foremost writers on the modern Native American experience. His short story follows a young cartoonist living on the Spokane Indian Reservation. As the main character leaves home and decides to pursue his dreams, he encounters a number of social challenges. Alexie weaves...
The O. Henry Prizes are the oldest major prize for short fiction in America. Awarded annually since 1919 (with a break in 2020), the prizes seek to provide a dazzling platform for modern short story writers at all points in their careers. The winners’ stories are collected and published a...
Writing groups are a fantastic way to develop your story (as ourGroup Coaching writing coursealumni attest). Here are places to get feedback on your writing: Now Novel We'll toot our own horn here: Now Novel'scritique groupsare home to first-timers and experienced writers alike. Members wh...
Many of these short story magazines accept submissions from writers residing anywhere in the world. UK Short Story MagazineCountrySubmissions AddressPaymentUK Short Story Magazine Notes All Your Poems Magazine UK online submissions only - see link None they accept modern and traditional poetry - submit...
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Why we love it: This modern Nigerian story is a great way to introduce students to African literature, modern events, and point of view and theme. 42. The Friday Everything Changed by Anne Hart “Tradition. In Miss Ralston’s class the boys have always carried the water bucket. Until one...
This is Lisa Gardner’s second short story starring Detective D.D. Warren. The first one,The 7th Monthwas The New York Times bestseller. Detective Warren takes on a new assignment: a fifty-minute class aimed at educating thriller writers on the ways of actual police work. ...
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Not so much a short story as it is flash fiction,“Sticks”is written from the perspective of a young man whose father has an unusual habit: dressing up a crucifix that’s built of out a metal pole in the yard. One of America’s greatest living short story writers, George Saunders exp...