If you're looking for short stories to read, drop on over to Spinetingler where Brian Lindenmuth has gathered together a long list of collections and anthologies that out now or soon will be. http://www.spinetinglermag.com/2011/08/15/2011-short-story-collections-anthologies/
Not included on the list but well worth a read are two from Snubnose Press. Anthology "Speedloader", and a collection from Keith Rawson called "The Chaos We Knew". And available soon will be "Monkey Justice" from Patti Abbott and "Gumbo Ya-Ya" from Les Edgerton. http://snubnosepress.wordpress.com/news And Snubnose is still open to submissions for collections, novellas, and novel length fiction.
And from Brian came this great article about putting together a novel that is actually a collection of short stories. I have been writing connected short stories for years, nice to see that there's actually a market for them. At the end of the article you'll find a list of novels done in short stories. And it's a long one! http://www.thecoachellareview.com/blog/?p=550
9 comments:
Thanks yet again for keeping us all 'in the loop', Sandra.
Short story dead? Never!
Best,
Col
Yes, it's hard to keep up with all the new anthologies, so it's great when folks like Brain post a list like this.
In my opinion, there's more life in the short story than the full-length novel. Certainly not as many readers, but more interesting ideas and approaches to writing.
Yes, I agree, Chris. There's also so much more freedom to experiment and find your way through a story. And to write about subjects that wouldn't work at novel length.
And if I've missed any please let me know and I'll add them. I'll also update the list as the year goes on. It benefits me as much as anyone else to have the list in one place.
Are there any anthologies coming out from the big publishers. There's usually always a couple each year.
Thanks for the heads-up about the Coachella Review. Those folks are just across the valley from me, and I didn't know they were there.
Sandra, IMO, there's no better time to be a short story writer.There are more and more readers of short stories and more and more markets (including self publishing!) every day, it seems to me. I love it!
I didn't realize how much I loved short stories until I was asked to make a list of my favorites and came up with about a hundred off the top of my head.
I think MWA and SIC both have anthologies out, Brian. I'll keep watch for more :)
Isn't funny how we miss what's in our own backyards, Ron?
I agree, Conda, it's a wonderful time to be short story writer!
Short stories tend to stick with readers for a long time, Katherine. I think it's probably because they pack a faster, more powerful punch than a novel can
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