In Quest of Forgotten Yellow Book Writer Ethel Colburn Mayne
By Elke D’hoker While early reviews routinely likened her work to that of Henry James, by 1923, Mayne was called ““the only short-story writer capable of succeeding Katherine Mansfield”
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Edge Hill Prize shortlist 2021
The annual Edge Hill Prize awards £10,000 to the author of what the judges consider to be the best published short-story collection from the UK or Ireland. This year’s shortlist includes previous winner Kevin Barry, plus four debut authors. It also includes two short story cycles. Full list below: Paradise Block by Alice Ash (Serpent’s Tail/Profile); That Old…
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CFP: American short story writers and the American short story as cultural institution
The following call for papers has been selected by the organisers of the 53rd annual Congress of the French Association for American Studies, which will take place at the University of Bordeaux (Michel Montaigne) from 31st May to the 3rd June, 2022. The theme of the congress is “Legitimacy, Authority, Canons”. American short story writers…