We are pleased to announce the publication of numbers 80-81 of the Journal of the Short Story in English/Cahiers de la nouvelle, which is the special 40th anniversary issue. It finds a balance honoring the past and looking forward to the future of the short story and of short fiction research. Many of the scholarly articles were written by ENSFR members. It features stories by Angela Carter, Elizabeth Cox, Jill McCorkle and Charlotte Arnautou, and an interview with Lisa Alther, Elizabeth Cox, and Jill McCorkle about their ideas on the American short story today and on the genre itself. It is available online.
The European Network for Short Fiction Research was established in 2013 with the aim of fostering and promoting the study of short fiction in European universities and in interaction with short fiction writers. After an inaugural meeting early in 2014, the ENSFR has organized annual conferences as well as sponsored several other study days and events. This website aims to be an interactive platform for sharing research, expertise, ideas and information about short fiction in its diversity of linguistic traditions and forms.