G. Préher and C. Seltzer, editors of the Journal of the Short Story in English (JSSE) / Les cahiers de la nouvelle, are pleased to announce the publication of number 84, a special issue on Joyce Carol Oats, guested edited by Tanya Tomble.Similar Posts
Save the Dates! (10-12 June 2026) 8th Annual ENSFR Conference: University of Artois
Dear all, We are excited to announce a Save The Date for the 8th Annual ENSFR Conference. The conference will be held at the University of Artois (Northern France) on the 10-12th of June 2026. The title of the conference is: ‘In Different Shapes: the short story and its modes of circulation in magazines and…
Scratch A4 1000 word short story competition
Scratch Books are now open to submissions for the Scratch A4 1000 word short story competition until 25th April. Send us your rich, exhilarating and brilliant short works! Entry is only £4. The judges are: Gurnaik Johal – Winner of the Somerset Maugham Award and shortlisted for the Sunday Times Young Writer of the Year…
Online Short Fiction Reading Group – Monday 29th September at 5pm (UK time)
During the meeting, we will be discussing Maddie’s reading suggestion: the short story “A Song for Sleep” by Bora Chung. The text can be accessed from this link. Our conversation will focus on the following key questions/themes that Maddie has selected: The first-person narration of the short story The use of language / the “language”…
Event: An Evening with ENSFR Authors 24.06.2025 (6:00pm-8:00pm) GMT
Dear ENSFR members, the ENSFR is running an online event on 24.06.2025 with a selection of authors from the ENSFR who have released work recently. The event will take the form of four interviews, with the four authors C.D Rose, Ailsa Cox, Sonya Moor and Sue Dawes followed by Q and A. Running time for…
Writing Short Stories (third edition) by Ailsa Cox
The third edition of Writing Short Stories has been revised and updated to provide a complete guide to the craft of writing short stories. It emphasizes the importance of voice as a foundation for work on characterization, imagery, dialogue and pace, as readers move from their first sketches to working on more complex narrative structures….
New podcast episode: Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s Short Fiction
Chigozirim Nwaosu is a PhD candidate in English Literature in the School of Literature and Languages at the University of Surrey (UK). Her research focuses on the intersectionality between race, gender and sexuality and how it affects contemporary societies. In this episode, Chigozirim discusses the representation of gender and sexuality in Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s 2009…