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
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Founding Member of the European Network for Short Fiction Research and Editor of Short Fiction in Theory and Practice, Ailsa Cox, has produced her own Personal Anthology of the short fiction that has helped shape her life as an academic, writer, and reader. A Personal Anthology is curated by Jonathan Gibbs, author of the novels…
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”…
CFP: Microfiction & Intertextuality, Thessaloniki, 7 -9 October 2026
XIII International Conference on Microfiction: Microfiction & Intertextuality, Thessaloniki, 7 -9 October 2026 Τhe School of Philology and the School of Italian Language and Literature, the Faculty of Philosophy, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (AUTH) invite you to participate in the XIII International Conference on Microfiction, entitled “Microfiction and Intertextuality,” which they are co-organizing. The conference…
Podcast: A Small Good Thing
A series of interviews from Andrea Marzocchi at the University of Surrey. Andrea discusses the short story form with academics, writers, publishers, and anyone who shares a passion for short stories. Previous episodes have included Michael Collins, Tom Conaghan, Michael Basseler and short story author Heuijung Hur. In the latest conversation he talks to Andrew…
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…
Flash in Translation: Uncanny Objects
On November 6, 2025, the ENSFR and PesText – International Literary and Cultural Festival hosted an online workshop on “Flash in Translation: Uncanny Objects”. The event was jointly organised by Robert Smid, Paul Knowles, Ines Gstrein and Ildikó Hepp. Eleven writers from four countries – Hungary, Austria, the United Kingdom and France – were invited…