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
New Episode: Women of Wonder, in ‘A Small, Good Thing’ Podcast
In this episode Paul March-Russell, discusses the importance of women writers in science fiction and the legacy of the short story collection Women of Wonder (1974) edited by Pamela Sargent. Paul is the outgoing editor of Foundation: The International Review of Science Fiction, the co-founder of Gold SF, an intersectional feminist science fiction imprint of…
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Writers Taking Part in The Writers of the ENSFR Event
Lisa Blower Lisa Blower is the winner of the 2025 V.S Pritchard prize with her short story Blessings in Burslem In 2009, her short story Broken Crockery won the Guardian Weekend’s summer short fiction special.She was shortlisted for the BBC National Short Story Award for her story Barmouth in 2013. Her debut novel Sitting Ducks…
New podcast episode: Richard Brautigan’s Short Fiction (with Chris Gair)
Richard Brautigan is most famous for his iconic novel Trout Fishing in America (1967), but he was also a prolific short story writer and poet. Whether you are a hardcore Brautigan fan, or you have never heard of him, this episode is for you! Chris Gair is the director of the Andrew Hook Centre for American Studies, Senior…
Book Release: The Short Story Anthology and Women’s Writing by Aleix Tura Vecino
Dear Members, Please find information below on Aleix Tura Vecino’s new book published by Routledge. Hundreds of anthologies of women’s short stories have appeared in the literary market between the 1970s and now. This publishing and cultural phenomenon is considered for the first time in this book, which argues that, during this period, anthologies have…
Successful Flash In Translation Event at the PesText Festival 08.05.2025
The ENSFR working alongside writers from Essex’s University (UK), writers from the writing school at Innsbruck University (Austria) and writers from the PesText festival (Hungary) took part in a Flash in Translation Event. The event involved eight writers working in collaborative pairs from across the three participating countries to each produce a piece of Flash…
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…