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
The South African Short Story in English, 1920–2010: When Aesthetics Meets Ethics, by Marta Fossati
The South African Short Story in English, 1920–2010: When Aesthetics Meets Ethics, by Marta Fossati Oxford University Press, 2024, pp. 289. ISBN: 9780198910978 This book explores – through a close reading and several deep dives into the history of print culture – the development of the South African short story in English, from the late…
INTERVIEW WITH THE FOUNDER & CEO OF COMMA PRESS
We are delighted to invite you to an interview with Ra Page, the CEO and Founder of Comma Press, on Monday 13th October, at 6pm (UK time), via Teams (see link below). Founded in 2007, Comma Press is a non-profit publishing house based in Manchester, UK, that publishes short story anthologies and single-author collections. Its…
Scratch A4 Summer 25 Competition!
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Event: An Evening with ENSFR Authors 24.06.2025 (6:00pm-8:00pm) GMT
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Short Fiction in Theory & Practice 15.1 & 2 out now.
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