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SUMMARY:Event: Charles E. May’s Short Story Theories’ 50th Anniversary Roundtable
DESCRIPTION:  \nJoin us as we honour the enduring legacy of Charles E. May’s Short Story Theories (1976)\, a landmark work that reshaped how we read\, teach\, and think about short fiction. This special event marks the 50th anniversary of its publication; a moment to reflect on its impact and celebrate the vibrant community of short story scholars\, writers\, and readers it continues to inspire. \n  \nSpeakers\nMichael Basseler (Justus-Liebig-University Giessen\, Germany)\nMichael Collins (King’s College London\, UK)\nAilsa Cox (Edge Hill University\, UK)\nAndrea Marzocchi (University of Surrey\, UK) \nJoin the Teams link here: \nCharles E. May’s Short Story Theories’ 50th Anniversary Roundtable | Meeting-Join | Microsoft Teams\n  \nMichael Basseler is Academic Manager at the International Graduate Centre for the Study of Culture (GCSC)\, Justus Liebig University Giessen\, Germany. He has published widely on the (American) short story and short story theory\, including his monograph An Organon of Life Knowledge: Genres and Functions of the Short Story in North America (2019)\, A History of the American Short Story (2011\, ed. with Ansgar Nünning) as well as a book chapter on “Current Approaches to the American Short Story” (in Handbook of the American Short Story\, 2022\, eds. Erik Redling and Oliver Scheiding). Michael is a founding steering committee member of the European Network for Short Fiction Research. \nMichael Collins is a Reader in American Studies at KCL and Chair of the British Association for American Studies. He is the author of two monographs\, The Drama of the American Short Story  and Exoteric Modernisms: Progressive Era Realism and the Aesthetics of Everyday Life and co-editor of The Cambridge Companion to the American Short Story (with Gavin Jones). He has published numerous articles in a range of journals\, specifically (though not exclusively) focused on short fiction. Most recently\, he has been working on topics relating to intelligence testing\, The Panama Canal\, and the American Civil Service in literature and culture. \nAilsa Cox is the world’s first Professor of Short Fiction. Her books include Alice Munro ;Writing Short Stories ; The Mind’s Eye: Alice Munro’s Dance of the Happy Shades with Christine Lorre; and Reading Alice Munro’s Breakthrough Books\, in collaboration with Tim Struthers\, Corinne Bigot and Catherine Sheldrick Ross. She has written extensively on other writers including Katherine Mansfield\, Helen Simpson\, Daisy Johnson and Jon McGregor\, and is principal editor of the peer-reviewed journal Short Fiction in Theory and Practice. Her own fiction has been widely published\, most recently in the mini-collection Precipitation. \nAndrea Marzocchi is a PhD candidate in the School of Literature and Languages at the University of Surrey. His research focuses on the aesthetic of the sublime and the functions it performs in realist American short fiction: from opening dimensions of expansiveness to encoding the affects and power dynamics that characterize the contemporary world. Since May 2024\, Andrea has been running a podcast dedicated to short fiction. The podcast is entitled A Small\, Good Thing after a short story by Raymond Carver and it features interviews with writers\, academics\, publishers\, and short story enthusiasts.
URL:https://ensfr.univ-angers.fr/event/charles-e-mays-short-story-theories-50th-anniversary-roundtable/
LOCATION:Teams
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260119
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260120
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SUMMARY:Residency: Writer in the Park Ljubljana Residency 2026\, Open Call
DESCRIPTION:Ljubljana\, a UNESCO City of Literature since 2015\, offers two one-month residencies for writers at the Švicarija/Swisshouse Creative Centre\, which is part of the International Centre of Graphic Arts.\nEach residency lasts one month per applicant. The residency periods are April 1–30\, 2026\, and November 1–30\, 2026. The dates are non-negotiable\, but a shorter stay is possible if required due to travel arrangements. Extra nights cannot be covered by the organizer\, though organizational assistance can be provided. \nAbout the Residency: \nLjubljana\, the capital of Slovenia\, was named World Book Capital in 2010. After being designated a UNESCO City of Literature in 2015 – the first in the country – it joined a growing global network of cities\, committed to actively promoting literature and reading culture\, while engaging in activities that strengthen collaboration in the fields of writing and publishing. \nLjubljana boasts a vibrant art scene and offers an array of diverse literary events\, ranging from alternative performances to major international festivals. This highly regarded residency\, established in 2018\, provides peace and quiet for uninterrupted writing\, while also offering opportunities to actively participate in the city’s literary life. \nThe deadline for applications is 19 January 2026. For full details about the residency\, including how to apply\, click here.
URL:https://ensfr.univ-angers.fr/event/residency-writer-in-the-park-ljubljana-residency-2026-open-call/
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SUMMARY:Event: Online Talk\, Elizabeth Gaskell’s Short Stories – An Introduction
DESCRIPTION:  \nJoin popular speaker Elizabeth Williams for this intriguing introduction to a different side of Elizabeth Gaskell’s story-telling. \nBetter known for her classic novels\, Elizabeth Gaskell was a prolific writer of short stories. Charles Dickens knew this and encouraged her to write for his literary magazine. \nWorks like the much-loved Cranford started as short stories. Others\, like Libbie Marsh’s Three Eras and Lizzie Leigh\, drew on themes of female friendship\, industrialism and class relations that would later feature in novels such as Mary Barton or North and South. \nSo\, where did Elizabeth Gaskell get her ideas from? What inspired her to write in this format and why did she cover so many genres?
URL:https://ensfr.univ-angers.fr/event/event-online-talk-elizabeth-gaskells-short-stories-an-introduction/
LOCATION:Elizabeth Gaskell House
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SUMMARY:Event: ENSFR reading group\, January meeting
DESCRIPTION:This year’s first short fiction reading group meeting will take place (via Zoom) on Monday 26th January at 5pm (UK time). Below\, you can find information on how to join the online meeting room. \nDuring the meeting\, we will be discussing Paul’s reading suggestion: the short story “Butterflies” by Samanta Schweblin. It is a very short story at just a page long. You can access the short story\, as well as a five-minute video of the reading of the story\, from the links below: \nSamanta Schweblin: Butterflies – Bookanista \nReading of Butterflies Video \nOur conversation will focus on the following key questions that Paul has selected: \nQ1) To what extent does the brevity of the story heighten the protagonist’s emotional intensity at the ending? \nQ2) What symbolic role do the butterflies play within the narrative? \nQ3) In what ways does the story construct or critique masculinity? \nQ4) How is parenthood depicted\, and what tensions or expectations surround it in the story? \nQ5) How is Nature represented\, and what thematic significance does it carry? \nQ6) Does the story align more closely with gothic fiction\, ecological writing\, or family drama—or does it deliberately blend multiple genres? What might this hybridity suggest about the expressive power and intensity of the short story form? \nJoin the zoom here: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/86043265746?pwd=900rbjzbcMrfkwKts7nKjf1Bdzljtq.1
URL:https://ensfr.univ-angers.fr/event/event-ensfr-reading-group-january-meeting/
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260131
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SUMMARY:Call for Papers: ENSFR Annual Conference\, Artois 2026
DESCRIPTION:In Different Shapes: The Short Story and Its Modes of Circulation in Magazines and Newspapers\n  \n10–12 June 2026 / 10-12 juin 2026/ 10–12 de junio de 2026 \nLaboratoire Textes et Cultures (UR4058)\, Université d’Artois \nInvités d’honneur / Invited Speakers / Invitados de honor \nElizabeth Baines \nPaul Delaney\, Trinity College Dublin\, the University of Dublin \nNumerous studies link the birth of the short story to the most primitive myths (see\, among others\, Delaney\, May). As a literary genre\, the first examples appeared in the 19th century\, although it must be acknowledged that the first buds were already visible in Boccaccio’s Decameron (1353)\, Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales (1387)\, and Cervantes’s Exemplary Novels (1613). In the 19th century\, it seems that practitioners of this emerging genre moved away from Voltaire-style philosophical tales and fables\, turning their attention to inner worlds and characters. The ordinary they are interested in mainly has two faces: one realistic\, the other darker\, often associated with the fantastic\, the gothic\, even horror. As Jonathan Daniel Wells explains\, magazines in the United States were “modeled . . . after European journals like Graham’s Magazine and the Edinburgh review” (3). They were often meant to reflect life in specific region and\, when circulated largely\, to promote tourism. Some publications\, such as Le Chat noir in France or the illustrated Madrid-based magazine Blanco y Negro in Spain\, were intended\, like the New Yorker some years later\, to advertise cultural events and venues while publishing renowned artists and offering a platform for those trying to make themselves known. \nFollowing the ideas initiated at the Leuven conference in 2017 on the short story\, its contexts and co-texts\, the 2026 ENSFR conference will be devoted to short forms appearing in magazines and newspapers. We will consider any story printed in such media but also stories that were solely published in magazines and newspapers (as opposed to stories that were later collected in book form)\, adapted into film or into longer works of fiction (as is often the case with “stories” that appear in the fiction section of The New Yorker\, in Granta or in academic journals such as TriQuarterly). Panelists may also work on any short form to be found in magazines (commercials\, letters to the editor\, notes…) as well as illustrated stories—the illustrations providing yet another story to explore\, as Stuart Sillars demonstrates and as suggested by the success in Spain of publications such as La Ilustración Española y Americana or\, later\, El Cuento Semanal. Writers often admit that some of their stories were inspired from actual events that they read about in the press\, heard about on the radio… How are such news items turned into fiction? Are they made more sensational\, more topical? How do readers respond to them? In the Spanish context\, contributors may also examine how writers managed to adapt under Francoism to a constrained context marked by strong ideological control\, as the magazine Ínsula did. Certain magazines target a specific audience\, and it could be stimulating to reflect upon writers’ ability to please (at least on the surface) literary editors. What role do academic journals or journals closely connected to academic circles play as laboratories of the genre? Such publications also examine the dynamics of consolidation or emancipation of the tropes of the genre\, while posing the eternal question of the tumultuous relationship between short stories and the publishing industry that differs from their relationship with the press. In the nineteenth century\, stories were often referred to as “articles\,” “tales” or “sketches” (see Goyet\, and\, among others\, Monfort)—how does this influence our understanding of the texts? What are the differences between stories printed in magazines and those printed in newspapers? The conference will give us an opportunity to discuss magazine publication with several authors and critics (Elizabeth Baines\, and Paul Delaney have confirmed their presence) and see how magazine and newspaper publication has evolved since its earliest forms. \nDeadline for submissions (200 words and a bio statement): January 31\, 2026. Send your proposal to caroline.lyvet@univ-artois.fr and gerald.preher@univ-artois.fr \nLanguages: French\, English\, Spanish \nConference fees: 80 euros (60 for doctoral students). \n  \nBibliographie sélective/ Select Bibliography/Bibliografía selectiva \nAji\, Hélène ; Céline Mansanti and Benoît Tadié. Revues modernistes\, revues engagées. Rennes: PU Rennes\, 2011. \nBaquero Goyanes\, Mariano\, El cuento español en el siglo XIX\, Madrid\, CSIC\, Instituto Miguel de Cervantes\, 1949 \nBoddy\, Kasia. The American Short Story since 1950. Edinburgh: Edinburgh UP\, 2010. \nCasas\, Ana\, El cuento español en la posguerra. Presencia del relato breve en las revistas literarias (1948–1969)\, Madrid\, Marenostrum\, 2007. \nColin\, Claire. L’Événement dans la nouvelle contemporaine. Paris : Garnier\, 2018. \nCorey\, Mary F. The World Through a Monocle: The New Yorker at Midcentury. Cambridge\, MA: Harvard UP\, 1999. \nDelaney\, Paul\, and Adrian Hunter\, eds. Edinburgh Companion to the Short Story in English. Edinburgh: Edinburgh UP\, 2019. [chapter on ‘little magazines’] \nD’hoker\, Elke\, and Chris Mourant\, eds. The Modern Short Story and the Magazines\, 1880-1950. Edinburgh: Edinburgh UP\, 2022. \nDietz\, Laura. “Online versus Print: The Reputation of Literary Fiction Magazine.” Short Fiction in Theory and Practice 4.1 (2014): 7-21. \nEzama Gil\, Ángeles\, El cuento de la prensa y otros cuentos. Aproximación al estudio del relato breve entre 1890 y 1900\, Zaragoza\, Prensas de la Universidad de Zaragoza\, 1992. \nGodenne\, René. Études sur la nouvelle de langue française. 1985. Genève : Slatkine\, 2005. \nGodenne\, René. La Nouvelle française. Paris : PUF\, 1974. \nGoyet\, Florence. La Nouvelle\, 1870-1925 : Description d’un genre et son apogée. Paris: PUF\, 1993. \nGreen\, Fiona\, ed. Writing for The New Yorker. Edinburgh: Edinburgh UP\, 2015. \nJacquelin\, Evelyne\, and Béatrice Ferrier\, eds. Voix et voies du conte : Les mutations d’un genre. Arras: APU\, 2019. \nMarch-Russell\, Paul. The Short Story: An Introduction. Edinburgh: Edinburgh UP\, 2009. \nMay\, Charles E. The Short Story: The Reality of Artifice. New York: Twayne\, 1995. \nMay\, Charles E.\, ed. The New Short Story Theories. Athens: Ohio UP\, 1994. \nMonfort\, Bruno. “La nouvelle et son mode de publication: Le cas américain.” Poétique 90 (Avril 1992) : 153-71. \nMorris\, Ian; Joanne Diaz and Jeffrey Lependorf\, eds. The Little Magazine in Contemporary America. Chicago: U of Chicago P\, 2015 \nSillars\, Stuart. “The Illustrated Short Story: Toward a Typology.” The Art of Brevity: Excursions in Short Fiction Theory and Analysis. Eds. Per Winther\, Jakob Lothe\, and Hans Skei. Columbia: U of South Carolina P\, 2004. 70-80. \nReynès-Delobel\, Anne; Cécile Cottenet and Benoît Tadié\, eds. Investigating Big Magazines\, 1860-1960. Spec. issue of Journal of Modernist Periodical Studies\, 10-2\, 2020. \nStein\, Lorin and Sadie Stein\, eds. Object Lessons: The Paris Review Presents the Art of the Short Story. London: William Heinemann\, 2012. \nTadié\, Benoît\, ed. Revues modernistes anglo-américaines : Lieux d’échanges\, lieux d’exil. Paris: Ent’revues\, 2006. \nValls\, Fernando\, Sombras del tiempo. Estudios sobre el cuento español contemporáneo (1944–2015)\, Madrid / Frankfurt\, Iberoamericana – Vervuert\, 2016. \nViegnes\, Michel. L’Esthétique de la nouvelle française au XXe siècle. Berne : Peter Lang\, 1989. \nViegnes\, Michel. L’œuvre au bref\, la nouvelle de langue française depuis 1900. Genève : Éditions La Baconnière\, 2014. \nWells\, Jonathan Daniel. Women Writers and Journalists in the Nineteenth-Century South. Cambridge: Cambridge UP\, 2011. \nWhitehead\, Sarah. “Reader as Consumer: The Magazine Short Story.” Short Fiction in Theory and Practice 1.1 (2011): 71-84. \n  \nComité d’organisation/Organizing Committee \nCaroline Lyvet\, Université d’Artois \nGerald Preher\, Université d’Artois \n  \nComité scientifique/Scientific Commitee \nJochen Achilles\, University of Würzburg \nCharlotte Arnautou\, Université d’Artois \nMichael Basseler\, Justus Liebig University Giessen \nColette Colligan\, Université d’Angers \nAilsa Cox\, Edge Hill University \nElke D’hoker\, KU Leuven \nSolveig Dunkel\, Université de Lille \nXavier Escudero\, Université d’Artois \nXavier Lachazette\, Le Mans Université \nXavier Le Brun\, Université d’Angers \nLaura Ma Lojo-Rodríguez\, University of Santiago de Compostela \nCaroline Lyvet\, Université d’Artois \nCécile Meynard\, Université d’Angers \nCéline Pegorari\, Université Paul Valéry Montpellier \nVirginie Roche Tiengo\, Université d’Artois \nGerald Preher\, Université d’Artois \nPatricia Rochwert-Zuili\, Université d’Artois \nMichelle Ryan\, Université d’Angers \nJorge Sacido-Romero\, University of Santiago de Compostela \nOliver Scheiding\, Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz \nCatherine Seltzer\, Virginia Commonwealth University \nFrédérique Spill\, Université de Picardie Jules Verne \nPeter Templeton\, The Open University \nMikael Toulza\, Université de Lille
URL:https://ensfr.univ-angers.fr/event/call-for-papers-ensfr-annual-conference-artois-2026-2/
LOCATION:University of Artois\, Arras\, France
CATEGORIES:Call for Papers
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SUMMARY:Competition Deadline: Bristol Short Story Prize
DESCRIPTION:From the competition website: \nWe are delighted to announce that the Bristol Short Story Prize is once again open for submissions. We accept entries of up to 4000 words from any genre and from published and unpublished authors alike. \nEnter by 31 January 2026 for the chance to win £1500 and publication in the Bristol Short Story anthology. All shortlisted entries will receive £50\, be published in our print anthology and receive a free copy. \n1st Prize: £1500 \n2nd Prize: £500 \n3rd Prize: £250 \nDeadline: 31 January \nEnter here.
URL:https://ensfr.univ-angers.fr/event/competition-deadline-bristol-short-story-prize/
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260131
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SUMMARY:Competition Deadline: Ironclad Short Story Competition
DESCRIPTION:From the competition website: \nThe Ironclad Creative Short Story Competition is for both published and unpublished writers. \nWe aim to run four short story competitions each year. \nPrize winning and shortlisted writers will be published in our April 2026 anthology. \nWe accept any length of story up to 6k words. \nDeadline: 31 January \nEnter here.
URL:https://ensfr.univ-angers.fr/event/competition-deadline-ironclad-short-story-competition/
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SUMMARY:Competition Deadline: Parracombe Prize
DESCRIPTION:From the competition website: \nWelcome to Parracombe Prize 2026. It’s the short story competition that started small and went global\, now in its sixth year. With the Parracombe Prize\, no writer gets overlooked. Every submitted story is read by a panel of judges\, which includes published writers. Long listed entries are re-read twice more and those in line for publication are debated\, dissected and discussed at length. A cash prize of £150 goes to the winning author\, with a second prize of £50 and two £25 prizes also up for grabs. There’s a prize for local writers\, too. Anyone living in the postcodes EX31 to EX39 is eligible for the £50 award. \nEntry is open from 1 November 2025 to 31 January 2026. At just £5\, we’ve kept the entry fee the same because we don’t want anyone deterred by cost. As far as content goes\, it’s free choice. We’re not looking for themes or special subjects\, only stories that come in at or below 2026 words. All profits are funnelled towards good causes in our small corner of Exmoor. The anthology of our 35 favourite stories will be launched at Parracombe’s annual arts and literary festival in May and will be available from this website\, in our community shop and on Amazon. \nDeadline: 31 January \nEnter here.
URL:https://ensfr.univ-angers.fr/event/competition-deadline-parracombe-prize/
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DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260202
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SUMMARY:Competition Deadline: Claret Press Short Story Competition
DESCRIPTION:From the competition website: \n\nWe’re looking for stories that reflect today’s politics. The deadline for entries is 1st February\, 2026. \n  \n\nDeadline: 1 February \nEnter here.
URL:https://ensfr.univ-angers.fr/event/competition-deadline-claret-press-short-story-competition/
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SUMMARY:Competition Deadline: Writers' & Artists' Short Story Competition
DESCRIPTION:From the competition website: \n  \nEnter our free annual short story competition and be in with a chance of winning a place on an Arvon Residential Writing Week (worth £985) as well as seeing your story published on our site. \nTo enter\, all you have to do is submit a short story (for adults) of no more than 2\,000 words on the theme of play via our online competition form\, and ensure that you have a (free!) account on our website. You can attach your entry in either txt\, pdf\, doc\, or docx format\, while you can add your contact details and a little bit of information about yourself and your writing experience in the ‘Covering letter’ field if you’d like. \nThe closing date for entries is midnight 13th February 2026\, and the winner – along with two runners-up – will be announced on the blog pages of this site in March 2026. \n  \nEnter here.
URL:https://ensfr.univ-angers.fr/event/competition-deadline-writers-artists-short-story-competition/
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SUMMARY:Event: Materiality in the Short Fiction of Alice Munro: Special Issue Launch
DESCRIPTION:This launch event celebrates the publication of a new Short Fiction in Theory and Practice special issue which critically examines materiality in the short fiction of Alice Munro (1931-2024). Throughout her fourteen collections of short stories\, Munro has shown a clear interest in how her characters’ inner life and perception of the world are defined by the material things most immediate to them\, as exemplified in the epigraph\, a well-known quotation from Lives of Girls and Women. In Munro’s work\, materiality is central to an understanding of social\, gendered and individual existence\, as the two are interconnected. Material things nurture the imagination\, where they stick and develop as significant\, unfathomable images. They physically anchor characters in the here and now\, but they also speak to mind and spirit. Whether they are kept or discarded\, over time\, they haunt the protagonist and lead on to chains of memories\, repeatedly re-membered\, and with variations. They may become symbols of something larger than themselves\, but more often than not they remain images stored up in memory\, as so many active links to the past that transform the perception of the present. \nLink to join and watch the event: \nMateriality in the Short Fiction of Alice Munro: Special Issue Launch | Meeting-Join | Microsoft Teams\n\nThe speakers \nCorinne Bigot is Senior Lecturer in Postcolonial and British Literatures at the University of Toulouse Jean Jaurès\, France. Her research interests include postcolonial (particularly Canadian) literature and the genre of the short story. She is the author of Alice Munro: Les silences de la nouvelle (2014) and the co-author\, with Catherine Lanone\, of Sunlight and Shadows: Alice Munro’s Dance of the Happy Shades (2014). She guest-edited a special issue of Commonwealth Essays and Studies called Alice Munro: Writing for Dear Life in 2015. She is the co-author\, with J.R. (Tim) Struthers\, Ailsa Cox and Catherine Sheldrick Ross of Reading Alice Munro’s Breakthrough Books (2024). \nAilsa Cox is the world’s first Professor of Short Fiction. Her books include Alice Munro (Northcote House 2003)\, Writing Short Stories (Routledge\, 3 rd edition 2025); The Mind’s Eye: Alice Munro’s Dance of the Happy Shades with Christine Lorre (Fahrenheit 2015); and Reading Alice Munro’s Breakthrough Books\, in collaboration with Tim Struthers\, Corinne Bigot and Catherine Sheldrick Ross (EUP\, 2024). She has written extensively on other writers including Katherine Mansfield\, Helen Simpson\, Daisy Johnson and Jon McGregor\, and is principal editor of the peer-reviewed journal Short Fiction in Theory and Practice. Her own fiction has been widely published\, most recently in the mini-collection Precipitation (Confingo 2025). \nChristine Lorre is Professor of English at the University of Caen Normandy\, France. She did her doctoral work on Canadian literature at the Sorbonne Nouvelle. Her research since then has focused on postcolonial literature and arts and is located in various areas where gender\, the postcolonial\, globalisation\, cross-cultural transfers\, and environmental humanities converge. Among other publications\, she is the co-author\, with Ailsa Cox\, of The Mind’s Eye: Alice Munro’s Dance of the Happy Shades (Fahrenheit\, 2015) and the co-editor with Eleonora Rao\, of Space and Place in Alice Munro’s Fiction: A Book with Maps in It (Camden House\, 2018). She is currently the President of the Société des Études Postcoloniales (SPEC; the French Society for Postcolonial Studies) and of the European Association for Commonwealth Literature and Language Studies (EACLALS).
URL:https://ensfr.univ-angers.fr/event/materiality-in-the-short-fiction-of-alice-munro-special-issue-launch/
LOCATION:Teams
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DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20260222T140000
DTSTAMP:20260425T132450
CREATED:20260205T153610Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260205T153610Z
UID:3345-1771761600-1771768800@ensfr.univ-angers.fr
SUMMARY:Event: A look at Ireland’s Basic Income for the Arts
DESCRIPTION:In this session\, we’ll explore the Irish Income for the Arts programme\, which has supported artists’ incomes and helped retain talent in the sector since 2022. The scheme has awarded a weekly payment of €325 for 2\,000 artists selected at random. With the pilot scheme ending in February 2026\, this will be an opportunity to explore how it works\, the impact it’s had on artist and the cultural scene in Ireland\, and to discuss what a similar scheme would look like in Wales.  \n\nThe panel will include a representative from the Basic Income for the Arts Research Team at the Irish Government; an Irish writer\, Elaine Garvey\, who is a recipient of the scheme; and a changemaker from Wales. More details to be announced soon.  \nLanguage: Welsh and English\, with simultaneous translation service 
URL:https://ensfr.univ-angers.fr/event/event-a-look-at-irelands-basic-income-for-the-arts/
LOCATION:online
CATEGORIES:Event
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260226
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260227
DTSTAMP:20260425T132450
CREATED:20260205T153141Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260205T153141Z
UID:3340-1772064000-1772150399@ensfr.univ-angers.fr
SUMMARY:Event: Next Generation Short Story Awards
DESCRIPTION:The Next Generation Short Story Awards is a not-for-profit awards program open to authors writing original unpublished short stories (5\,000 words or less per story) in English. Brought to you by the Next Generation Indie Book Awards (NGIBA) and Independent Book Publishing Professionals Group (IBPPG)\, the 2026 Next Generation Short Story Awards offers 30+ categories\, and is open to all authors\, even first-time authors\, in the U.S.\, Canada or internationally. \nThe top short stories will be considered for a cash prize\, gold medal\, complimentary invitation to attend the annual NGIBA awards gala where you will be recognized if your story is a Grand Prize Winner\, literary exposure\, inclusion in an annual anthology\, and recognition as one of the top short stories written this year! \nThe Next Generation Short Story Awards will honor and award 1 Winner and 3 Finalists in each of the 30+ categories and 3 Grand Prize Winners from all entries submitted this year. Winners and Finalists will receive the following: \nGrand Prize Winners: $500 cash prize for 1st plus a trophy; $300 cash prize for 2nd; $200 cash prize for 3rd. Plus all Grand Prize Winners will receive a gold medal\, complimentary invitation to attend the NGIBA awards gala\, story and author bio published in the Anthology of Winners along with a complimentary copy of the Anthology of Winners. \nWinners in each of 30+ Categories: $75 cash prize\, gold medal\, story and author bio published in the Anthology of Winners along with a complimentary copy of the Anthology of Winners. \nFinalists: Story title and author name mentioned in the Anthology of Winners along with the Anthology of Winners available to purchase at half price. Beginning with the 2026 awards year\, Finalists will be able to order medals. \nOther Benefits: Exposure for a full year as a Winner or Finalist on the Next Generation Short Story Awards website\, social media coverage\, complimentary Winner or Finalist gold award sticker image to display on writers’ social media\, potential literary acknowledgements and accolades. \nThe entry deadline date for the 2026 awards program is Thursday\, February 26\, 2026.
URL:https://ensfr.univ-angers.fr/event/event-next-generation-short-story-awards/
CATEGORIES:Competition Deadline,Event
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260228
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260301
DTSTAMP:20260425T132450
CREATED:20251104T134950Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251104T135006Z
UID:3074-1772236800-1772323199@ensfr.univ-angers.fr
SUMMARY:Competition Deadline: Edinburgh Short Story Award 2026
DESCRIPTION:From the competition website: \n  \nOpen to writers worldwide\, published and unpublished \nFor short stories on any topic up to 2\,000 words \nWe welcome stories in all genres: literary\, historic\, crime\, romance\, realism\, contemporary\, humour and more. \nEntrants can be any age over 16 years. Stories should be suitable for an adult audience. \n  \nEnter here.
URL:https://ensfr.univ-angers.fr/event/competition-deadline/
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260302
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260303
DTSTAMP:20260425T132450
CREATED:20260218T121747Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260218T121747Z
UID:3366-1772409600-1772495999@ensfr.univ-angers.fr
SUMMARY:Competition Deadline: Brick Lane Short Story Prize 2026
DESCRIPTION:From the competition website: \n  \nThe Brick Lane Bookshop Short Story Prize 2026 is now open for submissions to writers from the UK and Ireland! \nSubmissions close at 5pm on Monday 2nd March \nWe are looking for original short fiction\, between 1\,000-3\,500 words\, from writers that have not been previously published. \nEntry to the competition is £10.00 per story. \nThere are a limited amount of free spaces for writers on a low income\, please email enquiries@bricklanebookshop.org to request one of these – they will be granted on a first come basis. We also ask that you let us know if you are a UK or Irish resident. \nFirst Prize is £1\,000\, 2nd Prize is £500\, and 3rd Prize is £250. \nThe twelve shortlisted stories will feature in the Brick Lane Bookshop Short Story Prize 2026 anthology\, which will be released in October. \nPrizes will also be awarded to some of our shortlisted writers\, selected by our prize partners. \n  \nEnter here.
URL:https://ensfr.univ-angers.fr/event/competition-deadline-brick-lane-short-story-prize-2026/
CATEGORIES:Competition Deadline
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20260305T080000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20260308T170000
DTSTAMP:20260425T132450
CREATED:20260205T113624Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260205T113632Z
UID:3323-1772697600-1772989200@ensfr.univ-angers.fr
SUMMARY:Event: Aldeburgh Literary Festival
DESCRIPTION:The Aldeburgh Literary Festival was started in 2002 by John and Mary James of The Aldeburgh Bookshop. It has featured an extraordinary variety of talks\, from the local to the global\, the serious to the hilarious\, the scientific to the philosophical. The Festival is proud to be located in Aldeburgh at the Jubilee Hall and we are delighted that our audience fills the streets of Aldeburgh with visitors and conversation in a winter weekend.
URL:https://ensfr.univ-angers.fr/event/event-aldeburgh-literary-festival/
LOCATION:Jubilee Hall\, Crabbe Street\, Aldeburgh\, Ipswich\, IP15 5BN\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Event
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260309
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260310
DTSTAMP:20260425T132450
CREATED:20260205T114010Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260205T114010Z
UID:3330-1773014400-1773100799@ensfr.univ-angers.fr
SUMMARY:Residency: Korean–English translation residency (Norwich\, 2026)
DESCRIPTION:The National Centre for Writing\, Norwich\, is partnering with the Literature Translation Institute of Korea to offer a translation residency for one experienced literary translator working from Korean to English. The residency will take place at Dragon Hall in Norwich UNESCO City of Literature from Monday 6 July to Saturday 1 August 2026. The selected translator will have dedicated time and space to focus on their work in the inspiring and tranquil surroundings of Norwich. \nThe translator in residence will stay in the Dragon Hall cottage\, located on our city-centre campus. The cottage includes a sitting room\, study\, kitchen and bathroom on the ground floor\, with two bedrooms upstairs. A small terrace opens onto the Dragon Hall garden. \nDuring the residency\, the Korean translator will share the cottage with a literary translator from Singapore\, offering an additional opportunity for informal exchange and connection. \nWhat the residency offers\nThe translator in residence will spend their time developing the translation project proposed in their application. In addition\, they will benefit from: \nMentorship: We will appoint a UK-based mentor — an experienced literary translator\, possibly working in a different language combination — to provide peer feedback and advice on their work and career. \nNetworking: The resident will be introduced to local writers and translators through the Dragon Hall Social\, our monthly literary networking event. \nProfessional development: The resident will have the opportunity to attend plenary sessions of the BCLT Summer School (online in 2026). \nWriting opportunity: The resident will be invited to contribute a reflective piece to World\, Meet Norwich. \nWe believe that this combination of focused time\, mentoring and community is invaluable for literary translators. \n\nHow to apply: \n\n\nIf you are interested in this opportunity\, please fill out the application form and return it to us with your resume. Please send your application to residencies@nationalcentreforwriting.org.uk with the subject title LTI Korea residency. \nThe deadline for applications is Monday 9 March 2026. We aim to notify the successful applicant by the end of March 2026.
URL:https://ensfr.univ-angers.fr/event/residency-korean-english-translation-residency-norwich-2026/
LOCATION:The National Centre for Writing
CATEGORIES:Residency
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260309
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260310
DTSTAMP:20260425T132450
CREATED:20260218T121948Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260218T121948Z
UID:3368-1773014400-1773100799@ensfr.univ-angers.fr
SUMMARY:Competition Deadline: Deepings Literary Festival Short Story Festival 2026
DESCRIPTION:From the competition website: \n  \nTheme – Hidden Treasures\nPlease give your story a title\, which can be different from Hidden Treasures as long as that is clearly the theme. \nSubmissions\nAll entries will be read by members of the DLF committee and the top stories put forward to category judges: \nChildren’s category judge: Barbara Henderson (award-winning author of children’s novels and adult non-fiction; she also works as a drama teacher and visits schools as an author and storyteller). \nAdult’s category judge: Vaseem Khan (author of two award-winning crime series and books in a series featuring Q from the James Bond franchise; he was the Chair of the UK Crime Writers’ Association in 2023–25). \nClosing date\nMonday 9th March 2026. Entries received after this date will not be considered. Please aim to send your entry in as soon as you can rather than wait for the closing date. \nPrizes\nWinners will each receive a £30 book token and the opportunity to have their story published in I’d Rather be in Deeping magazine. \n  \nEnter here.
URL:https://ensfr.univ-angers.fr/event/competition-deadline-deepings-literary-festival-short-story-festival-2026/
CATEGORIES:Competition Deadline
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20260309T170000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20260309T183000
DTSTAMP:20260425T132450
CREATED:20260302T180137Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260302T180137Z
UID:3387-1773075600-1773081000@ensfr.univ-angers.fr
SUMMARY:Event: ENSFR reading group\, March meeting
DESCRIPTION:The next short fiction reading group meeting will take place (via Zoom) on Monday 9th March at 5pm (UK time). Below\, you can find information on how to join the online meeting room. I have attached an iCalendar file that you can add to your calendar. \nDuring the meeting\, we will be discussing Paul’s reading suggestion: the short story “The Pain Cave” by Lauren Groff. It is a very short story at just two pages long. You can access the short story from this link: https://granta.com/the-pain-cave/ \nOur conversation will focus on the following key questions that Paul has selected: \n\nHow does the story portray family relationships\, and what ideas about family life emerge through the narrator’s reflections?\nWhat picture of childhood does the story create\, and how does the narrator’s view of children shape the emotional tone of the narrative?\nIn what ways does the story use nature—its beauty\, harshness\, or indifference—to deepen its themes or challenge the narrator?\nWhat meanings do you think Groff intended by choosing the title “The Pain Cave\,” and how does it resonate with both the physical and emotional journey in the story?\nDoes the narrator strike you as someone who understands herself clearly\, or do you sense blind spots or contradictions in her self‑perception? What moments in the story shaped your view?\n\nJoin the Zoom here: \nhttps://us06web.zoom.us/j/83325132386?pwd=pccLzay1p6eLKg9PxP5C2HRJwqFLz6.1
URL:https://ensfr.univ-angers.fr/event/event-ensfr-reading-group-march-meeting/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Event
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20260312T190000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20260312T200000
DTSTAMP:20260425T132450
CREATED:20260116T113048Z
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UID:3285-1773342000-1773345600@ensfr.univ-angers.fr
SUMMARY:Event: Magic and Mechanics\, Crafting the Perfect Short Story
DESCRIPTION:Magic and Mechanics is the innovative new publication from groundbreaking short story publisher Scratch Books\, which\, like previous publications Reverse Engineering I & II\, brings together contemporary stories by some of the very best writers working in the form today\, alongside interviews with those writers about how their stories were written. \nContributors to the book\, Camilla Grudova\, Mark Haddon and Amber Medland join fellow short story writer Irenosen Okojie to disassemble their work and reveal the processes\, inspirations\, instincts and ideas behind the construction of their perfect short stories. \nThis anthology will inject writers with creative adrenaline and provide short story readers with a new slant of light into the craft. – The Irish Times \nCamilla Grudova is Canadian writer who lives in Edinburgh. She has published two short story collections\, The Doll’s Alphabet and The Coiled Serpent and a novel\, Children of Paradise. Her fiction has appeared in The White Review and Granta. She holds a degree in Art History and German from McGill University\, Montreal. She was named as one of Granta’s Best British Novelists 2023. \nMark Haddon is a writer and artist. His bestselling novel\, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time (2003) won seventeen literary prizes\, was translated into 36 languages and went on to become an award-winning stage adaptation by Simon Stephens. His most recent works of fiction include a novel\, The Porpoise (2019) and a collection of fables and stories\, Dogs and Monsters (2024). His most recent book\, Leaving Home: A Memoir in Full Colour\, will be published in February 2026. \nAmber Medland’s debut novel\, Wild Pets\, was published by Faber in 2021 and her most recent book Attention Seeker: The Truth About ADHD was published by Dialogue Books in 2025. She has been published in The New Yorker\, the London Review of Books\, The Paris Review\, the TLS\, the Guardian\, the Telegraph\, the FT\, the Irish Times and the Drift. She was part of the inaugural cohort of The London Library Emerging Writers Programme. \nIrenosen Okojie is a Nigerian British author whose work pushes the boundaries of form\, language and ideas. Her novel\, Butterfly Fish and short story collections\, Speak Gigantular and Nudibranch\, have won and been nominated for multiple awards. Vice Chair of the Royal Society of Literature\, she was awarded an MBE For Services to Literature in 2021. She is the director and founder of Black to the Future festival and her latest novel\, Curandera\, is published by Dialogue Books. \nScratch Books are a publishing house dedicated to the craft of short stories. Previous collections have included Reverse Engineering I & II and Duets. \nMagic and Mechanics will be available to buy at the event and online from Scratch Books. \nThis event will take place in person at The London Library. Doors (and the bar) will open at 6.30pm for a 7pm start. Please see our Event Access Guidelines before you arrive.
URL:https://ensfr.univ-angers.fr/event/event-magic-and-mechanics-crafting-the-perfect-short-story/
LOCATION:The London Library
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260316
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260317
DTSTAMP:20260425T132450
CREATED:20260218T122208Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260218T122208Z
UID:3370-1773619200-1773705599@ensfr.univ-angers.fr
SUMMARY:Competition Deadline: The BBC National Short Story Award 2026
DESCRIPTION:From the competition website: \n  \nThe BBC National Short Story Award 2026\nwith Cambridge University \nThe British Broadcasting Corporation with Cambridge University \nAward of £15\,000 for the winner \n£600 for four (4) further shortlisted stories \n  \nEnter here.
URL:https://ensfr.univ-angers.fr/event/competition-deadline-the-bbc-national-short-story-award-2026/
CATEGORIES:Competition Deadline
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20260324T190000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20260324T200000
DTSTAMP:20260425T132450
CREATED:20260306T092651Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260323T181945Z
UID:3425-1774378800-1774382400@ensfr.univ-angers.fr
SUMMARY:Event: The Subtle Art of Short Fiction with David Hartley\, Sarah Schofield and Jonathan Taylor
DESCRIPTION:Tuesday 24 March 2026\, 19:00-20:00 GMT (20:00-21:00 CET) \nJoin us to celebrate the launch of The Subtle Art of Short Fiction with a craft-oriented online discussion with acclaimed authors David Hartley\, Sarah Schofield and Jonathan Taylor. Expanding on their essays from the new anthology\, each will be sharing valuable insights on the complexities of short fiction writing\, from voice to structure\, humour to subtext. Whether you’ve published short stories widely or are just beginning to experiment with the form\, this free event should provide a fascinating glimpse into what makes short stories tick. \n  \nThe Subtle Art of Short Fiction (Fly on the Wall Press\, 2025)\, edited by Isabelle Kenyon\, explores the power of short fiction in today’s fragmented world. Renowned authors and critics offer advanced techniques for crafting nuanced\, impactful stories. Learn to master short story structure\, subtext\, micro-tension\, and sensory minimalism. Ideal for experienced writers seeking to refine their skills in this sophisticated art form\, or those who love short fiction\, and want to learn about the craft behind it. \n“A revelatory and engaging read.” – Irenosen Okojie \n  \nDavid Hartley is a writer\, performer\, artist\, editor and tutor whose short fiction has been published widely. He is the author of two short story collections\, Incorcisms (Arachne Press\, 2021) and Fauna (Fly on the Wall Press\, 2021)\, which was shortlisted for the Edge Hill Prize\, and is the editor of Obscura: New Uncanny Tales (Comma Press\, 2023). He gained a PhD in Creative Writing from The University of Manchester in 2021. He lives on the edge of the Peak District and can be found online at davidhartleywriter.com. \nSarah Schofield’s stories have been published in Lemistry\, Bio-Punk\, Thought X\, Beta Life\, Spindles\, Conradology and The New Abject (all Comma Press)\, Wall: Nine Stories from Edge Hill Writers (EHUP)\, Best of British Short Stories 2020 (Salt)\, Spilling Ink Flash Fiction Anthology\, Back and Beyond Arts Publication\, Litfest’s The Language of Footprints\, Synaesthesia Magazine\, Lakeview International Journal\, Woman’s Weekly and others. She has been shortlisted for The Bridport Prize and the Guardian Travel Writing Competition and has won the Orange New Voices Prize\, Writer’s Inc and The Calderdale Fiction Prize. Sarah is a Lecturer in Creative Writing at Edge Hill University and runs writing courses and workshops in a variety of community settings. Her debut short story collection\, Safely Gathered In\, is published by Comma Press. \nJonathan Taylor is the author of two short story collections\, Kontakte and Other Stories (Roman\, 2013 and 2014) and Scablands and Other Stories (Salt\, 2023). Scablands and Other Stories won the Arnold Bennett Prize 2025. He is also the co-editor of the anthology High Spirits: A Round of Drinking Stories (Valley Press\, 2018)\, with author Karen Stevens\, which won the Saboteur Award 2019 for Best Anthology. He is Associate Professor in Creative Writing at the University of Leicester in the UK\, where he directs the M.A. in Creative Writing. \nThis event will be chaired by ENSFR member Joe Bedford. Joe’s short stories have been published widely\, including in 3:AM\, Evening Standard and Litro\, and have won numerous awards including the Bridport Prize 2024. His debut novel A Bad Decade for Good People was published by Parthian Books in 2023. \n  \nTeams link below.  \nSubtle Art of Short Fiction  \n 
URL:https://ensfr.univ-angers.fr/event/event-the-subtle-art-of-short-fiction-with-david-hartley-sarah-schofield-and-jonathan-taylor/
LOCATION:Teams
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260327
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260328
DTSTAMP:20260425T132450
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UID:3372-1774569600-1774655999@ensfr.univ-angers.fr
SUMMARY:Competition Deadline: The Julia & Martin Wilson Short Story Prize 2026
DESCRIPTION:From the competition website: \n  \nBroadway Arts Festival launched a short story prize in order to encourage creativity during the lockdown. The prize is generously sponsored and judged by festival Benefactors Julia & Martin Wilson who read every entry received\, from across the world. The competition now takes place every other year. \nEntries need to be a maximum of 2\,000 words with no theme to adhere to. \nPrizes: \n\nMain prize (adults): £800\nAges 11-16yrs: £100\nAge 10 and under: £100\n\nThe deadline for entries is 6pm on 27th March 2026.  \nPlease Note: \n\nDo not enter any previously submitted entries as they will not qualify for consideration.\nEntries will be assessed using a plagiarism and AI checker\nFor those age 16 and under\, a maximum of 2 stories per entrant permitted.\n\nWinners will be announced towards the second week of May. Winning stories will be published on the festival website for all to read & enjoy. \nThere is a fee of £12 per entry for the main prize of £800 for adults\, but the competition is free to enter for those age 16 and under. \n  \nEnter here.
URL:https://ensfr.univ-angers.fr/event/competition-deadline-the-julia-martin-wilson-short-story-prize-2026/
CATEGORIES:Competition Deadline
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260331
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260401
DTSTAMP:20260425T132450
CREATED:20260218T122615Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260218T122615Z
UID:3374-1774915200-1775001599@ensfr.univ-angers.fr
SUMMARY:Submission Deadline: The EDGE Journal
DESCRIPTION:From the journal’s website: \n  \nFrom the EDGE of Alton is a print publication celebrating local talent and creativity. The ‘EDGE’ represents the importance of inclusivity in the arts. We champion all creative voices\, and especially encourage those from the edge of the mainstream\, from those who may not feel that their work is worthy or fits the mould. Your voice may be from: geographic edges: rural/urban fringes\, coastal towns\, commuter belts; social edges: class\, race\, disability\, migration\, queerness; economic edges: gig work\, high streets in decline\, housing insecurity\, etc. \nWe want to hear from all ages\, all sectors of the community\, beginners and seasoned artists alike\, published and unpublished authors and poets\, no restrictions. You don’t have to be from Alton\, but your work should feel like it belongs at the edge. We plan to reserve a number of slots per issue specifically for people with a clear Alton/East Hants link. \n  \nEnter here.
URL:https://ensfr.univ-angers.fr/event/submission-deadline-the-edge-journal/
CATEGORIES:Submission Deadline
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260401
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260402
DTSTAMP:20260425T132450
CREATED:20260302T180837Z
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UID:3389-1775001600-1775087999@ensfr.univ-angers.fr
SUMMARY:Fellowship: The Marguerite and Lamar Smith Fellowship for Writers and Musicians
DESCRIPTION:Named in honor of Carson’s parents\, The Marguerite and Lamar Smith Fellowship for Writers was inspired by McCullers’s experience at the Breadloaf Writer’s Conference in Vermont\, especially the Yaddo Arts Colony in Saratoga Springs\, New York. To honor the contribution of these writers’ residences to McCullers’s work\, the Carson McCullers Center for Writers and Musicians awards fellowships for writers to study in her childhood home in Columbus\, Georgia. The fellowships are intended to afford the writers in residence uninterrupted time to focus on their work\, free from the distractions of daily life and other professional responsibilities. \nThe Marguerite and Lamar Fellowship for Writers is offered during fall semester. The fellowship begins the first of September and ends the first of December. During this time\, the writing fellow will reside in a spacious private apartment inside Carson McCullers’s childhood home\, the Smith-McCullers House. The fellow is provided with a stipend of $5\,000 to cover costs of transportation\, food and other incidentals. Fellowship recipients are encouraged to take an active role in the community and to meet informally with students and local residents interested in writing. The fellow will work with the McCullers Center director to plan a presentation near the end of the residency. \nDeadline: Apr. 1\, 2026
URL:https://ensfr.univ-angers.fr/event/fellowship-the-marguerite-and-lamar-smith-fellowship-for-writers-and-musicians/
CATEGORIES:Fellowship
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260401
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260402
DTSTAMP:20260425T132450
CREATED:20260302T182108Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260302T182108Z
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SUMMARY:Residency: The Mastheads
DESCRIPTION:Every summer\, five writers across disciplines (poetry\, fiction\, non-fiction\, translation\, playwriting\, songwriting\, comics\, and more) are awarded residencies.\nThe residency includes private use of a sculptural-architectural writing studio; housing; a living stipend; reimbursement for travel to and from Pittsfield; and opportunities for local events\, engagement\, and discovery. \nThe Studios\nThe studios are rustic and open air; each one is the architectural interpretation of the original structure from which one of five American Renaissance authors wrote while in the Berkshires. Studios include a built-in desk\, bench\, and chair\, and are each equipped with a rechargeable\, portable electric outlet. Restrooms and a small kitchen are available for resident use in Melville’s barn at Arrowhead. \nHousing\, Stipend\, and Transportation\nEach resident receives a $600 living stipend as well as a private room in a shared house within short walking distance to Melville’s Arrowhead. Limited local transportation around Pittsfield is provided\, for example to the grocery store\, or a hiking or swimming trip. \nHow to Apply\nApplicants must submit a 1-page Letter of Intent\, a 10-Page Writing Sample\, and a CV. Please read all residency details and note application length requirements before submitting.
URL:https://ensfr.univ-angers.fr/event/residency-the-mastheads/
CATEGORIES:Residency
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SUMMARY:Event: Haunted Book Club Live\, The Old Nurse's Tale
DESCRIPTION:Tickets £15 General / £10 low income / under 21 plus eventbrite fee – book here. \nFor enjoyers of eerie tales\, curious to know more about the stories that make their skin crawl. Join Norton’s Narrator Gav Cross and author John Reppion as they delve into the stories behind some of your favourite spine-tingling tales. Whether you’re a seasoned ghost story expert or a newcomer to the realm of creepy fiction\, Haunted Book Club welcomes all new members with open (and possibly skeletal) arms. \nSit in the midst of this historic library\, once frequented by Elizabeth Gaskell\, and listen to her short story The Old Nurse’s Tale. How do things and buildings can retain memories of anguished people and tragic events. Who or what is haunted the maid and little girl? \nJoin in the conversation or sit quietly in the dark. Whatever you choose. Keep glancing over your shoulder… \nHaunted Book Club brings its first Live event to the Portico Library\, a continuation of their bi-weekly live online podcast: \nhttps://linktr.ee/haunted_bookclub \n12+ Suggested 90 mins plus an interval.
URL:https://ensfr.univ-angers.fr/event/event-haunted-book-club-live-the-old-nurses-tale/
LOCATION:The Portico Library\, 57 Mosley Street\, Manchester\, M2 3HY\, United Kingdom
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SUMMARY:Competition Deadline: Desperate Literature Short Fiction Prize 2026
DESCRIPTION:From the competition website: \n  \nThe aim of the Desperate Literature Short Fiction Prize is both to celebrate the best of new short fiction under 2000 words and to give winners the most visibility possible for their writing. That’s why we’ve teamed up with sixteen different literary and artistic institutions to not only offer cash prizes and writing retreats but also to ensure that all our shortlisters have the opportunity to be published in multiple print and online journals\, have their work put in front of literary agents\, and present their stories at an event. \n  \nEnter here.
URL:https://ensfr.univ-angers.fr/event/competition-deadline-desperate-literature-short-fiction-prize-2026/
CATEGORIES:Competition Deadline
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SUMMARY:Event: Short Fiction Reading Group
DESCRIPTION:The next ENSFR short fiction reading group meeting will take place (via Zoom) on Monday 20th April at 5pm (UK time). Below\, you can find information on how to join the online meeting room. I have attached an iCalendar file that you can add to your calendar. \nDuring the meeting\, we will be discussing my reading suggestion: the short story “The Debutante” by Leonora Carrington. It is a very short story at just 2\,5 pages long. You can access the short story from this link: https://biblioklept.org/2014/01/05/the-debutante-a-short-story-by-leonora-carrington/ \nOur conversation will focus on the following key questions that I have selected: \n\nWhat is the tone of this short story (e.g.\, serious/funny/…)?\nIs there a sentence in this short story that you particularly like or find particularly important? Why?\nDo you as a reader identify with the main character?\n“The Debutante” has a concern for appearance\, for the social significance of acting in particular ways\, culturally approved as “feminine” behaviour. Can you find evidence of this concern in the short story?\nCan you describe the relationship between the pairs “nature and culture” and between “human beings and animals” in this short story?\nWhat do you think of the short story’s ending?\n\nThose who are interested in exploring the work further might want to watch Elizabeth Hobbs’ short\, animated film based on Carrington’s short story (https://vimeo.com/940848616). It is not mandatory to watch the film in preparation for the meeting. \n  \nJoin Zoom Meeting \nhttps://us06web.zoom.us/j/82016619781?pwd=rvpnvMHbD3oAcdooYh7luRWP75pb2T.1 \nMeeting ID: 820 1661 9781 \nPasscode: 013348
URL:https://ensfr.univ-angers.fr/event/event-short-fiction-reading-group/
LOCATION:Zoom
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SUMMARY:Competition Deadline: Scratch A4 Competition
DESCRIPTION:From the competition website: \n  \nSubmissions are open for Scratch A4 Summer ’26… until midnight\, 25th April!​ \nThe Judges are: \nGurnaik Johal – Winner of the Somerset Maugham Award and shortlisted for the Sunday Times Young Writer of the Year Award. \nEmily Fish – Emily Fish began her publishing career as an Agent’s Assistant at Aitken Alexander Associates. After three years she moved into editorial at Faber\, and now works at Hutchinson Heinemann\, an imprint of Penguin Random House. \nTom Conaghan – Publisher at Scratch Books.​​ \nScratch A4 Summer ’26 will be held in Soho on the evening of Saturday 6th June.​​ \nTo enter our competition to read your story at the Summer ’26 edition of Scratch A4\, complete these two simple steps… \n1) Buy this Contestant Entry ticket. You will receive a Confirmation email. \n2) Forward this Confirmation email – attaching your <1000 word story – to ScratchA4entries@gmail.com  \nPlease take your name off the document itself  \nSubmissions close: Midnight Saturday 25th April \nIf your story is chosen in the shortlist of six\, you will need to be able to get to London that evening – even if you’re not shortlisted\, we really do recommend you come along anyway for a night of wonderment and good cheer. \n  \nEnter here.
URL:https://ensfr.univ-angers.fr/event/competition-deadline-scratch-a4-competition/
CATEGORIES:Competition Deadline
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