Short story writer

Short story anthologies are enjoying a boom in sales, rising by almost 50% in value, to reach their highest level in seven years.  Read more

I'm Jo Simmonds, I'm the editor of The Fiction Pool, an online journal which features short stories, flash fiction and occasionally poetry. I'm a published flash and short story writer but I also dabble in poetry and script writing.

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David Galef & Len Kuntz break down the newest developments, achievements and emerging classics in the world of chiseled prose.

It may be a sign of the times that when Amazon announced last week its new Singles Classics offerings-"iconic authors, timeless stories"-the response from the publishing community was fairly muted. Don't mistake that, however, as disinterest. For the most astute observers, that yawn is feigned, and this is an especially notable arrival, considering the backstory.

Google almost any celebrated short story writer - George Saunders, Kelly Link, Alice Munro, Isak Dinesen, Joy Williams - and you're likely to see the same two words over and over again: "writer's writer." Lest you be tempted to exalt that phrase's use, consider Cynthia Ozick's description: "Every writer understands exactly what that fearful possessive hints at: a modicum of professional admirat  Read more