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readshortfiction.com seeks literary stories

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    The five of his books now translated for the first time into Chinese include The Speeches of Charles Dickens, his Plays, Poetry and Short Story Collections, a collection of literary sketches and reminiscences titled The Uncommercial Traveler, ...See all stories on this topic »China Daily […]
    China Daily
  • Canadian author's book comes to life at Cannes May 17, 2012
    CANNES, France - When Jacques Audiard's Rust and Bone premiered at the Cannes film festival on Thursday, one of the people not in attendance was Craig Davidson, the Canadian writer whose short story collection of the same name became the genesis of the ...See all stories on this topic » […]
    Canada.com
  • Rea Award Winner Annnounced May 17, 2012
    On the occassion of the 25th anniversary announcement of the winner of the Rea Award for the Short Story—it's writer Charles Baxter—posed the issue of the short story's survival in a digital world to Elizabeth Richebourg Rea, who adminsters the award ...See all stories on this topic » […]
    Litchfield County Times
  • A Novel That Stirs Interest in Short Stories May 17, 2012
    Contemporary novelists with canons that contain short stories include Margaret Atwood, whose Wilderness Tips collection is as good as some of her great books; Barbara Kingsolver, whose Homeland and Other Stories is one of my favorite books of short ...See all stories on this topic » […]
    Huffington Post (blog)
  • Many worlds of Muttupaadi May 17, 2012
    Swatantryada Ota by Boluwaru Mahamad Kunhi Muttuppaadi Pustaka, Rs. 750 Boluwaru Mahamad Kunhi is among our finest short story writers with five collections to his credit. “Atta Ittagala Suttamutta”(1979), “Devarugala Rajyadalli”(1983), “Anka”(1986), ...See all stories on this topic »The Hindu […]
    The Hindu
  • Westport native to shoot film in Lake Placid May 17, 2012
    The story appeared in Heathcock's short story collection titled "Volt," which was published last year. Mehr grew up in the Adirondacks and attended Westport Central School. He skipped several years of high school and was enrolled at NYU by age 16.See all stories on this topic » […]
    The Adirondack Daily Enterprise
  • Cannes 2012: Rust and Bone – review May 17, 2012
    Jacques Audiard directs, and his screenplay, co-written with Thomas Bidegain, is freely adapted from characters in the short story collection of the same title, by the American author Craig Davidson. This is early days in the festival, ...See all stories on this topic »The Guardian […]
    The Guardian
  • The first “Zhouzhuang cup” national children short story competition award ... May 17, 2012
    The first "Zhouzhuang cup" national children short story competition award ceremony and works collection publication was held on May 13. Feng Yulan, a primary school teacher, received a special prize for his work entitled, "Common is also excellent".See all stories on this topic »China Daily […]
    China Daily
  • Penguin USA Buys Rights To Unique Collection Of Short Fiction From Iraq War ... May 17, 2012
    Manchester's Comma Press have just sold Hassan Blasim's short story collection 'The Corpse Exhibition' to Penguin USA (editor: John Siciliano). The deal is for a collection of stories comprised of both his first collection, Madman of Freedom Square, ...See all stories on this topic » […]
    Booktrade.info
  • SCAD performing arts department presents prime Flannery O'Connor May 16, 2012
    Her first novel, “Wise Blood,” was published in 1952, and her first short-story collection, “A Good Man is Hard to Find,” was published in 1955. A second novel, “The Violent Bear It Away,” was published in 1960. O'Connor died of lupus in 1964 at the ...See all stories on this topic » […]
    Savannah Morning News

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