Out today! Meet Alexander Manshel, Associate Professor of English at McGill University. How is contemporary short fiction in America influenced by the people and institutions that contribute to its production, circulation, and reception? Listen here to find out:
www.spreaker.com/episode/the-...
15.01.2026 09:56
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Dear ENSFR members,
We are delighted to present an exclusive interview with Farhana Shaikh the founder of Dahlia Books, a short story press championing diverse and underrepresented voices.
The event will take place on Monday 24th November, at 6pm (UK time), over Teams.
19.11.2025 14:59
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Join conversation
Join us tonight form 6:00 Pm for an exclusive interview with Ra Page the founder of Comma Press.
@commapress.bsky.social
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13.10.2025 07:44
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Join conversation
Join us for this exclusive interview with the founder of Comma Press.
urldefense.com/v3/__https:/...
06.10.2025 11:40
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Congratulations to them all but especially @cdrose.bsky.social
03.10.2025 12:33
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Here's an official thing! Official is good.
03.10.2025 12:46
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The 8th Annual ENSFR Conference (June 10-12, 2026)
Dear ENSFR Members,
Following 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.
CFP to follow.
23.09.2025 08:57
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Well done all and especially Ed Hogan @ensfr.bsky.social
12.09.2025 15:03
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An ill wind: Poppyland, by D.J. Taylor, reviewed
As the term refers to the stretch of the north Norfolk coastline between Sheringham and Mundesley, only one of the stories in D.J. Taylor’s engrossing new collection strictly takes place in ‘Poppyland...
An ill wind: Poppyland, by @djtaylorwriter.bsky.social , reviewed in The Spectator by George Cochrane
‘Norfolk life looks quietly bleak in these carefully worked short stories of broken homes, precarious employment, dwindling expectations and torpor’
05.06.2025 07:18
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🌺 New from DJ Taylor – Poppyland 🌺
Published Mon 2nd June, a dazzling collection of short stories explores the murky edges of nostalgia, ambition, and identity in England.
📖 Buy now:
www.saltpublishing.com/products/pop...
#Poppyland #DJTaylor #ShortStories #BookSky #IndieBooks #SaltModernStories
29.05.2025 06:45
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Writing For Life: Outro
YouTube video by Writing for Life
and finally...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=88Ud...
@ailsacox.bsky.social @ensfr.bsky.social @saltpublishing.com
24.05.2025 09:19
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ENSFR
The European Network for Short Fiction Research was established in 2013 with the aim of fostering and promoting the study of short fiction in European universities and in interaction with short fic…
Some of my best PhD experiences @universityofessex.bsky.social included presenting and attending @ensfr.bsky.social conferences.
Here is my spotlight on writing short fiction (thanks Ines Gstrein & Paul Anthony Knowles). The challenge was answering 3 questions in 75 words!
ensfr.univ-angers.fr
19.05.2025 09:20
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Episode 7 Recovery
YouTube video by Writing for Life
latest episode here!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=IOzR...
@ailsacox.bsky.social @ensfr.bsky.social @saltpublishing.com
19.05.2025 08:38
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Writing for Life
Episode 6: Can publishing make you ill?
www.youtube.com/@Writing_for...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=2bRW...
@ailsacox.bsky.social @ensfr.bsky.social
11.05.2025 06:22
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A blue swirled back featuring cartoon heads of the two hosts.
Small Pleasures podcast:
In the latest episode, Livi Michael and Sonya Moor look at two marvels of short fiction – Sarah Hall’s ‘Mrs Fox’ and Jackie Kay’s ‘My Daughter the Fox’.
09.05.2025 10:33
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Short fiction in a flash: a bite-size interview with Vesna Main, by Sonya Moor is now live on the ENSFR website.
ensfr.univ-angers.fr
08.05.2025 07:29
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Routledge Book Cover: Blue and Green design with title in white band in the middle
New Book: Anthologisation and Short Fiction: Magnitudes of Telling by Paul Delaney
This original new study explores the recent flowering of short fiction in Ireland. Specifically, it discusses the cultural, material, and ideological usages of the short form.
06.05.2025 09:24
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Small Pleasures Episode 19: Sarah Hall 'Mrs Fox' and Jackie Kay 'My Daughter the Fox'
YouTube video by The Short Story Podcast
Our new Small Pleasures episode!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ac0U...
@ensfr.bsky.social @ailsacox.bsky.social
06.05.2025 06:49
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A person looking out into the future
Final day for Papers!
Call for Papers for Ecological Futurity in Short Fiction Conference: 27th of June 2025.
The conference will take place in-person and online at the University of Manchester.
Deadline for abstracts: 2nd May 2025. To be sent to ensfrcg@gmail.com
02.05.2025 06:27
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An image of person looking out in the future represented by white clouds.
The person is covered in green foliage and electric wires.
A week to Go for CFP!
Call for Papers for Ecological Futurity in Short Fiction Conference: 27th of June 2025.
The conference will take place in-person and online at the University of Manchester.
Deadline for abstracts: 2nd May 2025. To be sent to ensfrcg@gmail.com
25.04.2025 16:51
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