International Story Day

Join in our celebration of the short story at the following events in the United States.

Minneapolis | NYC | Beaufort, SC | US-Wide

Minneapolis

International Short Story Day Tweet-Up Minneapolis

June 20th, 17.00-20.00, Nomad World Pub, Minneapolis

There will be a projection feed of all the #shortstoryday tweets so you can enjoy everyone’s work the whole world over, plus there will be a raffle for some of the best and brightest local literature! You can show up to the event, Twitter account or no, or tweet remotely with the hashtag #shortstoryday. Please also follow @shortstoryday on Twitter!

Please feel free to contact Sarah Moeding (sarah.moeding@gmail.com) and offer more ideas for things that can make this event even more short story-rific!

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NYC

Swap Books over Booze on International Short Story Day with LitCrawl NYC

20 June, 6-8pm (local time), Scratcher, 209 E. 5th Street Manhattan

Lit Crawl NYC have partnered up with Comma Press to bring the International Short Story Day party to NYC.

Join us over happy hour at one of our favorite East Village haunts for a book swap. Bring a collection of short stories to trade in and head out with fiction that’s surprising and new (to you)!

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Pictures here.

Beaufort, NC

Short Story America Festival and Conference September 21st – 23rd 2012

The inaugural Short Story America Festival and Conference is scheduled for September 21st – 23rd 2012
in historic Beaufort, South Carolina, a gorgeous coastal community which celebrated its 300th birthday in 2011.
This leading arts community is a perfect destination for writers and readers of short fiction, and is the home of Short Story America. The Short Story America Festival and Conference will be a coming-together of writers, readers, teachers and publishers of short stories.
If you love short stories, from reading to discussion, from writing stories to meeting authors to helping students in developing their writing craft, then you will enjoy the Short Story America Festival and Conference!

Author readings, book signings and discussions, writing seminars, professional development for teachers, shopping from a variety of vendors, and social gatherings will highlight the annual three-day celebration of the short story.
For more details visit Short Story America or email Tim Johnston at editors@shortstoryamerica.com.

US-Wide

Short Story America Competitions

Short Story America will soon be introducing the Short Story America Prize competition in multiple categories. All writers of short fiction will be invited to submit new, original short stories for the following genre categories: Mainstream Literary, Science Fiction, Humor, Horror, Mystery/Suspense, Flash (under 1000 words), and two categories for student writers (Middle School and High School). Winners of the Short Story America Prize will be named at the annual Short Story America Festival, with the winner of the Short Story America Prize in each category being awarded $500. Details coming soon, so stay tuned to both the “Contests” and “Festival” buttons on the main-page menu at the Short Story America website, and make sure that you are on the mailing list so that you can receive notification when each Prize contest opens for entries.

For more details email Tim Johnston at editors@shortstoryamerica.com.

Check out Volume I of the Short Story America Anthology, featuring 56 contemporary short stories by 46 of the best short-story writers today. The jacket is signed and all of the stories are available in the SSA Contemporary Library for pdf download (six available for audio download).