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It's Short Story Month!

It’s Short Story Month!

Happy Short Story Month 2012! Once again, we’ll be celebrating short stories all month here at Fiction Writers Review:

Reviews of fantastic story collections
Interviews with short story writers like Lysley Tenorio, Ben Fountain, and Laura Maylene Walter
The return of our popular “Stories We Love” blog posts: writers on the stories that inspire them—and why
Book of [...]

FWR at AWP 2012!

FWR at AWP 2012!

We here at Fiction Writers Review are excited to hit AWP and catch up with our friends and contributors.
All throughout the conference, you can find us at our Bookfair table (N16)—come by and say hi!
And here’s a partial list of FWR-related events:
Thursday, March 1st:

12 pm – “Beyond the Workshop”: Contributor Margaret Lazarus Dean and other [...]

Contributor News - Winter 2012

Contributor News – Winter 2012

We know our contributors are amazing, and we’re always thrilled when the rest of the world notices, too.  So we’re delighted to tell you what some of our talented contributors have been up to beyond FWR’s pages.
The latest news, in no particular order:

Anne Barnhill’s debut novel, At the Mercy of the Queen, released Jan 3 [...]

Jesmyn Ward wins National Book Award for fiction!

Jesmyn Ward wins National Book Award for fiction!

HUGE congratulations to friend of FWR Jesmyn Ward, who just won the 2011 National Book Award for fiction for her novel Salvage the Bones!
In reviewing Ward’s novel, Ron Charles wrote in the Washington Post,
When the finalists for the National Book Award in Fiction were announced last month, I’m embarrassed to admit that I was [...]

National Writers Series to host Jeffrey Eugenides October 20

National Writers Series to host Jeffrey Eugenides October 20

On Thursday, October 20, the Traverse City National Writers Series will host An Evening with Jeffrey Eugenides at 8pm at the Lars Hockstad Auditorium in Traverse City, Michigan.  The evening will conclude with a reception and book signing with the author.
Here at Fiction Writers Review, we’re very excited about this reading–and not just because our [...]

Hot off the Presses: 2011 National Book Award Finalists Announced!

Hot off the Presses: 2011 National Book Award Finalists Announced!

Approximately one hour ago, the finalists for this year’s National Book Awards were announced on Oregon Public Broadcasting’s morning radio program, Think Out Loud. The event took place in front of a live audience at the new Literary Arts Center in Portland, Oregon, at approximately 9am Pacific Time. And we’re pleased to announce that some [...]

Book of the Week: <em>How the Mistakes Were Made</em>

Book of the Week: How the Mistakes Were Made

This week’s feature is Tyler McMahon’s How the Mistakes Were Made, published this week by St. Martin’s Griffin. Born and raised in the Washington, DC area, Tyler McMahon studied at the University of Virginia and Boise State University. Before writing his first novel, he worked as a Peace Corps volunteer in El Salvador, a surf [...]

Au Revoir, Nicole!

Au Revoir, Nicole!

As the new academic year revs up and our teaching-focused month winds down, we here at FWR want to take a moment and say a huge THANK YOU to our wonderful summer editorial intern, Nicole Aber. All summer long, Nicole provided invaluable assistance behind the scenes, as well as writing up some excellent posts [...]

Teaching, Writing, and Art. Or, the Art of Teaching Writing

Teaching, Writing, and Art. Or, the Art of Teaching Writing

As you may have noticed, our blog posts and features this week have all centered on the art of writing and the particular art of teaching writing. Some argue that writing can’t be taught, of course. Others say that only the craft of writing is teachable–that the spark of imagination and the vision of creation [...]

You're invited: FWR's Stort Story Month Celebration!

You’re invited: FWR’s Stort Story Month Celebration!

The editors and contributors of Fiction Writers Review cordially invite you to celebrate Short Story Month with them. Details below!
Who:
Short story lovers everywhere
When:
The entire month of May—coverage starts Sunday, May 1. As part of the celebration, we’ll have special weekend posts, too!
Where:
All across the site, from reviews to interviews to the blog
What:
Here’s just [...]