Title of Work and its Form: “Iconography,” short story Author: Ayşe Papatya Bucak (on Twitter @TheFreeMFA) Date of Work: 2012 Where the Work Can Be Found: The story made its debut in the Fall 2012 issue of The Iowa Review, one of the best journals in the field. The piece was subsequently awarded a Pushcart Prize and is included the … Continue reading »
Title of Work and its Form: “Chapter Two,” short story Author: Antonya Nelson Date of Work: 2012 Where the Work Can Be Found: The short story was first published in the March 26, 2012 issue of The New Yorker. Subscribers can read the story here. The story was also selected for Best American Short Stories 2013 and can … Continue reading »
Title of Work and its Form: “Encounters with Unexpected Animals,” short story Author: Bret Anthony Johnston Date of Work: 2012 Where the Work Can Be Found: The short story debuted in Esquire in March 2012. The editors have been kind enough to post the story here. Mr. Johnston’s work was subsequently chosen for Best American 2013. Bonuses: Here … Continue reading »
Title of Work and its Form: “Lawrence Welk is Dead,” creative nonfiction Author: Georgia Kreiger Date of Work: 2012 Where the Work Can Be Found: The piece first appeared in May 2012’s Issue 20 of Front Porch, a cool journal out of Texas State University’s MFA program. You can read Ms. Kreiger’s work here. Bonuses: Here are … Continue reading »
Title of Work and its Form: “Referential,” short story Author: Lorrie Moore Date of Work: 2012 Where the Work Can Be Found: The story debuted in the May 28, 2012 issue of The New Yorker. Elizabeth Strout and Heidi Pitlor selected the story to appear in Best American Short Stories 2013. Bonuses: Here is an interview … Continue reading »
Title of Work and its Form: “Miss Lora,” short story Author: Junot Diaz Date of Work: 2012 Where the Work Can Be Found: The story debuted in the April 23, 2012 issue of The New Yorker. As of this writing, the story is available for free on the New Yorker web site. You will also find … Continue reading »
Title of Work and its Form: “Head Lock Heart Choke,” poem Author: Amber Tamblyn Date of Work: 2012 Where the Work Can Be Found: The poem debuted in July 2012 on InDigest, a very cool “online literary magazine and arts blog focused on creating a dialogue between the arts.” You can read the poem here. Thanks to the wonder of the Internet, … Continue reading »
Title of Work and its Form: “Horned Men,” short story Author: Karl Taro Greenfeld (on Twitter @karltaro) Date of Work: 2012 Where the Work Can Be Found: The piece debuted in Fall 2012’s Issue 95 of ZYZZYVA, a very cool journal. Elizabeth Strout and Heidi Pitlor subsequently chose the piece for the 2013 edition of … Continue reading »
Title of Work and its Form: “When We Were Young and Confederate,” creative nonfiction Author: Jeremy Collins Date of Work: 2012 Where the Work Can Be Found: The piece debuted in Issue 9 of Chautauqua, a beautiful literary journal published by the Chautauqua Institution. Order the journal here. Element of Craft We’re Stealing: Candor Discussion: … Continue reading »
Title of Work and its Form: “Corn Maze,” creative nonfiction Author: Pam Houston (on Twitter @pam_houston) Date of Work: 2012 Where the Work Can Be Found: The piece is a part of Metawritings: Toward a Theory of Nonfiction, a Jill Talbot-edited volume. The kind folks at Hunger Mountain have also made the piece available on their … Continue reading »