Short Fiction in Theory & Practice
Short Fiction in Theory & Practice (Journal)
Short Fiction in Theory & Practice provides an international forum for all those writing, reading, translating or publishing the short story, in all its diversity – including flash fiction, the novella, cycles, sequences, anthologies and single-author collections; hypertext, popular fiction (e.g. science fiction, horror), the prose poem, the non-fiction story and other hybrid genres. It looks at the short story from the practitioner’s viewpoint; we are concerned with the ongoing process and philosophy of composition rather than the ‘postevent’ dissection of literary texts.
Short Fiction in Theory & Practice is an interdisciplinary journal celebrating the current resurgence in short-story writing and research. Looking at short fiction from a practice-based perspective, it explores the poetics of short-story writing, adaptation, translation and the place of the short story in global culture.
All submissions are peer-reviewed. Contributions are welcome from individuals who do not consider themselves academics, and may take the form of personal commentaries, reflections, interviews and reviews, as well as conventional essays. We are pleased to consider proposals from those publishing or promoting the short story, as well as from short-story writers.
Contributions are invited for Short Fiction in Theory and Practice, a new, peer-reviewed journal looking at the short story from a practice-based perspective. Once overlooked by literary critics, and sometimes dismissed as a practice run
for the novel, the short story is finally receiving due attention as a major art form, and one which is especially suited to the digital age. Short Fiction responds to this resurgence, providing an international forum for the growing number of writers who integrate critical research with their own creative practice.
While there are a number of literary magazines publishing short fiction, there
are fewer opportunities to discuss its writing and transmission. We are seeking articles which explore the poetics of short-story writing (its reading, adaptation and translation) and the place of the short story in global culture. While celebrating the uniqueness of short-story writing, we will also explore its diversity. We intend to cross generic and disciplinary boundaries, welcoming contributions which explore the connections between short fiction and other means of expression.
Article submissions
Articles should be between 4000 and 8000 words in length. Topics may include (but are not limited to):
- Short-story composition, writerly practice and the poetics of short-story writing
- Transmission and publishing contexts (e.g. the anthology; online publication; the short story and radio; short-story prizes; the role of the editor)
- Writing flash fiction, the novella, sequences, cycles and hybrid forms
- Sub-genres, e.g. the science-fiction short story, the supernatural, crime fiction
- Multimedia and hypertext; short stories online
- Autobiographical and non-fiction short stories
- Oral storytelling
- Short-story writing and identity, e.g. race, class, gender, nationality
- Readings of, and responses to, texts by contemporary short story authors
- Translation and adaptation
- The short story and other media (e.g. photography, music)
- Political, cultural, social contexts (e.g. the short story as samizdat, postcolonialism and short-story writing)
The editors will also consider
- Original creative work if it embodies or incorporates a substantial element of the writer’s poetics
- Interviews with writers
- Translations of short fiction not previously published in English
Please contact the editor in the first instance, with proposals for translations, interviews or creative work.
All articles submitted should be original work and must not be under consideration by other publications.
Journal contributors will receive a free PDF copy of their final work upon publication. Print copies of the journal may also be purchased by contributors at half price.
Editorial Board
Dean Baldwin
Penn State University, Behrend College, USA
Julie Bates
Trinity College Dublin, Ireland
Erin Bell
Baker College, US
Alex Benson
Bard College, US
Ina Bergmann
University of Würzburg, Germany
Corinne Bigot
Paris Sorbonne Nouvelle, France
Naomi Booth
Durham University, UK
Isabelle Brasme
University of Nimes, France
Kym Brindle
Edge Hill University, UK
Stephen Burn
University of Glasgow, UK
Ashley Chantler
University of Chester, UK
Philip Coleman
Trinity College Dublin, Ireland
Billy Cowan
Edge Hill University, UK
Alexander Creighton
Harvard University, US
Gill Davies
Edge Hill University, UK
Aaron Deveson
National Taiwan Normal University, Taiwan
Elke D’hoker
KU Leuven, Belgium
Dan Disney
Sogang University, Korea
Sarah Dobbs
University of Sunderland, UK
Lucy Durneen
Institute of Continuing Education, Cambridge University, UK
Karen D’Souza
Edge Hill University, UK
Leena Eilitta
Helsinki University, Finland
Lucy Evans
University of Leicester, UK
Nicholas Foxton
Kingston University, UK
Gaïd Girard
Université de Bretagne Occidentale
Andy Hedgecock
Independent Scholar
Charles Holdefer
University of Poitiers, France
Ursula Hurley
University of Salford, UK
Bettina Jansen
Independent Scholar
Tom Jenks
Edge Hill University, UK
Helena Kadmos
The University Of Notre Dame Australia
Barbara Korte
University of Freiburg
Zoe Lambert
Lancaster University, UK
Laura Lojo-Rodriguez
University of Santiago de Compostela, Spain
Alison MacLeod
University of Chichester, UK
Adnan Mahmutovic
Stockholm University, Sweden
Paul March-Russell
Independent Scholar
Moy McCrory
University of Derby, UK
Andy McInnes
Edge Hill University, UK
Bénédicte Meillon
University of Perpignan, France
Laurent Mellet
Université Toulouse Jean Jaurès, France
Sylvia Mieszkowski
University of Vienna
Judith Misrahi-Barak
Université Paul-Valéry Montpellier 3, France
Jennifer Murray
University of Franche-Comté, France
Ira Nadel
University of British Columbia
Derek Neale
The Open University, UK
Bran Nicol
University of Surrey, UK
Gerald Preher
Catholic University of Lille, France
Eleanora Rao
Università degli Studi di Salerno, Italy
Mohamad Rashidi Mohd Pakri
USM, Malaysia
Joanne Reardon
The Open University, UK
Christine Reynier
Université Paul Valéry Montpellier 3
Sue Roe
Independent Scholar
C.D. Rose
Independent Scholar
Suzanne Scafe
London South Bank University, UK
Barbara Schaff
University of Göttingen, Germany
Oliver Scheiding
University of Mainz, Germany
Philip Schweighhauser
University of Basle, Switzerland
Robert Sheppard
Edge Hill University, UK
Felicity Skelton
Independent Scholar
Dave Swann
University of Chichester, UK
Tom Ue
Dalhousie University
Minna Vuohelainen
City University London, UK
Sarah Whitehead
Kingston University, UK
Joanna Wilson-Scott
University of Leicester, UK
Theresa Wray
Independent Scholar
Emma Young
Bradford University, UK
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- Volume (12): Issue (1)
- Cover date: 2022
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- Volume (11): Issue (1-2)
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- Volume (10): Issue (1)
- Cover date: 2020
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- Volume (10): Issue (2)
- Cover date: 2020
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- Volume (9): Issue (1)
- Cover date: 2019
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- Volume (9): Issue (2)
- Cover date: 2019
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- Volume (8): Issue (1&2)
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- Volume (7): Issue (1)
- Cover date: 2017
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- Volume (7): Issue (2)
- Cover date: 2017
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- Volume (6): Issue (1)
- Cover date: 2016
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- Volume (6): Issue (2)
- Cover date: 2016
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- Volume (5): Issue (1)
- Cover date: 2015
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- Volume (4): Issue (1)
- Cover date: 2014
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- Volume (4): Issue (2)
- Cover date: 2014
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- Volume (3): Issue (1)
- Cover date: 2013
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- Volume (3): Issue (2)
- Cover date: 2013
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- Volume (2): Issue (1)
- Cover date: 2012
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- Volume (1): Issue (1)
- Cover date: 2011
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- Volume (1): Issue (2)
- Cover date: 2011
