Quarterly Short Story Collection Review and more
Where we tell you the collection we love.
April to June 2009
Every quarter this section will present -not only short stories collection's reviews- but good websites dedicated to short fiction. In addition, here you will find serious works on short fiction criticism and theory with expert articles from note-worthy literature journals. Enjoy!
The Elite Collection: American Short Fiction 2009 (prize collection) The O. Henry Prize Stories 2009
Internet Groups: The Short Story Group
The Master Corner: Fantastic Symbolism in Spanish American Short Story
Best Online Article: Elements of the Short Story Best Spanish Articles: Teoría del Cuento Peninsular e Hispanoamericano
Game (by Donald Barthelme) (horror-suspense)
The Editor's Choice:
(collection series in print)
Studies in Short Fiction Series. This series is one of the best studies in short fiction ever published. It is published by Twayne Publishers/ThomsonGale. This incredible iluminating series provides in depth critical introductions to major modern and contemporary short story writers worldwide. Each volume offers: A comprehensive overview of the artist's short fiction - including detailed analyses of every significant story. Interviews, essays, memoirs and other biographical materials. - often previously unpublished. A comprehensive bibliography and a chronology of the artist's life and works and an index. You will find authors such as Edgar Al. Poe, Henry James, J.D. Salinger, John Cheever, John Gardner, F. Scott Fitzgerald and more. For Students: (if you want your kids to learn the worderful world of short fiction)