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Short-Form Creative Writing: A Writer's Guide and Anthology

Short-Form Creative Writing: A Writer's Guide and Anthology

Hummel, H. K.
Lenox, Stephanie
Prentiss, Sean

Paperback

Series: Bloomsbury Writer's Guides and Anthologies

Literary CriticismWriting Instruction

ISBN10: 1350459305
ISBN13: 9781350459304
Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
Published: Mar 5 2026
Pages: 336
Weight: 0.85
Height: 1.00 Width: 6.20 Depth: 9.10
Language: English

A complete introduction to the art and craft of extremely compressed works of imaginative literature, this book, now in its 2nd edition, introduces both traditional and innovative approaches to the short form and demonstrates how it possesses structure, logic, and coherence while simultaneously resisting expectations.

With discussion questions, writing prompts, flash interviews, and illustrated key concepts, the book covers prose poetry, flash fiction, micro memoir, lyric essay, cross-genre/hybrid writing and much more. Two new chapters explore how to spark inspiration and innovation, and how to take the next steps by collaborating with partners and preparing work for publication. In this revised and expanded edition, H. K. Hummel and Stephanie Lenox present the ultimate companion to writing short fiction, featuring microplays, new short-form tactics, and a dozen fresh anthology pieces by Eve L. Ewing, Ross Gay, Jayne Anne Phillips, Gertrude Stein, and Jean Toomer, along with one-sentence student workshops that spotlight small but powerful moves in the short form.

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