Short-Form Creative Writing : A Writer's Guide and Anthology / H. K. Hummel and Stephanie Lenox.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hummel, H. K., author.

Lenox, Stephanie, author.

Series:

Bloomsbury Writer's Guides and Anthologies.

Bloomsbury Writer's Guides and Anthologies

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Creative writing.

Short story.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (336 pages)

Edition:

2nd ed.

Distribution:

London : Bloomsbury Publishing (UK), 2026.

Place of Publication:

London : Bloomsbury Academic, 2026.

System Details:

text file rdaft

Summary:

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. The extensive anthology showcases sixty short-form works including microplays and pieces by writers from Argentina, Chile, Guatemala, Canada, France, Greece, Bosnia, and the U.S., offering a vibrant mix of styles, forms, themes, and voices.

Contents:

List of Figures List of Tables Preface for the Second Edition Part I: an Introduction to Short-form Creative Writing Chapter 1: Revolutionary Short Forms Chapter 2: Inspiration and Innovation Part II: the Craft of Short-form Creative Writing Chapter 3: Making Sense Chapter 4: Deep Conversations Chapter 5: Moving Through Time and Space Chapter 6: Microcosmic Design Chapter 7: How to Leap: Aha Moments and Symbolic Logic Chapter 8: Finding Your Funny Chapter 9: Misfit Pleasures Part III: Strategies for Short-form Creative Writing Chapter 10: Beg, Borrow, and Steal Chapter 11: Not So Fast! Strategic Revision Chapter 12: What's Next? Part IV: Short-form Anthology Appendix A: Student Work Appendix B: Genre Index End Notes Contributor Bios Bibliography Index

ISBN:

1-350-45933-X

OCLC:

1564378969