The Rose Metal Press Field Guide to Writing Flash Fiction

Informationen zum Autor Tara L. Masih is the author of the story collection Where the Dog Star Never Glows, published by Press 53 in 2010. She received a BA in English and a minor in sociology from C. W. Post College, and an MA in Writing and Publishing from Emerson College (where she taught freshman composition and grammar). As an in-house editor, she worked for Little, Brown's college division and Bedford Books of St. Martin's Press, and now freelances for companies such as Ballantine Books and Harvard University Press. Her writing has won awards, and two flash fiction chapbooks (Fragile Skins and Tall Grasses) were published by The Feral Press in 2006. She was a regular contributor to The Indian-American and Masala magazines, in which her essays on the topic of race and culture were often featured. Klappentext With its unprecedented gathering of 25 brief essays by experts in the field, this craft guide meets the growing need for a concise yet creative exploration of the re-emerging genre popularly known as flash fiction. This book is a must for anyone in the field of short fiction who teaches, writes, and is interested in its genesis and practice.

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Tara L. Masih is the author of the story collection Where the Dog Star Never Glows, published by Press 53 in 2010. She received a BA in English and a minor in sociology from C. W. Post College, and an MA in Writing and Publishing from Emerson College (where she taught freshman composition and grammar). As an in-house editor, she worked for Little, Brown's college division and Bedford Books of St. Martin's Press, and now freelances for companies such as Ballantine Books and Harvard University Press. Her writing has won awards, and two flash fiction chapbooks (Fragile Skins and Tall Grasses) were published by The Feral Press in 2006. She was a regular contributor to The Indian-American and Masala magazines, in which her essays on the topic of race and culture were often featured.

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With its unprecedented gathering of 25 brief essays by experts in the field, this craft guide meets the growing need for a concise yet creative exploration of the re-emerging genre popularly known as flash fiction. This book is a must for anyone in the field of short fiction who teaches, writes, and is interested in its genesis and practice.