Best Microfiction 2019
by Meg Pokrass, Gary Fincke, Dan Chaon (editors)
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Pub Date Apr 17 2019 | Archive Date Aug 31 2019
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Description
The Best Microfiction anthology series provides recognition for outstanding literary stories of 400 words or fewer. Co-edited by award-winning microfiction writer/editor Meg Pokrass, and Flannery O’Connor Prize-winning author Gary Fincke, the anthology features the well-known novelist and short story writer Dan Chaon serving as final judge, an exclusive craft-oriented interview with the great Etgar Keret, and an essay about the current state of microfiction written by Robert Scotellaro. The inaugural edition, Best Microfiction 2019, features eighty seven of the world's best very short stories.
Advance Praise
"A terrific collection of ultra-short stories—complex, thrilling, sometimes just crazy-nutball, in the best possible way! Huzzah!"
—Frederick Barthelme
"These are small, arresting stories that cut right to the heart of the matter, demonstrating that a story well told, no matter how small, expands beyond the space it inhabits."
—Robert Scotellaro, co-editor, “New Micro” (W.W. Norton & Co., 2018)
"These short short stories prove that length means nothing, that indeed possibilities expand in inverse proportion to word count. These fictions are travel guides, conversations, spell and incantations, language feasts, character studies, lab experiments. They are stories in the wildest sense of the word: stories that push and pull at boundaries, stories that move mountains and dig rivers and do it all while whispering quietly that they can."
—Amber Sparks
“Yes, this is how it is done. Beautiful, brooding, erotic, mysterious, idiosyncratic words shaped into thunderbolts, shocks that reveal what we didn't know we know. Words filled with promise, bewildering and enchanting us. This is flash at its best, flash now.”
—Jane Ciabattari, columnist, BBC Culture, The Literary Hub
Available Editions
| EDITION | Paperback |
| ISBN | 9781949790061 |
| PRICE | $20.00 (USD) |
Featured Reviews
Reviewer 541306
Just when I was thinking about and looking into flash fiction this collection became available through NetGalley. I started on it right away and found it to be a wonderful collection of micro fiction. I liked that the stories and authors came from around the globe and varied so much in terms of subject matter.
I particularly enjoyed ‘He, She, It, They’ by Anita Arlov, ‘The end of the world’ by Noa Sivan and ‘Euthanasia’ by Myfanwy Collins.
I’d definitely recommend this collection to anyone who enjoys micro fiction or wants to explore it.
My copy was missing page 89 but I imagine this will be rectified when published.
Diane P, Educator
Easy, enjoyable read. Great variety of authors. Good book to use with a creative writing class to introduce students to microfiction and publishers.
Diane H, Reviewer
Mystery, romance, mythology and pathos. It is all here in the Best Microfiction 2019.
In the time taken to watch another catheter ad on daytime tv, you could slip into a fully formed life. It may be the story of a dragon, a protective older brother, or a murder victim. Some of these super-short stories may linger for days while others quickly fade from memory. However, all 87 are worth the reader’s time. My personal favorites are the post-apocalyptic “You’ve Stopped” by Tommy Dean and the heartfelt “Any Body” by Sarah Freligh. The Best Microfiction 2019 deserves 4 stars!
Thanks to Petekinesis and NetGalley for a copy in exchange for an honest review.
Educator 211653
Thank you Net Galley. I was recently introduced to micro fiction and was keen to read this title when it appeared on Net galley. On the whole I enjoyed it very much. There were some entries that were not so enjoyable but they were over quickly! The majority of the stories were great and a delight to read.
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