INTERVIEWS

Four Questions with 2012 NANO Prize Judge: Ryan Call

Kirby Johnson: What makes a good flash piece? Which is to say, what do you value, as a reader, in a piece of flash fiction? And…

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Five Questions with Miah Arnold

Kirby Johnson: You mentioned at one of your Houston readings that Sweet Land of Bigamy evolved from several shorter stories. When did you discover that the story…

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Jonathan Shafer’s Writing Flash Fiction in August. Are You?

Sophie Rosenblum: You recently mentioned on Twitter that you are planning to write a piece of flash fiction for every day in August to prepare…

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Meet Our (Brand New) Editors: Steph Opitz

What first drew you to NANO Fiction? I work at the Council of Literary Magazines and Presses [clmp] which means I come across a lot…

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Ask Our (Brand New) Editors: Christian Palmer

What first drew you to NANO Fiction? I have been interested in NANO Fiction since the beginning, almost, in 2006. I wrote a story about…

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Ask Our (Brand New) Editors: Annie Hartnett

What first drew you to NANO Fiction? I love that the magazine publishes only flash fiction. I love a word limit when I’m writing, and…

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Ask Our (Brand New!) Editors: Elizabeth Wade

What first drew you to NANO Fiction? I discovered NANO Fiction while living at a friend’s house for several weeks. He kept an issue on…

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Five Questions with Matthew Salesses

Sophie Rosenblum: With a novella, two chapbooks, flash fiction, and several longer stories published or forthcoming, you seem to have a real range of forms….

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Ask Our Editors: Kirby Johnson

How did you go about deciding on the word limit for flash fiction submissions? What was the benchmark that was used? It would be easy…

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Ask Our Editors: Glenn Shaheen

What is your favorite song with the word “and” in the title? “Crimson and Clover” by Tommy James and the Shondells. Also I like Joan…

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