Short Story Shoutout
Short Story Shoutout presents one published work of short fiction each week, so you can better understand what individual lit pubs are looking for in submissions and find the best homes for your stories.
| Platform |  | Pricing | Only free issues | Publishes | Twice weekly |
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| Issues | 45 | Founded | 7 months ago | Last Issue | 4 days ago |
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“Comedy, Italian Style” by Rachel Suleymanov / The Brooklyn Review
What’s the word to start this week’s story appreciation?
Is it courage? It might be.
Insane would also work.
Maybe it’s a phrase: a cultural nose-thumbing.
No, it’s more straight forward than that. I think it’s ballsy…
Nope. I’ve got i...
Shoutout Q&A with Kate Tooley
Welcome back to our Friday feature: Shoutout Q&A.
Check out our archives for access to great short stories published across the last half-year-plus, including this posting from July: an appreciation of Kate Tooley’s fully engaging “The Gol...
“The Arborist” by Luis Ortiz / The Missouri Review
When I ask writers what they think the most vital element in a short story is, the one that comes up before all others—before setting, plot, central conflict, theme, point-of-view, pacing—is character.
If a story is going to reach readers...
Shoutout Q&A with Grace Spulak
Welcome back to our Friday feature: Shoutout Q&A.
Check out our archives for access to great short stories published across the last half-year-plus, including this posting from March: an appreciation of Grace Spulak’s riveting “The Four Wi...
“Ape Opus” by Kate Lister Campbell / Salamander Magazine
When I finished reading Kate Lister Campbell’s “Ape Opus” (7,100 words) in Salamander Magazine last week, I had a premonition: I saw it featured in the next Best American Short Stories anthology.
From my keyboard to God’s…I want to type “e...
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Short Story Shoutout presents one published work of short fiction each week, so you can better understand what individual lit pubs are looking for in submissions, and find the best homes for your stories.
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