{"product_id":"short-form-creative-writing-a-writers-guide-and-anthology-hardcover","title":"Short-Form Creative Writing: A Writer's Guide and Anthology - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eH. K. Hummel\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eStephanie Lenox\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA 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.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 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.\u003cbr\u003eThe 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eH. K. Hummel\u003c\/b\u003e is Associate Professor of Creative Writing at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, USA. She is the author of the poetry collections, \u003ci\u003eLessons in Breathing Underwater\u003c\/i\u003e (2019), \u003ci\u003eBoytreebird\u003c\/i\u003e (2013), and \u003ci\u003eHandmade Boats\u003c\/i\u003e (2010). \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eStephanie Lenox \u003c\/b\u003eis an instructional editor for Chemeketa Press at Chemeketa Community College, USA. She is the author of the poetry collections, \u003ci\u003eThe Business\u003c\/i\u003e (2016), \u003ci\u003eCongress of Strange People\u003c\/i\u003e (2012), and \u003ci\u003eThe Heart That Lies Outside the Body\u003c\/i\u003e (2007).\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 336\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.81 x 9.21 x 6.14 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 05, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53127143260467,"sku":"9781350459298","price":187.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/rZOjc-jY_L9781350459298.webp?v=1773297780","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/short-form-creative-writing-a-writers-guide-and-anthology-hardcover","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}