Category: Short Story Publications

Chris Amenta published in Redivider

November 6, 2018 at 11:00 AM

Chris Amenta (Fiction ’13) has published his debut story in Redivider.  Hurray!  As his former workshop-mate, I’m especially excited to feature him on the CW blog, and hear more about his writing, his teaching, and his inspiring creative habits. Tell us about the process of writing “Catch and Release.”  How did it start, where did it come from, […]

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Jason Villemez’s recent publications

June 11, 2018 at 12:27 PM

We’re so proud of former journalist Jason Villemez (Fiction ’16), who has recently published several pieces!  The story “Position,” which Jason workshopped with Jennifer Haigh and his BU fiction classmates, has been published in Foglifter, a San Francisco lit journal.  Foglifter is a new journal that publishes only LGBT work.  They also published an essay that Jason wrote about his […]

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Jillian Jackson publishes story in the Iowa Review

May 24, 2018 at 10:13 AM

Jillian Jackson (Fiction ’15) has published her story “A Leo, Like Jackie O” in the Spring 2018 issue of The Iowa Review! We had a chance to hear from Jillian about her writing process.  Here’s what she had to say: When I write it usually takes me a long time to fumble through a story and figure […]

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Jordan Coriza’s publication news

December 19, 2017 at 3:40 PM

We’re so pleased to share publication news from Jordan Coriza (Fiction ’08)!  His story “The Fittest” is out in the current issue of the Worcester Review.  Jordan says, “It’s about Agustin, a recurrent protagonist in my stories, who is constantly trying to make sense of some traumatic events of his childhood.” Jordan’s story “The Dead Phone” was also a […]

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Publication news and an interview with Dariel Suarez

August 14, 2017 at 4:32 PM

We’re so proud of Dariel Suarez (Fiction 2012) who currently serves as the Head of Faculty & Curriculum at Grubstreet.  His short story “Mudface” was published in the Winter 2017 issue of The North American Review, and the opening story in his collection, titled “The Man From the Zoo,” is forthcoming in The Massachusetts Review.  In addition, Dariel’s […]

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The Borders Project in EuropeNow Journal

June 15, 2017 at 3:34 PM

We’re excited to share that EuropeNow Journal will be featuring work by members of The Borders Project!  Co-founded by Stacy Mattingly (Fiction 2011), The Borders Project is a literary collaboration between the Sarajevo Writer’s Workshop and Atlanta’s Narrative Collective.  Over the next several months, you can read original poetry and prose by these eighteen writers and […]

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Lisa Taddeo wins Pushcart Prize

June 6, 2016 at 4:04 PM

We’re happy to share that Lisa Taddeo, an incoming MFA candidate in fiction, won a Pushcart Prize for her short story “42”! The story was published in issue 36 of the New England Review last year, and can be read here. Congratulations, Lisa!  We’re looking forward to reading more of your stories this fall. Lisa Taddeo contributes to Esquire, New […]

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Emma Duffy-Comparone wins second Pushcart, receives professorship

June 2, 2016 at 3:42 PM

We’re excited to announce that Emma Duffy-Comparone (Fiction 2012), who is currently on a fellowship at Yaddo, has won a second Pushcart Prize! The prize is for her story “The Devil’s Triangle,” which was originally published in the New England Review, and will appear in The Pushcart Prize XLI: Best of the Small Presses in […]

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Dariel Suarez’s short fiction to be taught at Brown

January 22, 2016 at 3:18 PM

Exciting news from Dariel Suarez (Fiction 2012): One of Dariel’s stories, “Marching Men,” is being taught at Brown University this semester through the Latina/o Studies Department! Dariel wrote and workshopped “Marching Men” in Leslie Epstein’s class here at BU. The story was published in Prairie Schooner’s summer 2014 issue. In addition, Dariel has been invited to speak […]

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Emma Duffy-Comparone published in NER and The Sun

December 18, 2015 at 4:48 PM

We’re excited to share that Emma Duffy-Comparone has recently published two short stories!  “The Devil’s Triangle” appears in the current issue of New England Review and “Plagiarism” is in the November 2015 issue of The Sun.  We’re also happy to welcome Emma back to BU as  our instructor of Fiction Writing at MET College next semester. Congratulations, Emma! Emma Duffy-Comparone’s […]

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