Long Story Shorts
'Affirm Press is well-named; in their Long Story Shorts project they give affirmation to Australian writers everywhere: the short story is alive, part of our collective national voice, and a form to be treasured. If there's a renaissance on the cards, it's vision like this which is going to kick-start it.' CATE KENNEDY
Long Story Shorts is a project by Affirm Press to publish six collections of short fiction from individual authors.
Six books have now been commissioned from more than 350 submissions to date. Under Stones by Bob Franklin was published in February 2010; Nineteen Seventysomething by Barry Divola in March 2010; Known Unknowns by Emmett Stinson in June 2010; Having Cried Wolf by Gretchen Shirm in September 2010; Bearings by Leah Swann in April 2011; and Irma Gold's Two Steps Forward in September 2011.
Recognising a gap in opportunities for emerging writers, Affirm Press aims to provide additional incentive for new writers to hone their craft and demonstrate their flair. The six books have been created as a series, designed and illustrated by award-winning illustrator Dean Gorissen.
For more information on Long Story Shorts or Affirm Press authors, please contact info@affirmpress.com.au
Read an interview with illustrator Dean Gorissen about the process of creating the LSS covers on Cultura Impopular.
Read Tessa Lunney's review on the first four Long Story Shorts titles in Southerly Journal.
You can now purchase this handsome series for $75. That's the full set for half price ... click here.
