Short-Form Creative Writing

Name: Short-Form Creative Writing
Brand: Allen & Unwin
SKU: 9781350019881
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A Writer's Guide and Anthology

By H. K. Hummel and Stephanie Lenox

Series: Bloomsbury Writer's Guides and Anthologies

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Short-Form Creative Writing: A Writer’s Guide and Anthology by H. K. Hummel and Stephanie Lenox is a complete introduction to the art and craft of compressed imaginative literature. It explores traditional and innovative short forms such as prose poetry, flash fiction, micro memoir, lyric essay, and cross-genre writing. The book balances structure and coherence with creative resistance to expectations. It includes discussion questions, writing prompts, flash interviews, and illustrated concepts, alongside an anthology featuring works by Charles Baudelaire, Italo Calvino, Lydia Davis, and more.
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Ideal for students, educators, and writers interested in mastering short-form creative prose, including flash fiction and micro memoir. Suitable for those seeking both instruction and inspiration in a concise literary format.

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Short-Form Creative Writing: A Writer’s Guide and Anthology is a complete introduction to the art and craft of extremely compressed works of imaginative literature. H. K. Hummel and Stephanie Lenox introduce both traditional and innovative approaches to the short form and demonstrate how it possesses structure, logic, and coherence while simultaneously resisting expectations.

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

Short-Form Creative Writing also includes an anthology, offering inspiring examples of short-form writing in all of the styles covered by the book, including work by Charles Baudelaire, Italo Calvino, Lydia Davis, Grant Faulkner, Ilya Kaminsky, Jamaica Kinkaid, and many others.

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Praised for its comprehensive coverage and insightful guidance, this book is recommended by CHOICE for its in-depth history of short forms and diverse author selections. Poets & Writers highlights its helpful sections on narrative voice, time, sentence structure, and revision, paired with abundant exercises and exemplary short-form pieces. Overall, reviewers commend it as a thoughtfully produced, varied, and practical resource for writers.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781350019881

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 15 November 2018

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Bloomsbury Academic

Audience: Tertiary education

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 28.0mm

Width: 156.0mm

Height: 232.0mm

Weight: 568g

Pages: 368

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Education & Reference H. K. Hummel Non-Fiction Series: Bloomsbury Writer's Guides and Anthologies Stephanie Lenox

About the Author

H. K. Hummel is Assistant Professor of Creative Writing at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, USA. She is the author of the poetry collections, Lessons in Breathing Underwater, Boytreebird, and Handmade Boats.

Stephanie Lenox is an instructional editor for Chemeketa Press at Chemeketa Community College, USA. She is the author of the poetry collections, The Business, Congress of Strange People, and The Heart That Lies Outside the Body.

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