Jump to content

StorySouth: Difference between revisions

Add links
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Browse history interactively
← Previous editNext edit →
Content deleted Content added
VisualWikitext
m eliminating duplicate statements
Line 5: Line 5:
''storySouth'' was launched in the autumn of 2001 by fiction writer [[Jason Sanford]] and poet [[Jake Adam York]]. While ''storySouth'' focuses on the traditional genre of [[southern literature]], the site generally attempts to post writing from the newest generation of writers from the American South.
''storySouth'' was launched in the autumn of 2001 by fiction writer [[Jason Sanford]] and poet [[Jake Adam York]]. While ''storySouth'' focuses on the traditional genre of [[southern literature]], the site generally attempts to post writing from the newest generation of writers from the American South.


The site has posted pieces on authors such as [[Forrest Gander]] and [[Charles Wright (poet)|Charles Wright]], Southern segregationists like [[George Wallace]], and topics ranging from the trivial to the sociological. Stories, essays, and poetry posted on ''storySouth'' have been honored by the ''Chronicle of Higher Education'''s [[Arts and Letters Daily]], selected for anthologies of best web-posted fiction, and received other awards and reviews.[http://www.storysouth.com/bestwritings.html storySouth's award page], accessed Feb. 4, 2007.</ref>
The site has posted pieces on authors such as [[Forrest Gander]] and [[Charles Wright (poet)|Charles Wright]], Southern segregationists like [[George Wallace]], and topics ranging from the trivial to the sociological. Stories, essays, and poetry posted on ''storySouth'' have been honored by the ''Chronicle of Higher Education'''s [[Arts and Letters Daily]], selected for anthologies of best web-posted fiction, and received other awards and reviews.


The site is listed as a contributing website by the [[Pushcart Prize]] and [[Best American Short Stories]], although no story appearing on the site has yet won a Pushcart or been included in the Best American anthology.</ref> ''storySouth'' reaches on average a 1,000 individual readers every day. <ref>"Introduction to Online Markets" ''2007 Novel and Short Story Writer's Market'' Writer's Digest Books, 2004, page 343.</ref>
The site is listed as a contributing website by the [[Pushcart Prize]] and [[Best American Short Stories]], although no story appearing on the site has yet won a Pushcart or been included in the Best American anthology.</ref> ''storySouth'' reaches on average a 1,000 individual readers every day. <ref>"Introduction to Online Markets" ''2007 Novel and Short Story Writer's Market'' Writer's Digest Books, 2004, page 343.</ref>

Revision as of 01:12, 9 March 2007

storySouth is a website that posts fiction, poetry, criticism, essays, and visual artwork, with a focus on the Southern United States. The site also runs the annual Million Writers Award to select what the webmaster believes to be the best short stories posted each year on websites.

History and mission

storySouth was launched in the autumn of 2001 by fiction writer Jason Sanford and poet Jake Adam York. While storySouth focuses on the traditional genre of southern literature, the site generally attempts to post writing from the newest generation of writers from the American South.

The site has posted pieces on authors such as Forrest Gander and Charles Wright, Southern segregationists like George Wallace, and topics ranging from the trivial to the sociological. Stories, essays, and poetry posted on storySouth have been honored by the Chronicle of Higher Education's Arts and Letters Daily, selected for anthologies of best web-posted fiction, and received other awards and reviews.

The site is listed as a contributing website by the Pushcart Prize and Best American Short Stories, although no story appearing on the site has yet won a Pushcart or been included in the Best American anthology.</ref> storySouth reaches on average a 1,000 individual readers every day. [1]

Million Writers Award

storySouth also runs the annual Million Writers Award, started in 2003, which honors the best online short stories of the year. The award was named a Hot Site by USA Today.[2] The award was also profiled in an interview with editor Jason Sanford in the 2005 Novel and Short Story Writer's Market[3] and mentioned in The 100 Best Trends, 2006: Emerging Developments You Can't Afford to Ignore as an example of the emerging online literary movement.[4]

Influence

Part of the growing influence of storySouth has been the sometimes combative nature of its editors. An essay of Sanford's called "Who Wears Short Shorts? Micro Stories and MFA Disgust"[5] sent repercussions through the online literary community, as it ripped into the claimed incestuous nature of Master of Fine Arts programs and creative writing workshops. The essay prompted a large amount of online discussion on the merits of Sanford's claims.[6]

In addition, the journal's editors were heavily involved in trying to help plagiarist Brad Vice keep his teaching job at Mississippi State University, although Vice was ultimately fired and announced plans to leave the United States. Both of storySouth's editors defended Vice's action[7] and their essays on the affair were mentioned in the subsequent press coverage[8] and on numerous blogs.[9] storySouth editor Jake Adam York is one of the critics whose epigraph will be published in the upcoming reprint of Vice's book.[10]

Notable contributors

References

  1. ^ "Introduction to Online Markets" 2007 Novel and Short Story Writer's Market Writer's Digest Books, 2004, page 343.
  2. ^ WebGuide: Hot Sites, USA Today, March 9, 2004.
  3. ^ "Personal Views: Jason Sanford On the Million Writers Award" by Mary Cox, 2005 Novel and Short Story Writer's Market Writer's Digest Books, 2004, page 23.
  4. ^ The 100 Best Trends, 2006: Emerging Developments You Can't Afford to Ignore by George Ochoa and Melinda Corey, Adams Media Corporation, 2005, page 55.
  5. ^ "Who Wears Short Shorts? Micro Stories and MFA Disgust" by Jason Sanford, storySouth, fall 2004, accessed Feb. 4, 2007.
  6. ^ http://www.metafilter.com/mefi/37141 Short shorts, Meta Filter discussion, November 22, 2004, accessed Feb. 4, 2007; MFA: Many Fools Available on The Grumpy Old Bookman, Feb. 25, 2005, accessed Feb. 4, 2007.
  7. ^ The literary lynching of Brad Vice storySouth Nov. 4, 2005, accessed Feb. 4, 2007; and [http://www.storysouth.com/comment/2005/11/fell_in_alabama_brad_vices_tus.html Fell In Alabama: Brad Vice's Tuscaloosa Night by Jake Adam York] storySouth Nov. 13, 2005, accessed Feb. 4, 2007.
  8. ^ "A Charming Plagiarist: The downfall of Brad Vice" by Robert Clark Young New York Press, Vol 18, Issue 48, November 30-Dec 6, 2005. Accessed Feb. 4, 2007; and "The Strange Case of Brad Vice: In defense of a destroyed treasure" by Michelle Richmond, The Oxford American, Issue 55.
  9. ^ The Brad Vice affair on The Grumpy Old Bookman, Dec. 7, 2005, accessed Feb. 4, 2007; Sifting Through Information by Dan Wickett. Emerging Writers Network, accessed Feb. 4, 2007; and American Views Abroad, accessed Feb. 4, 2007.
  10. ^ "The Strange Case of Brad Vice: In defense of a destroyed treasure" by Michelle Richmond, The Oxford American, Issue 55.
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=StorySouth&oldid=113720774"