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March Is Short-Story Month at #1book140

By Jeff Howe
1book140_icon.JPG 1book140 readers voiced support for both poetry and short stories this coming month, but I think we might be best served by holding poetry for the spring, the most romantic of seasons. Also: I love short stories, and according to a bunch of smart people, they're having a renaissance right now. (According to other smart people, that's hyped-up poppycock.)

I'm still torn between having a month devoted to contemporary short fiction, or a mix of contemporary and classics. I leave that to us to decide over the next few days. Let's take until Friday for nominations, then we'll hold a vote over the weekend. Sorry to be running late this month.

About the Author

Jeff Howe is a professor of journalism at Northeastern University in Boston and a former Nieman Fellow at Harvard. He helps run @1book140, The Atlantic's Twitter book club.