short-story writer
Brief fiction author
A short-story writer is someone who writes short stories—fictional narratives typically read in one sitting, shorter than novellas or novels.
The term emphasizes the form as a distinct craft: She's primarily a short-story writer, though she's published two novels.
Some writers work exclusively in short fiction; others move between forms.
- concisenessQuality of being brief
- slice of lifeRealistic everyday depiction
- character studyWork examining personality
- literary magazinePeriodical featuring creative writing
- modernismFavoring contemporary approaches
Edgar Allan Poe · Anton Chekhov · Jorge Luis Borges · realism · narrative arc · first person narrator · Alice Munro · Ray Bradbury · fantasy · magical realism · characterization · imagery · O. Henry · plot twist · surprise ending · horror · anthology · foreshadowing
short-story writeressayist
Author of short prose
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