
Mexican Goodbyes
ByA grown son conjures up a painful past when he tries to convince his father, an established painter, to sell his largest and most personal painting.
ONE STORY publishes one great short story at a time. We bring people together through reading, writing, and learning about short fiction.
A grown son conjures up a painful past when he tries to convince his father, an established painter, to sell his largest and most personal painting.
Two Cuban visual artists—one expat, one citizen—visit the concentration camp in Dachau, Germany, where they find themselves confronting not only the town’s Nazi past but also its unsettling present.
In interactive fiction, we add an element to the practice of storytelling that changes everything: choice. Journey into the nonlinear narrative woods with writer and game designer Nat Mesnard using Twine, a tool designed for writers.
July 10-August 7
Asynchronous with
Zoom sessions
One Story arrives in your mailbox in an envelope like a letter from a friend. Each chapbook-sized story introduces you to a new author. No ads, no images, just a great read.
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One Story is an independent literary magazine. We are not supported by a larger organization or backed by a single funder. Instead, we rely on a a wide group of supporters who give large and small gifts year-round. With NEA funding at risk, your support is incredibly necessary this year.
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Beginning writers are told to “write what you know.” But Albert Camus has called fiction “the lie through which we tell the truth.” Together we’ll read short fiction by some of today’s most exciting authors to discover the role “truth” plays in the creation of fiction.
Reading Group
Tuesdays, July 8-29
7:30-9:30 PM ET (on Zoom)
In “Rain” by Carys Schiffer, one of the winners of our Teen Writing Contest, a borrowed umbrella leads to an unexpected connection between schoolmates.
Designed for fiction writers ready to get their work out into the world, this asynchronous class will answer the questions you have about how to present your work and yourself to the editors, agents, and selection committees on the other side of the submit button.
Self Guided Class
Learn tips and techniques for revising in this self-guided class. You’ll get five in-depth revision techniques to sharpen your work. By the end of the course you’ll have new skills, a helpful to-do list, and pages of new material to move your revision in the right direction.
Self Guided Class
One Story has been publishing since 2002. Our backlist contains names you may know, and some you may not. Browse our backlist and order for summer reading.
Submissions will remain open until we reach our cap of 2,000 for this reading period.
One Story’s editor-in-chief leads this self-guided class on putting together a cohesive collection of your fiction.
One Story provides a free, open-source submission management system to other publishers at no cost.