Professor, academic researcher, and writer John Barrett has taught at the Bloomsburg University Department of English for nearly two decades. Alongside his role as a coordinator and assistant professor at Bloomsburg, John Barrett has also published essays, memoirs, and short stories.
One of the briefest genres of short stories is known as microfiction. This writing format challenges authors to create engaging stories in under 300 words. The web publication Microfiction Monday Magazine takes it even further and requires contributors to write stories in less than 100 words. Some of the world's most famous authors, including O. Henry, Ernest Hemingway, and Kurt Vonnegut, Jr., have produced iconic examples of microfiction.
To capture the reader’s attention, microfiction texts often center on a high-intensity scene. Like other types of writing, microfiction has characters, a setting, and a plot. Clearly conveying all this information in a few sentences can be a creative challenge for writers at all experience levels. Microfiction can also be used as a springboard for ideas for longer novels.
One of the briefest genres of short stories is known as microfiction. This writing format challenges authors to create engaging stories in under 300 words. The web publication Microfiction Monday Magazine takes it even further and requires contributors to write stories in less than 100 words. Some of the world's most famous authors, including O. Henry, Ernest Hemingway, and Kurt Vonnegut, Jr., have produced iconic examples of microfiction.
To capture the reader’s attention, microfiction texts often center on a high-intensity scene. Like other types of writing, microfiction has characters, a setting, and a plot. Clearly conveying all this information in a few sentences can be a creative challenge for writers at all experience levels. Microfiction can also be used as a springboard for ideas for longer novels.
