Hi friends,
We’re back!
After celebrating summer with the first season of Reckon True Stories (hosted by the brilliant Deesha Philyaw and Kiese Laymon), we’re excited to return with Season Three of Ursa Short Fiction – the podcast where our co-founders Deesha and Dawnie Walton geek out on their favorite short stories and writers.
This week, Dawnie and Deesha recorded a special sneak preview episode, so go check out your favorite podcast app to hear about what they’ve been up to, and what’s in store for the new season:
Support Our Show This Season
We are 100% independent, and Ursa Short Fiction is produced with support from you, our listeners.
This season, we’re planning to release a number of member bonus episodes for our paid subscribers.
If you’d like to access those episodes, you can make a one-time contribution, or become a monthly or yearly Ursa Member:
In the meantime, we’ll be back next week with our Season Three premiere and a very special guest.
See you soon!
More News and Links
– The posthumous short story collection from Diane Oliver (featured in a two–part series on Ursa Short Fiction) has been longlisted for the 2025 ALA Carnegie Medals for excellence in Fiction and Nonfiction.
– Our friends at Electric Literature will be opening up their short fiction submissions for Recommended Reading starting Monday, October 28. Here’s more details.
– Chill Subs has a great list of lit mags that pay writers and don’t charge submission fees.