Blog Posts for Pinckney Benedict

My Story "The World, the Flesh, and the Devil" in IMAGE Number 57, just out

Pinckney Benedict — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 09:35:15 -0700

My story “The World, the Flesh, and the Devil” is in the current issue (#57) of IMAGE: Art, Faith, Mystery, along wi

Vignette VS Story: The Apocalyptic Arc

Pinckney Benedict — Sun, 30 Mar 2008 14:18:21 -0700

One of the most frequent critiques I make of the work of my writing students is that they're not writing stories, they're writin

SURREAL SOUTH 09 anthology now accepting submissions

Pinckney Benedict — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 07:54:40 -0700

Surreal South 09 submission guidelinesread more

My story "Bridge of Sighs" selected for NEW STORIES FROM THE SOUTH: BEST OF 2008

Pinckney Benedict — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 16:27:03 -0700

I recently learned that the terrific ZZ Packer, who is the editor of New Stories from the South: Best of 2008 from Algonquin Books, has chosen my story "Bridge of Sighs" for inclusion i

Jake Mahaffy, WELLNESS, the South by Southwest Film Festival, and the Best Narrative Feature Jury Award

Pinckney Benedict — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 20:49:10 -0700

Earlier today, I received a phone message from my friend and former Hollins colleague Jake Mahaffy - about another subject altogether, a project on which we’re working together - in which he ment

Letter to a Student About to Enter the Queens University Low-Residency MFA Program, Best Blogs 2008

Pinckney Benedict — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 14:25:57 -0800

Since I haven't blogged about writing in this space yet - too busy touting my own work - I thought I'd post something today that I wrote to a f

Plattner Award for Fiction in Appalachian Heritage 2007

Pinckney Benedict — Sat, 01 Mar 2008 15:58:58 -0800

I recently received the following pleasant email from none other than Good George Brosi, editor of the excellen

Bloomsbury Review praises SURREAL SOUTH anthology

Pinckney Benedict — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 06:27:52 -0800

The January/February 2008 number of the invaluable Bloomsbury Review carries a very nice notice - written by Mark Budma

THE OTHER CHEKHOV from New American Press available now

Pinckney Benedict — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 18:38:56 -0800

I have received my copies of The Other Chekhov, an anthology of Chekhov's short stories compiled by Kyle Minor and read more