<![CDATA[J. DUNCAN WILEY - News]]>Mon, 10 Nov 2025 14:52:05 -0800Weebly<![CDATA[New Fiction in Confrontation]]>Sat, 23 Jun 2018 18:43:09 GMThttp://www.jduncanwiley.com/news/new-fiction-in-confrontation
Confrontation #123, which contains my story "The Riches of Way-So Roto," is out now. My compliments to Jonna Semeiks and staff for producing this excellent issue.
]]><![CDATA[New Short Shorts on Fixional]]>Sat, 01 Jul 2017 16:59:22 GMThttp://www.jduncanwiley.com/news/new-short-short-on-fixionalYesterday saw the launch of Fixional, a new online journal with the ambitious goal of "assembling the world’s largest collection of fiction into one place." Three of my short short stories - "One Lucky Guy," "Nomads," and "Bumper to Bumper" - appear on the site.

]]><![CDATA[New Fiction in Jelly Bucket]]>Tue, 06 Jun 2017 20:57:49 GMThttp://www.jduncanwiley.com/news/june-06th-2017
I just got my copy of Jelly Bucket #7. In the scheme of literary journals, it's a young magazine, but it's nicely designed and filled with an eclectic mix of poetry and prose. My story "The New Gold Rush" appears within the pages of this issue.

My thanks to Wendy Gowins and staff.
]]><![CDATA[New Fiction in The Carolina Quarterly]]>Sat, 06 May 2017 18:23:04 GMThttp://www.jduncanwiley.com/news/new-fiction-in-the-carolina-quarterly
Carolina Quarterly 66.3, which includes my story "Dying Five Days a Week," is out now.

My thanks go to the entire staff, with particular thanks to Laura Broom and Joel Pinckney.
]]><![CDATA[New Nonfiction in Pleiades]]>Wed, 23 Dec 2015 04:28:15 GMThttp://www.jduncanwiley.com/news/new-nonfiction-in-pleiades

My essay "Baby It Ain't Easy" appears in the new issue of Pleiades (vol. 36.1) as part of a symposium regarding honest depictions of violence in literature.

In his forward to the symposium, Phong Nguyen poses the questions, "What does it mean to write honestly about violence? What does honest violence in fiction actually look like?" Nine writers wrestle with these topics in short essays that provide a variety of enlightening and intriguing perspectives.

Thanks to Phong Nguyen and Pleiades for inviting me to be part of the conversation.
]]><![CDATA[Pushcart Prize Nomination]]>Sun, 13 Dec 2015 22:16:43 GMThttp://www.jduncanwiley.com/news/pushcart-prize-nominationMany thanks to Eilis O’Neal, Cassidy McCants, and everyone else at Nimrod for nominating my story "Inclusions" for a Pushcart Prize. I'm humbled by this support of my work.
]]><![CDATA[Nimrod Conference for Readers and Writers 2015]]>Wed, 14 Oct 2015 14:27:01 GMThttp://www.jduncanwiley.com/news/nimrod-conference-for-readers-and-writers-2015
This weekend is the University of Tulsa's 17th annual Nimrod Conference for Readers and Writers. The event kicks off Friday, October 16th with an awards dinner honoring fiction by myself and Emily Wortman-Wunder, and poetry by Heather Altfeld and Leila Chatti.

Can't wait to meet my fellow award winners as well as the good folks at Nimrod who ushered my story "Inclusions" into publication.

Saturday, the conference features a number of a panel discussions and classes, including a seminar titled "In Conclusion . . . Bringing Your Story to a Close," which I will be co-leading with Emily Wortman-Wunder.

Hope to see you there!
]]><![CDATA[Best Small Fictions 2015]]>Tue, 06 Oct 2015 01:29:27 GMThttp://www.jduncanwiley.com/news/best-small-fictions-2015Picture
 

The inaugural volume of The Best Small Fictions -- which contains my story, "A Notice from the Office of Reclamation" -- launches October 6th. Needless to say, I'm incredibly thrilled to see my work in a real book for the first time.

If you like short shorts, or flash fictions, or whatever you want to call them, the volume is well worth checking out. You can read reviews here and here. And of course, the book is available for purchase at places like Amazon.
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