short fiction

collocation in English

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short
adjective
uk
/ʃɔːt/us
/ʃɔːrt/
small in length, distance, ...
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fiction
noun
uk
/ˈfɪk.ʃən/us
/ˈfɪk.ʃən/
the type of book or story that is written about imaginary characters and events and not based on real people ...
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(Definition ofshortandfictionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Shortfictionprovided her with a medium in which to explore the intersections between form and content.
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Where is theshortfictionabout working-class women?
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Expedition members contributed poetry,shortfiction, and literary criticism as well as scientific articles and accounts of their daily activities.
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Categories include novels andshortfiction, artwork, dramatic presentations, and various professional and fandom activities.
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He was also a notable author of verse andshortfictionand a long-time university administrator.
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The major award categories are for best novel,shortfiction, and other works.
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He was also the author of many works ofshortfiction, essays, science reporting and art criticism.
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He is credited with more than 50 books, plusshortfiction, non-fiction and memoirs.
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Students have the opportunity to create their own films including newscasts, experimental films, documentary films andshortfictionfilms.
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She has published one novel, four collections ofshortfictionand three poetry collections - one in an anthology.
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The novel's origins inshortfictionare still visible though no segment or chapter is wholly independent of the others.
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She also has a large body of published articles,shortfictionand screenplays to her credit.
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She still publishes occasional journalistic pieces, as well asshortfictionand poetry.
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His contributions over the next fifteen years fall into three categories: travel and the sporting life; reportage; andshortfiction.
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She is the author of three collections ofshortfictionand two novels.
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It included poetry, artworks,shortfictionand reviews.
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By the 1880s, the age of the great novelists was over, andshortfictionand poetry became the dominant genres.
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He has also publishedshortfictionin a variety of journals and magazines, as well as numerous articles on folklore and myth.
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Around this time, he felt there was a lack of appealingshortfictionavailable in the literary fantasy genre.
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