About
WHAT?
Twelve Stories is an online literary journal dedicated to publishing quality short fictions of up to 1,500 words each.
WHY?
Why not? Terrific literary journals abound; and, like them, we value writers and superior writing. Twelve Stories is a place to celebrate these things.
We pride ourselves on our streamlined, story-centered design. Nowhere on this site will you find advertising or much else but a clean portal for what we hope are stories readers can connect with.
WHEN?
Once the editors find twelve stellar stories, an issue is born; as such, issues are published irregularly and represent the editors’ true claim on what exemplifies the best in short fiction today.
WHO?
Twelve Stories was founded in September of 2008 and is currently edited by Blythe Winslow and Molly Gaudry.
Blythe Winslow’s fiction has appeared in literary journals such as Night Train, Quick Fiction, New Delta Review, and elsewhere. She holds an MFA in fiction from UNC Greensboro and has taught writing at the University of Cincinnati. She lives in Cincinnati and can be found online at blythewinslow.com.
Molly Gaudry is the author of the verse novel We Take Me Apart (Mud Luscious Press, 2009) and the editor of Tell: An Anthology of Expository Narrative (Flatmancrooked, 2010). She contributes to the arts and culture blog Big Other and writes occasional book reviews for East&West, a fashion and leisure magazine based out of Hanoi, Vietnam. Find her online at mollygaudry.blogspot.com.