Talking About Short Fiction

[hatgirl]

I read quite a bit of SF&F short fiction. Not as much as I'd like, of course, but I could say that about everything pleasant in life. But I don't tend to tell people about the short fiction I have enjoyed. I do recommend, and occasionally just hand people, novels that I love. But for some reason it never occurs to me to let people know about the great short stories, novelettes or novellas I've read.

So, I have created a Diigo account! And on it I will post links to short fiction I like (legal links only, obviously). The nice thing about Diigo is that has a tagging system, so I can label whether it's a short story, novelette or novella, if it's eligible for the 2016 Hugo Awards, and so on. And I can post comments on the links, which at the moment I am using to list awards nominations or wins.
https://www.diigo.com/user/carol_c

I don't enjoy writing reviews, so I will only be linking to stories I like, rather than discussing those that I don't. But if you like reading reviews, there are some places that review SF&F short fiction. Here are a few:

• http://www.apex-magazine.com/clavis-aurea/
• http://approachingpavonis.blogspot.ie/
• http://www.locusmag.com/Reviews/category/short-fiction/
• http://skiffyandfanty.com/tag/short-fiction/
• http://www.tangentonline.com/
• http://www.tor.com/tags/short-fiction-spotlight
• Also, individual anthologies and magazines may be reviewed on Goodreads, like so.

People have had a variety of reactions to the unpleasantness surrounding this year's Hugo Nominations. One that has made me happy has been people vowing to read and discuss short fiction more often. If you are wondering what's eligible for the 2016 Hugo Awards, or want to recommend something, the two best places to check/post are:

• http://bit.ly/hugoawardrecs / http://bit.ly/hugoaward2016 (administered by Lady Business)
• http://hugo-recommend.livejournal.com/