Nancy Stohlman Explained

Nancy Stohlman
Birth Date:13 August 1973
Birth Place:Washington, D.C., United States
Nationality:American
Occupation:Writer, Singer, Performer
Known For:Going Short: An Invitation to Flash Fiction
Searching for Suzi
Kinky Mink
Flash Fiction
Years Active:2003–present

Nancy Stohlman (born August 13, 1973), is an American flash fiction writer and musician.[1] She is the author of one educational book, two flash novels, one collection of flash fiction, and the editor of four anthologies. Stohlman is also a founding member of Fast Forward Press.[2] [3]

Stohlman's latest books include The Monster Opera (Bartleby Snopes Press, 2013), The Vixen Scream and Other Bible Stories (Pure Slush Press, 2014), and Going Short: An Invitation to Flash Fiction.

She is also a founding member and the lead singer of the lounge metal band, Kinky Mink.

Background

Stohlman was born in Washington D.C. and lived as a child in Virginia, Kansas, Arizona, Germany, Spain, and Nebraska. In Nebraska, she spent two years in the Theater Department at the University of Nebraska. She got her undergraduate degree in Creative Writing from the University of Colorado and her MFA from Naropa University. She has lived in Denver, Colorado since 1995.

In 2007 Stohlman began writing flash fiction and co-founded Fast Forward Press,[4] a press dedicated to publishing flash fiction, where she remained until 2012.[5] She edited three anthologies of flash fiction including Fast Forward: The Mix Tape, the first anthology of flash fiction to ever be a finalist for a Colorado Book Award in 2011.[6]

In 2008 Stohlman coined the term "flash novel" and in 2010 judged the first known flash novel contest for Fast Forward Press. In 2013 she founded the Flashbomb Flash Fiction Reading Series in Denver,[7] which she continues to curate.

In 2021 she won the Reader Views Awards in Arts/Writing & Publishing for her book Going Short: An Invitation to Flash Fiction.[8]

Performance

In 2011 she co-founded the lounge metal band Kinky Mink with pianist Nick Busheff and drummer Scott Ryplewski and in 2012 they released their first full-length album, Kinky Mink.[9] Current members of Kinky Mink include drummer Rory Reagan and guest performers.

In 2013 Stohlman, with the help of Busheff, adapted The Monster Opera[10] for the stage with a full score.[11]

Publications

Educational Books

Solo collections of flash fiction

Flash Novels

Anthologies (edited and contributed)

Anthologies (contributed)

Albums

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Nancy Stohlman. November 15, 2014.
  2. Web site: Boston Literary Magazine : Quick Fiction. Bostonliterarymagazine.com. 15 November 2014.
  3. Web site: Requiem for piano by Nancy Stohlman. Literary Orphans. November 15, 2014.
  4. Web site: fastforwardisflashfiction. November 15, 2014.
  5. Web site: Nancy Stohlman. Nancy Stohlman. Goodreads. November 15, 2014.
  6. Web site: 20th Annual Colorado Book Awards. Coloradohumanities.org. November 15, 2014.
  7. Web site: RESCHEDULED! Dec 10: Fox Bomb! With host Rob Geisen and featuring NancyStohlman!. Flashbombdenver.wordpress.com. November 15, 2014.
  8. Web site: Views . Reader . 2021-02-01 . "Going Short: An Invitation to Flash Fiction" by Nancy Stohlman . 2022-03-01 . Reader Views Book Reviews . en.
  9. Web site: Kinky Mink. Cdbaby.com. November 15, 2014.
  10. Web site: Welcome to the Monster Opera: Chatting with Nancy Stohlman About Relationships, Writing, and Flashing. Juggling Writer. April 22, 2013 . November 15, 2014.
  11. Web site: Nancy Stohlman on flash novels and The Monster Opera, debuting as an opera Friday. Alex Brown. October 2, 2013. Show and Tell. November 15, 2014.
  12. Web site: Searching for Suzi. Monkeypuzzlepress.com. November 15, 2014.
  13. Book: 978-0981785226. Fast Forward: A Collection of Flash Fiction. Scott Forman. K.. Morris. Kona. Stohlman. Nancy. 2008. FF ” Press .
  14. Web site: Flash 101: Surviving the Fiction Apocalypse. Spdbooks.org. November 15, 2014.

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