Nancy Stohlman (born August 13, 1973), is an American

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writer and musician. She is the author of one educational book, two flash novels, once collection of flash fiction, and the editor of four anthologies. Stohlman is also a founding member of Fast Forward Press. 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

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, Kinky Mink.

Background

Stohlman was born in Washington D.C. and lived as a child in

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, and

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. In Nebraska, she spent two years in the Theater Department at the

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. She got her undergraduate degree in Creative Writing from the

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and her MFA from

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. She has lived in

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since 1995. In 2007 Stohlman began writing flash fiction and co-founded Fast Forward Press, a press dedicated to publishing flash fiction, where she remained until 2012. She edited three

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of flash fiction including ''Fast Forward: The Mix Tape'', the first anthology of flash fiction to ever be a finalist for a

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in 2011. 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

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, 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.''

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''. Current members of Kinky Mink include drummer Rory Reagan and guest performers. In 2013 Stohlman, with the help of Busheff, adapted ''The Monster Opera'' for the stage with a full score.

Publications

Educational Books

* Going Short: An Invitation to Flash Fiction

Solo collections of flash fiction

* Madam Velvet's Cabaret of Oddities (Big Table Publishing, 2018) * ''The Vixen Scream and Other Bible Stories'' (Pure Slush Press, Nov 2014)

Flash Novels

* ''The Monster Opera'' (Bartleby Snopes Press, 2013) * ''Searching for Suzi: A Flash Novel'' (Monkey Puzzle Press)

Anthologies (edited and contributed)

* ''Fast Forward: The Mix Tape'' (Fast Forward Press, 2010) * ''Fast Forward Vol 1'' (Fast Forward Press, 2008) * ''Fast Forward Vol 2'' (Fast Forward Press, 2009) * ''Live From Palestine'' (South End Press, 2003)

Anthologies (contributed)

* ''Flash Fiction Funny'' (Blue Light Press, 2013) * ''Flash 101: Surviving the Fiction Apocalypse'' (Fast Forward Press, 2012) * ''What's Nature Got to Do With Me?'' (Native West Press, 2011) * ''The Incredible Shrinking Story'' (Fast Forward Press, 2011)

Albums

* ''Kinky Mink''

References

External links

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