Marissa Hoffmann

…., and is a writer/editor of fiction & technical non-fiction. Prizes & bio at webpage 👇

[Marissa Hoffmann @Hoffmannwriter]

I’m proud to have a story on the short story shortlist this year - my first time after twice making it onto the flash shortlist - I take this as a progress milestone in the direction I’m working. 🤩Many congratulations to the prize winners and highly commended writers. 👏👏👏

[The Bridport Prize @BridportPrize]

It's time to announce our Flash Fiction, Short Story, Poetry and Novel results!

Head to https://t.co/d223vRAX33 to meet our 2024 winners. 🏆

Congratulations to all! 🎉

Huge thanks to our judges, partners and everyone who entered and trusted us with their words. 🤍

#Writers

[The New Yorker @NewYorker]

Souvankham Thammavongsa joins Deborah Treisman on the Fiction podcast to read and discuss “The Size of Things,” by Samanta Schweblin (translated, from the Spanish, by Megan McDowell), which was published in The New Yorker in 2017. Listen here. https://t.co/vMRzxFxkjD

[Marissa Hoffmann @Hoffmannwriter]

If you know, you know - this is an exceptional telling of the superpower and reality of the inheritance and the individual and familial suffering . #Neurodivergent I’m glad to have found this. It’s beautifully read too.

[New Yorker Fiction @NYerFiction]

On the July episode of the New Yorker Fiction Podcast, Souvankham Thammavongsa reads "The Size of Things" by Samanta Schweblin (translated, from the Spanish, by Megan McDowell). https://t.co/KySTGCwXRC

[Giant Rat of Sumatra @GiantRatSumatra]

Via @BBCSounds, a short story from me featuring words ‘wipe-clean’, ‘fascism’ & ‘inflatable carrots’. Grateful to producer @Becky_Ripley for the brief & the wizardry, and (I think?) @mattclacher for putting the idea of soft play x nightmarescape in my head https://t.co/JHF9ZGQ5jY

[The Stinging Fly @stingingfly]

NEW: After almost 8 years, we're mixing things up on The Stinging Fly Podcast. Up to now, the series has focused on the wealth of material contained in the magazine’s back catalogue and our guests have been asked to select and read a story or essay from the archive.

Starting this month, we switch the attention to more recent work with contributors to the current issue being invited to read and discuss their own writing.

On this month's episode @nicoleflattery is joined by Darragh McCausland and Nicole Morris, to read from and discuss their essays in the latest issue of The Stinging Fly magazine, Issue 51, Volume Two.

https://t.co/WjXwhqTcGb

[Giant Rat of Sumatra @GiantRatSumatra]

Complete delight to appear anywhere near the books on this list, alongside authors (‘bent by the same wintry fever’ &c) I so admire; many thanks to the judges and readers, and to @4thEstateBooks and @agent_luck for their belief in & efforts behind the collection coming together

[Marissa Hoffmann @Hoffmannwriter]

@kathyfish I’m happy for you.

[Wendy Erskine @WednesdayErskin]

Delighted to see THE BENEFACTORS on the ‘books to look out for in 2025’ lists in @IrishTimesCultr @GuardianBooks @IrishIndependRX and https://t.co/nlIrcd9XgG today. Grateful. Nice to see my pal @dave_tynan also get a beautiful comment in the Irish Independent here. @SceptreBooks

[Marissa Hoffmann @Hoffmannwriter]

@iancritchley4 @nightjarpress @alimooreauthor Fabulous!

[Emily Devane @DevaneEmily]

I need to share some 💛 for Charmaine Wilkerson's new novel (out 28 Jan).

Good Dirt is a wonderful patchwork of fragments that reveal an intricate story about a family heirloom and how people rebuild their lives - and seek hope - after tragedy.

Absolutely stunning. 🌸🌼🌺

[Marissa Hoffmann @Hoffmannwriter]

Today I received a postcard to myself from myself! Thank you to the wonderful @judehwriter who saved it six months since her fabulous workshop @FlashFicFest

[Michael Magee @michaelmagee__]

honest to god what a book

@WednesdayErskin is an artist lads, a true artist, and what an absolute privilege it is to read her

out with @SceptreBooks June ‘25

[Marissa Hoffmann @Hoffmannwriter]

@MumblinDeafRo T’was great to listen to your contribution to the excellent panel discussion, and to meet you in person too.

[Colin Barrett @ColinBarrett82]

Delighted that Young Skins(which is, admittedly, not a novel...but really, wtf is a novel?) is number 5 on @vulture list of the best Irish novels of the last 15 years (my actual novel is not)

https://t.co/KvS2i8pQGU

[Marissa Hoffmann @Hoffmannwriter]

@Scarlett_for_ya I’ll look forward to reading this.

[The Stinging Fly @stingingfly]

NEW: announcing our 2025 Poetry Workshop with @NiChurr.

This new workshop will help poets working on developing a project or manuscript over a four-month period (January to May 2025). Applications are now open and will close at 5pm on Monday 9th December.

More information: https://t.co/rZx2zLXOtT

[Marissa Hoffmann @Hoffmannwriter]

@MumblinDeafRo See you there!

[Marissa Hoffmann @Hoffmannwriter]

@LindaWilgus1 Thank you, Linda

[Marissa Hoffmann @Hoffmannwriter]

I’m proud to have a story on the short story shortlist this year - my first time after twice making it onto the flash shortlist - I take this as a progress milestone in the direction I’m working. 🤩Many congratulations to the prize winners and highly commended writers. 👏👏👏

[The Bridport Prize @BridportPrize]

It's time to announce our Flash Fiction, Short Story, Poetry and Novel results!

Head to https://t.co/d223vRAX33 to meet our 2024 winners. 🏆

Congratulations to all! 🎉

Huge thanks to our judges, partners and everyone who entered and trusted us with their words. 🤍

#Writers

[Marissa Hoffmann @Hoffmannwriter]

Thank you, Linda

[Marissa Hoffmann @Hoffmannwriter]

@mariedaywriting @BridportPrize Congratulations, Marie