Author Archives: Jen Grow

About Jen Grow

Jen Grow is the Fiction Editor of the Little Patuxent Review. Her fiction and nonfiction have appeared in many journals and magazines. She’s received two Individual Artist Awards from the Maryland State Arts Council and her stories have earned nominations for Best New American Voices and a Pushcart Prize.

More Words = More Reasons to Revise

Posted on December 6, 2012

Big news! Little Patuxent Review finally upped the limit for fiction submissions to 5000 words. We’ve been gradually heading in that direction over the past few years, but this opens up LPR to even more great stories by talented writers who’ve … Continue reading →

Posted in Craft, Essays, Francine Prose, Jack Kerouac, James Wood, Publishing, Short Fiction, Submissions, Writing | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

Set Alight by the Short Story

Posted on May 14, 2012

This is what I wanted to do with my own stories: line up the right words, the precise images, as well as the exact and correct punctuation so that the reader got pulled in and involved in the story and … Continue reading →

Posted in Anton Chekhov, Blogs, Books, Flash Fiction, National Short Story Month, Publishing, Raymond Carver, Short Fiction, Writing | Tagged , , , , , , , | 1 Comment