What’s Next?

Which writers should shape the next wave of IKE chapbooks?

IKE: A Publishing Project has always lived at the intersection of tradition and invention—between the classic modernists who shaped the short story form and the contemporary writers who keep bending it into new, thrilling shapes.

Over the past year, we’ve brought readers everything from Ernest Hemingway and Virginia Woolf to the contemporary voices of Allegra Hyde, Joy Deva Baglio, John Haskell, and Caitlin Horrocks. We’ve highlighted the work of Bryan Hurt, Maria Lioutaia, Carla Crujido, Janice Margolis, and Dana Fitz Gale—writers whose stories feel both timeless and unmistakably of this moment. We’ve also included essays from Henry David Thoreau and Kim Adrian.

Do you like this mix? Does it feel like the right conversation—one that honors the lineage of the short story while championing the voices shaping its future?

Drop your ideas—authors and traditions—in the comments or send us a note. We’re building the next slate of IKE titles, and we want them to feel like they’re part of a long, ongoing conversation between the writers who built the short story and the writers who are reinventing it right now.