Ursa Short Fiction

We love short stories. Join authors Deesha Philyaw (The Secret Lives of Church Ladies) and Dawnie Walton (The Final Revival of Opal & Nev) for author interviews, book club discussions, and immersive short stories. We celebrate storytelling from some of today's most thrilling writers, with an emphasis on spotlighting underrepresented voices. (Photo credits: Vanessa German / Rayon Richards)

Books
1
S.A. Cosby on the Art of the Thriller
64 min
2
Season 3 Sneak Preview!
10 min
3
Ursa Presents: Reckon True Stories, with Deesha...
47 min
4
Shows We Love: Black & Published
46 min
5
That's a Wrap on Season Two! A Special Message ...
2 min
6
What Denne Michele Norris Learned as a Writer a...
54 min
7
[Free teaser] Member Exclusive: Deesha’s 7-Figu...
22 min
8
Story: ‘What Got Into Us,’ by Jacob Guajardo
36 min
9
Rubén Degollado on Writing a Family Story, 25 Y...
53 min
10
Story: ‘The Seven Songs,’ by Rubén Degollado
34 min
11
Nafissa Thompson-Spires on the Making of ‘Heads...
49 min
12
Jonathan Escoffery on ‘Under the Ackee Tree’ an...
65 min
13
Story: ‘Under the Ackee Tree,’ by Jonathan Esco...
52 min
14
Jamil Jan Kochai on Separating Writing from ‘th...
52 min
15
Story: 'Enough!' by Jamil Jan Kochai
20 min
16
‘No Saints, No Demons’: Sidik Fofana on Creatin...
61 min
17
Story: 'Tumble,' by Sidik Fofana
36 min
18
Dantiel W. Moniz on Hometowns, Girlhood, and th...
55 min
19
Story: ‘Rioja,’ by Shannon Sanders
46 min
20
Jocelyn Nicole Johnson on Bravery in Writing an...
54 min
21
Story: ‘Virginia Is Not Your Home,’ by Jocelyn ...
27 min
22
ZZ Packer on the 20th Anniversary of ‘Drinking ...
42 min
23
Nana Nkweti: ‘I Always Knew I Was Going to Writ...
54 min
24
Story: 'Dance the Fiya Dance,' by Nana Nkweti
52 min
25
Book Club: 'The Secret Lives of Church Ladies'
83 min