UIW Creative Writing Anthologies
Countless worlds. Countless adventures. All written by UIW writers.
“Here be stories of murder and madness, and love and longing, and family and friends, and magic and medication. This tidy, yellow book is a collection of short stories, some of them strange, some of them moving— a few suspenseful, and a few other a smidge creepy.”
Alternarratives: Stories of What Might Be (2016)
10 Dynamite Dames, A Dog, & 3 Old Dudes (2017)
“Within this book you’ll find characters of all kinds: an artist, a dog, an elderly woman, an evil wizard, a party girl, and so much more. Each one will face their own struggles: death, disease, madness, poverty, a nosy aunt, and cannibals. Do we really need to say more? What are you waiting for? Turn the page— start reading!”
Deceptively Simple (2018)
“Within the pages of this deceptively harmless book you’ll find short stories betrayal, murder, madness, and transmutation— white lies and dark deeds. Sometimes the line between truth and deceit is the mere width of a single, slim page.”
Modern Grim (2019)
“Welcome to the world of Modern Grim, an area of darkness and delirium. Join Levi as he wages a war against witches. Follow Mark as he tries to figure out what is and isn’t reality. Watch Julia get caught up in an affair, Raess discover a love that transcends the living realm, and observe Noah as he finds a horrifying creature while Vonnegut Veers tries to save the San Antonio Library. Enjoy the journey, but beware— you might just be getting more than you bargained for.”
Family Secrets (2019)
“Prepare yourself betrayal, heartache, romance, friendship, and revenge. These are not your normal families.”
Strange Dishes (2019, published 2022)
“Shakespeare wrote that ‘words are a very fantastical banquet, just so many strange dishes.’ Mermaids, elves, microscopic aliens, celerity reincarnations, vampires, ghosts, the Bermuda Triangle, and one cursed toaster, with even more oddities for dessert. Bon appetite!”
Wormholes, Lost Souls, and Plot Holes (2021, published 2022)
“Welcome to a wild universe full of frights, futures, and funky monsters, with the occasional magic donut through in there for good measure. First, a gamut of grouped tales— read how each author gave their own spin to a shared universe. Next, bite-sized sci-fi— tales so quick and imaginative you won’t want to stop at just one. Finally, science fiction and fantasy stories of the broadest, boldest, and best quality from young, brilliant writers who don’t hold back. Enjoy!”
“Mother” and Other Problems (2022, published 2023)
“Mother— stories about coming of age, the elusive, bittersweet implications of motherhood and daughterhood, and the politics of our most intimate relationships. Other Problems— our lives’ reeling miscellanea, ranging from childhood friendship, to budding romance, to murder. Always genuine— always inspecting, prodding, stirring— these stories are the ones you know before you’ve read them, resonating with the most internal and external facets of life. Funny and tender and strange, they will arrest you completely.”
Best of the UIW Fiction Workshop: Thrills and Chills (2023)
“Arresting in their force, stunning in their vast range and capacity, these stories, from some of UIW’s most prominent writers, take a whiplashing turn for the bone-chilling, the inexplicable, and the grievous. Each told through its own unforgettable voice, calling as though from the wilderness, the tales herein contain the Fiction Workshop’s cream of the crop, proving that the stories that captivate us, by choice or by force, are the ones that cut to the bone.”