The Society for the Study of the Short Story was chartered in 1994, following a first gathering of people interested in the writing and study of short stories which took place at the Sorbonne in 1989. Later conferences were held in 1996 (Cedar Falls and Iowa City, Iowa) and in 1998 (New Orleans, Louisiana). In 2000, the conference returned to Iowa City, and was jointly sponsored by the renowned Iowa Writers' Workshop. The 2002 conference was held in New Orleans, and the 2004 conference took place in Alcalá de Henares (Spain), returning to Europe for the first time since 1989.  The 2006 conference was held in Lisbon, Portugal, and the 2008 conference was held in Cork, Ireland.

Current board members are Clark Blaise (President), Bharati Mukherjee, Maurice A. Lee, Allan Weiss, Claire Larriere, Velma Pollard, Juani Guerra, and Teresa Alves.

If you would like to become a member of the Society for the Study of the Short Story, please visit: http://www.shortstorysociety.com