John Dufresne lives in Dania Beach, Florida, with his wife Cynthia Chinelly. He has written two story collections and six novels, including Louisiana Power & Light, Love Warps the Mind a Little, both New York Times Notable Books of the Year. He won the 2008 Florida Book Award Gold Medal in General Fiction for his navel Requiem, Mass. He’s also written five craft books on writing, including most recently Storyville: An Illustrated Guide to writing Fiction, two plays, Liv & Di and Trailerville and has co-written two feature films and a TV series. He is a co-editor of Flash Fiction America. His stories have twice been named Best American Mystery Stories. He has edited five anthologies of fiction and nonfiction. He is a Guggenheim Fellow and teaches in the Creative writing Program at Florida International University.
In September 2022 SmokeLong launched a workshop environment/community christened SmokeLong Fitness. This acclaimed community workshop is happening right now on our dedicated workshop site. If you choose to join us, you will work in a small group of around 15-20 participants to give and receive feedback on flash narratives.