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Marin Magazine, “Speak, AI, Speak,” by Nina Schuyler, September 2023, How a Non-Techie Learned to Write an A.I. Novel, https://marinmagazine.com/arts-events/books-talks/how-a-non-techie-learned-to-write-an-a-i-novel/
Her short stories have been published widely in literary journals. Here are some recent ones:
“The Velvet Chair,” tied for first place in the 2026 Blue Mesa Review Short Story Contest
“The Writer,” published by Ghost Parachute, April 2026
“To Be an Ocean,” essay for Alta’s California Book Club, July 2025
2025 Best Small Fictions Winner, “A Trip to the Moon,” first published by Flash Fiction Magazine
Winner: Best Microfiction 2025: “Outside,” published by Ghost Parachute, https://ghostparachute.com/issue/december-2024-issue/outside/
“Tracks,” Shadowplay, Issue #3, April 2025
“The Passengers,” Chicago Quarterly Review, Volume 41, Spring 2025, nominated for the Pushcart Prize
“The Fish,” Ghost Parachute, https://ghostparachute.com/issue/april-2025-issue/the-fish/
“A Trip to the Moon,” 2nd place winner in the Flash Fiction Magazine contest, https://flashfictionmagazine.com/blog/2024/05/08/a-trip-to-the-moon/
“The Old Dance,” Ghost Parachute, https://ghostparachute.com/issue/may-2024-issue/the-old-dance/
“The Clips,” Bending Genres, Issue 38 https://bendinggenres.com/the-clips/
“Wolf Troubles,” Nashville Review, Issue 39, https://wp0.vanderbilt.edu/nashvillereview/archives/18241
“The Cathedral of Desire,” Your Impossible Voice, Fall, 2022, nominated for a Pushcart Prize
“Daffodil Princess,” Sand Hills Literary Magazine, Issue 46, Fall, 2022
“Popsicle,” NOMADartx, February 2021, www.nomadartx.com/journal/261
“The Floor Noise Management Center,” Gold Man Review, Issue 11
“Snow in its Flight,” Discretionary Love, www.discretionarylove.com/snow-in-its-fight-nina-schuyler/
“Golden Boy,” South 85 Journal, http://www.south85journal.com/issues/1-fall-winter-2019/golden-boy-by-nina-schuyler/
“Wrestling Heidegger,” Boomer Lit Mag, https://boomerlitmag.com/Nina-Schuyler/
“Missing,” 3Elements Review, Issue 19, www.3elementsreview.com/journal-issues/3elements-review-summer-journal-issue-19-2018.pdf
