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A novella typically starts at about 20,000 words and tops out at 50,000, which is the minimum length for a short novel. There's no mathematical exactness about this word range, but generally speaking, when a work falls a few thousand below 20,000 words, it's a novelette, and when it falls under 7,000
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series, "A Year With Short Novels", Ingrid Norton criticizes the tendency to make clear demarcations based purely on a book's length, saying that "any distinctions that begin with an objective and external quality like size are bound to be misleading."
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3370:"Black Orchid Novella Award Guidelines, Procedures, and FAQs"
2422:, Oxford University Press, March 2019. Accessed 3 April 2019.
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2964:"The novella: Stepping stone to success or waste of time?"
2208:"What's the definition of a "novella," "novelette," etc.?"
2174:"The novella: Stepping stone to success or waste of time?"
2871:. Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America Awards.
2646:"Ian McEwan claims the novella is better than the novel"
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2063:Psychological suspense, horror, or dark fantasy
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3140:"The Best Novellas: Literature's Middle Child"
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3314:"The British Fantasy Awards Constitution"
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1012:Libro di novelle et di bel parlar gentile
2939:. Shirley Jackson Awards. Archived from
2024:Shirley Jackson Award for Best Novelette
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2347:, Introduction, Walter de Gruyter, 2013
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3264:from the original on 21 November 2015
3238:from the original on 26 December 2018
3196:from the original on 26 December 2018
3076:from the original on 26 December 2018
1692:Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde
1229:Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde
1047:Novellas were also written in Spain.
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2974:from the original on 28 October 2020
2657:from the original on 11 January 2022
2543:, Open Letters Monthly February 2010
2388:Encyclopedia of literature in Canada
2238:from the original on 1 November 2020
2184:from the original on 28 October 2020
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2613:"Briefly, the case for the novella"
2499:Heart of Darkness Novella by Conrad
2480:from the original on 30 August 2021
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1114:, yet more complicated ones than a
1106:A novella generally features fewer
1020:, and reached its culmination with
919:The Italian term is a feminine of
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4514:Third-person omniscient narrative
3184:Thorsson, Johann (18 June 2012).
2814:Concise Oxford English Dictionary
2367:. Cincinnati, Ohio: Story Press.
2262:Merriam-Webster Dictionary online
2258:"Novella: Definition and history"
2147:Merriam-Webster Dictionary online
1938:British Fantasy Award for Novella
1024:. Followers of Boccaccio such as
3108:from the original on 3 June 2021
3025:from the original on 5 June 2016
2875:from the original on 1 July 2011
2345:Narrative Purpose in the Novella
2268:from the original on 1 July 2015
2153:from the original on 1 July 2015
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927:, similarly to the English word
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3096:"The Rail's Best Books of 2017"
2962:Smith, Jack (26 October 2018).
2172:Smith, Jack (26 October 2018).
1776:Nebula Award for Best Novelette
3902:Conflict between good and evil
3398:Fassler, Joe (24 April 2012).
3226:Haber, Gordon (29 June 2015).
2828:Webster's New World Dictionary
27:Fictional prose narrative form
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2523:The Sweetness of Short Novels
2459:William Dean Howells (1902).
2357:Kercheval, Jesse Lee (1997).
1866:World Science Fiction Society
1841:World Science Fiction Society
1834:Hugo Award for Best Novelette
1809:Nebula Award for Best Novella
3372:. Wolfe Pack. Archived from
3340:"Eligibility and conditions"
2677:American Heritage Dictionary
1164:, borrowed from the Italian
3316:. British Fantasy Society.
3186:"The World's Best Novellas"
2582:Silverberg, Robert (2000).
1909:RITA Award for Best Novella
1859:Hugo Award for Best Novella
1242:works such as H. G. Wells'
1232:(1886) and Joseph Conrad's
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1994:Black Orchid Novella Award
1919:Romance Writers of America
1863:Science fiction or fantasy
1838:Science fiction or fantasy
1813:Science fiction or fantasy
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4541:Stream of unconsciousness
4072:Falling action/Catastasis
2807:10 September 2012 at the
2796:10 September 2012 at the
2590:. New York: ibooks, inc.
2512:. Retrieved 2 August 2015
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3909:Self-fulfilling prophecy
1965:The Paris Literary Prize
32:Novella (disambiguation)
4536:Stream of consciousness
3999:Suspension of disbelief
3258:"Submission guidelines"
3138:Carswell, Beth (2012).
2838:22 January 2013 at the
2715:21 January 2013 at the
2528:4 December 2010 at the
2510:Encyclopædia Britannica
2293:29 October 2021 at the
1975:Shakespeare and Company
1946:British Fantasy Society
1521:The Old Man and the Sea
893:, but longer than most
4077:Denouement/Catastrophe
4058:Rising action/Epitasis
3190:On Books & Writing
2779:7 January 2014 at the
2768:7 January 2014 at the
2553:King, Stephen (1982).
2539:8 January 2011 at the
2313:Twelve German Novellas
2143:"Novella – Definition"
1683:Robert Louis Stevenson
1434:Breakfast at Tiffany's
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4423:Utopian and dystopian
2445:North American review
2297:Oxford Bibliographies
1244:The War of the Worlds
1131:The War of the Worlds
1038:Simone de' Prodenzani
995:Marguerite de Navarre
849:Literature portal
4745:Literary terminology
3977:Narrative techniques
3757:Story within a story
3569:Supporting character
3344:Paris Literary Prize
3104:. 13 December 2017.
2849:4 March 2016 at the
2758:Macmillan Dictionary
2751:7 April 2013 at the
2740:7 April 2013 at the
2698:3 April 2019 at the
2687:3 April 2019 at the
2611:Fetherling, George.
2586:Sailing to Byzantium
2504:9 April 2017 at the
2330:2 April 2019 at the
2286:Nissen, Christopher
1888:Any genre of fiction
1331:Dictionaries define
1316:The Call of the Wild
1273:Sailing to Byzantium
1255:Open Letters Monthly
1249:Armageddon 2419 A.D.
1188:William Dean Howells
947:defines a novella's
623:Groups and movements
4682:Political narrative
4524:Unreliable narrator
4381:Speculative fiction
4089:Nonlinear narrative
4037:Three-act structure
3897:Deal with the Devil
3072:. 6 December 2013.
3069:The Huffington Post
2617:Seven Oaks Magazine
2463:. New York, p. 116.
2461:Literature and life
2416:Entry "novella, n."
2288:The Italian Novella
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1290:Tales of Two Cities
1209:). Austrian writer
1180:John Lothrop Motley
1049:Miguel de Cervantes
1026:Giovanni Fiorentino
985:, by escaping from
901:. The English word
242:Short prose fiction
145:Major written forms
4660:Narrative paradigm
4655:Narrative identity
4585:Dominant narrative
4531:Multiple narrators
3815:Fictional location
3658:Dramatic structure
3376:on 13 January 2013
3294:on 18 January 2013
3150:on 2 February 2017
2943:on 12 January 2013
2730:Collins Dictionary
2343:Leibowitz, Judith
2311:Steinhauer, Harry
2111:Conte (literature)
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4044:Freytag's Pyramid
3887:Moral development
3790:Alternate history
3500:False protagonist
3101:The Brooklyn Rail
3019:The Novella Award
3015:"Top 10 Novellas"
2568:978-0-670-27266-2
2557:Different Seasons
2400:Entry "novel, n."
2220:on 19 March 2009.
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1491:A Christmas Carol
1462:Heart of Darkness
1277:Robert Silverberg
1268:Different Seasons
1235:Heart of Darkness
1215:Die Schachnovelle
1034:Giovanni Sercambi
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2038:dark fantasy
1761:Organisation
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1405:The Stranger
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408:Encyclopedic
386:supernatural
302:Prose genres
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158:closet drama
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4709:Tellability
4675:Metafiction
4670:Narratology
4442:Theological
4334:Pop culture
4215:Short story
4193:Epic poetry
3914:Time travel
3727:Red herring
3712:Plot device
3683:Frame story
3636:Cliffhanger
3579:Tritagonist
3554:Protagonist
3268:21 November
2844:"novelette"
2823:"novelette"
2802:"novelette"
2774:"novelette"
2693:"novelette"
2680:(4th ed.):
2404:OED Online.
2242:6 September
2116:Light novel
2106:Chain novel
1737:Word counts
1720:Ethan Frome
1636:Animal Farm
1580:I Am Legend
1541:Franz Kafka
1383:Word count
1321:Jack London
1206:Das Märchen
1136:H. G. Wells
1121:Animal Farm
1116:short story
1089:Henry James
1081:short story
1042:Shakespeare
1014:, known as
983:Black Death
965:Renaissance
937:short story
813:Composition
690:Tragicomedy
529:Verse novel
417:Non-fiction
321:Speculative
260:Short story
130:spoken word
120:Performance
93:heroic epic
4729:Categories
4595:Continuity
4464:Nonfiction
4428:Underwater
4324:Picaresque
4299:Historical
4284:Epistolary
4156:Fairy tale
4067:Peripeteia
4049:Exposition
3805:Dreamworld
3747:Stereotype
3717:Plot twist
3465:Antagonist
3380:20 January
3354:20 January
3324:20 January
3298:20 January
2978:15 October
2968:The Writer
2947:20 January
2916:20 January
2879:20 January
2789:(UK ed.):
2761:(US ed.):
2420:OED Online
2334:Britannica
2272:6 February
2188:15 October
2178:The Writer
2127:References
2004:Nero Wolfe
1747:word count
1608:Billy Budd
1386:Reference
1380:Published
1349:The Writer
1345:word count
1319:(1903) by
1301:Ian McEwan
1156:Word count
1150:See also:
1070:Wendepunkt
1000:Heptaméron
949:word count
915:Definition
895:novelettes
728:Postmodern
663:historical
602:Villanelle
483:Travelogue
478:Persuasive
458:Journalism
436:philosophy
403:Historical
371:paranormal
331:Children's
204:Electronic
78:fairy tale
43:Literature
4486:Narration
4435:Superhero
4359:Chivalric
4344:Religious
4329:Political
4264:Adventure
4249:Biography
4171:Tall tale
4019:Structure
4004:Symbolism
3972:Narration
3872:Leitmotif
3800:Crossover
3795:Backstory
3752:Story arc
3702:MacGuffin
3673:Flashback
3614:Backstory
3490:Confidant
3470:Archenemy
3457:Character
3449:Narrative
2833:"novella"
2819:"novella"
2791:"novella"
2763:"novella"
2710:novelette
2625:cite news
1333:novelette
1160:The term
1108:conflicts
953:See below
823:Narrative
808:Magazines
803:Sociology
794:criticism
764:Movements
723:Modernist
713:Classical
505:Narrative
341:adventure
285:Religious
255:Novelette
220:Anthology
175:narrative
125:audiobook
83:folk play
4735:Novellas
4692:Glossary
4687:Rhetoric
4494:Diegesis
4474:Creative
4447:Thriller
4396:Southern
4314:Paranoid
4309:Nautical
4220:Vignette
4178:Gamebook
4146:Folklore
4053:Protasis
3932:Allegory
3877:Metaphor
3835:parallel
3830:universe
3810:Dystopia
3767:Suspense
3653:Dialogue
3641:Conflict
3549:Narrator
3521:Hamartia
3318:Archived
3262:Archived
3260:. 2015.
3236:Archived
3194:Archived
3144:AbeBooks
3106:Archived
3074:Archived
3023:Archived
2972:Archived
2873:Archived
2847:Archived
2836:Archived
2805:Archived
2794:Archived
2777:Archived
2766:Archived
2749:Archived
2738:Archived
2713:Archived
2696:Archived
2685:Archived
2655:Archived
2537:Archived
2526:Archived
2502:Archived
2478:Archived
2328:Archived
2291:Archived
2266:Archived
2236:Archived
2182:Archived
2151:Archived
2084:See also
2030:suspense
1279:writes:
1083:and the
1074:Novellen
997:, whose
987:Florence
977:(1353).
818:Language
749:Glossary
718:Medieval
653:Libretto
582:Limerick
534:National
524:Dramatic
514:Children
443:Anecdote
426:Academic
366:military
187:Nonsense
88:folksong
68:Folklore
18:Novellas
4622:Prequel
4578:Related
4564:Present
4457:Western
4413:Science
4386:Fantasy
4354:Romance
4304:Mystery
4289:Ergodic
4254:Fiction
4210:Parable
4205:Novella
4135:Fabliau
4106:Premise
3957:Imagery
3947:Diction
3825:country
3782:Setting
3762:Subplot
3584:Villain
3537:Byronic
3112:3 April
2325:Novella
2157:7 March
2006:Society
1999:Mystery
1942:Fantasy
1914:Romance
1785:fantasy
1767:Maximum
1764:Minimum
1728:34,500
1700:25,500
1672:29,160
1644:30,000
1616:30,000
1588:25,204
1560:21,810
1530:26,601
1500:28,500
1470:38,000
1442:26,433
1414:36,750
1374:Author
1337:novella
1184:novella
1176:novella
1166:novella
1110:than a
1096:novella
1066:novelle
1051:' book
991:Fiesole
989:to the
959:History
921:novello
908:novella
903:novella
887:novella
759:Writers
744:Outline
708:Ancient
699:History
685:Tragedy
562:Epigram
448:Epistle
431:history
391:western
376:romance
361:fantasy
326:Realist
312:Fiction
280:Parable
265:Drabble
250:Novella
234:romance
199:Ergodic
115:Oration
108:proverb
4626:Sequel
4610:Retcon
4605:Reboot
4569:Future
4403:Horror
4391:Gothic
4376:Satire
4294:Erotic
4161:Legend
4063:Climax
3937:Bathos
3844:Utopia
3732:Reveal
3631:Cliché
3609:Action
3603:Ab ovo
3542:Tragic
3242:18 May
3200:18 May
3154:18 May
3080:22 May
3029:18 May
2594:
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2371:
2074:39,999
2069:17,500
2050:17,499
2034:horror
2015:20,000
2010:15,000
1985:35,000
1980:17,000
1956:40,000
1951:15,000
1929:40,000
1924:20,000
1900:40,000
1895:20,000
1875:40,000
1870:17,500
1850:17,500
1825:39,999
1820:17,500
1800:17,499
1377:Title
1201:Goethe
939:and a
891:novels
833:Estate
790:Theory
779:poetry
769:Cycles
680:Script
675:Satire
648:Comedy
597:Sonnet
592:Qasida
567:Ghazal
552:Ballad
473:Nature
463:Letter
396:horror
356:erotic
290:Wisdom
270:Sketch
225:Serial
165:Poetry
137:Saying
98:legend
4633:Genre
4600:Canon
4551:Tense
4469:Novel
4452:Urban
4364:Prose
4349:Rogue
4274:Crime
4269:Comic
4230:Genre
4200:Novel
4151:Fable
4129:Drama
4094:films
3924:Style
3892:Motif
3882:Moral
3867:Irony
3859:Theme
3772:Trope
3288:myRWA
2910:(PDF)
2903:(PDF)
2532:" by
2045:7,500
2036:, or
1845:7,500
1795:7,500
1758:Genre
1755:Award
1741:Some
1725:1911
1697:1886
1669:1937
1641:1945
1613:1924
1585:1954
1557:1915
1527:1952
1497:1843
1467:1899
1439:1958
1411:1942
1162:novel
1152:Novel
1112:novel
1085:novel
941:novel
754:Books
668:moral
628:Poets
610:Lists
572:Haiku
557:Elegy
543:Lyric
453:Essay
351:crime
336:Genre
230:Novel
192:verse
182:Prose
170:lyric
153:Drama
73:fable
4638:List
4559:Past
4418:Hard
4371:Saga
4279:Docu
4235:List
4166:Myth
4121:Form
4009:Tone
3982:Hook
3967:Mood
3962:Mode
3820:city
3707:Pace
3594:Plot
3532:Anti
3527:Hero
3510:Foil
3382:2013
3356:2013
3326:2013
3300:2013
3270:2015
3244:2016
3202:2016
3156:2016
3114:2019
3082:2016
3031:2016
2980:2020
2949:2013
2918:2013
2881:2013
2663:2015
2631:link
2592:ISBN
2563:ISBN
2486:2021
2418:In:
2402:In:
2369:ISBN
2274:2014
2244:2020
2190:2020
2159:2010
1770:Ref
1294:pony
1154:and
1128:and
1036:and
929:news
897:and
828:Feud
792:and
658:Play
618:Epic
577:Hymn
519:Epic
468:Life
103:myth
4027:Act
1783:or
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