![]() Luthi found most writers she and Perian contacted were enthusiastic about the idea, she said-once they got a hold of them. Luthi and Perian had tested out their author recommendation system in July of 2012, at the New York State Summer Writers Institute, and by August had their first submissions writers recommended by authors like Janet Fitch and Wells Tower. In October of 2013, two years after that initial bus-stop conversation, Connu was selected as a portfolio company by the Bay Area-based Matter Ventures, a start-up accelerator that supports media entrepreneurs. “One thing that we’re hearing is that people love”-here Luthi paused and laughed, unsure of how the next few words would sound-“kind of being told what to read! Not being flooded with choice, just having this nice delivery of a story that they can trust is going to be good.” Meanwhile, free publishing platforms offer more short stories than one could possibly sort through, but this is exactly the problem.Ĭonnu is thus the answer to the questions Luthi encountered over and over again as a creative writing student: What’s new? What’s good? What should I read? Literary magazines have long been relied upon to offer a curated look at up-and-coming authors’ work, but such publications are growing scarce. The two began dreaming up the project that would become Connu, Luthi said in a phone interview, as part of a discussion on the problem of oversaturation in the literary world, and the tendency of today’s readers to become overwhelmed by the choices offered to them-while simultaneously feeling that they are somehow out of the loop of what’s really happening in contemporary fiction. She met Perian while studying at USC, where both were enrolled in the university’s Master of Professional Writing program. Born and raised in Templeton, where her family still lives, Luthi’s early education was a mix of homeschool, a private school operated by her mother, and Templeton High. Though she currently lives and works in San Francisco, Luthi is a native of the Central Coast. The app also provides the option to file away favorite stories for easy retrieval and sharing. They can also read the day’s featured story or choose from an ever-growing archive of previous selections. Intriguingly brief story notes hint at the day’s content: Ben Roberts’ “Interrobang” is summed up with “Hospitals aren’t generally messy … until trapped spirits invite late-night exorcists ” Derek Pilla’s “Coffee in the Morning” is loosely generalized as “Man’s search for meaning in meaninglessness.” Users have the option of reading a story or listening to its author’s narration. The result is a simple, clean, elegant, and so far, totally free mobile app that fills idle moments of the day with bite-sized helpings of never-before-published contemporary fiction. What’s more, each featured writer comes recommended by an established name in the literary world: To date, Connu has tapped Joyce Carol Oates, David Sedaris, Jonathan Lethem, Aimee Bender, and Sam Lipsyte (to name a few) to handpick the most deserving new fiction authors. Launched in beta in November of last year, Connu (it’s French say it like “canoe” and you’ll be close enough) is an application that delivers one short story by an up-and-coming author to a user’s mobile device every weekday. In retrospect, this location seems fortuitous-almost metaphorical, if you want to go there. Susannah Luthi and Niree Perian were waiting for a bus when they thought up their short-fiction app, Connu. THE APP IN ACTION: Connu, co-founded by Niree Perian and Templeton native Susannah Luthi, allows users to read and save thought-provoking short stories on their iPhones.If this data is unavailable or inaccurate and you own or represent this business, click here for more information on how you may be able to correct it. VIEW ADDITIONAL DATA Select from over 115 networks below to view available data about this business.
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