Genre Definitions Forums › Fiction › General Writing Discussions › Genre Definitions Tagged: genres This topic has 0 replies, 1 voice, and was last updated 5 years, 9 months ago by J. B. Stanhope. Viewing 1 post (of 1 total) Author Posts June 25, 2018 at 9:53 pm #39897 J. B. Stanhope @jbstanhope What is the difference between contemporary fiction, realistic fiction, modern fiction, and mainstream fiction? Is realistic fiction a broad category that includes contemporary fiction, modern fiction, and historical fiction? For example, does it work like this? Realistic Fiction Historical Fiction Contemporary Fiction Modern Fiction Speculative Fiction Fantasy Historical Fiction Author Posts Viewing 1 post (of 1 total) The forum ‘General Writing Discussions’ is closed to new topics and replies.