Answer: novelette

AnswerCrossword Clue
NOVELETTEAgee's "The Morning Watch,"
NOVELETTE"Billy Budd," for one
NOVELETTE"Billy Budd," e.g.
NOVELETTEShort story
NOVELETTEShort read
NOVELETTEShort romance.
NOVELETTEMagazine feature.
NOVELETTELiterary form.
NOVELETTEShort work.
NOVELETTELong short story
NOVELETTE10,000 words, perhaps
NOVELETTE"Flowers for Algernon," e.g.
NOVELETTEIsaac Asimov's "The Bicentennial Man," e.g.
NOVELETTEThin book, perhaps
noveletteA short novel, typically one that is light and romantic or sentimental in character
novelettea short novel