JANUARY, 2019—BULLETIN #144

NOTE: The Family Matters grace period ends January 10.

Henry J. Burmeister dancing to "Zorba the Greek" - May 1972 (more)

Now open:
Two contests, $7,400 in prizes.
Deadline: February 28

VERY SHORT

1st place | $2,000

2nd place | $500*

3rd place | $300*

300-3,000 words

$16 reading fee

Guidelines

FICTION OPEN

1st place | $3,000

2nd place | $1,000

3rd place | $600*

3,000-20,000 words

$21 reading fee

Guidelines

*Or, if accepted for publication, $700.
(1st place stories will be published in our final issue and every story is read and considered for publication.)

Both categories are open to all writers. Winners and finalists will be announced in the May 1 bulletin, and contacted directly the previous week.

Essays in this bulletin:

R. Cross: After grading student papers like mad at semester end, she had eye surgery that left her blurry-eyed and in pain, so her essay will follow when she's recovered. (more)

Gregory Wolos: "She's got an indiscreet voice," [Nick] remarked, "It's full of —" he hesitated.
"Her voice is full of money," [Gatsby] said suddenly."
No indirection here. Fitzgerald captures Gatsby's obsession with Daisy in a single metaphor. (more)

Melissa Yancy: Anthony Doerr once told me something his father told him, and I'll paraphrase it poorly here: You're going to get your neck sunburned looking up all the time. I don't think he was just speaking of ambition and envy, but focus… (more)

Results of the September/October New Writer Award

Winners have been contacted, as have the Top 25 and Honorable Mentions.

• 1st place goes to R. Cross for "Glioblastoma."
  (This will be her first major fiction to appear in print!)
• 2nd place goes to Scott Gloden for "The Birds of Basra."
• 3rd place goes to Wesley Straton for "Earthquake Whisky."
  (This will be her first fiction publication.)

Our thanks to all of you for letting us read your work!

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Best regards,

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