JULY, 2016 BULLETIN #114
NOTE: The New Writer grace period ends 7/10. |
Gretchen McGowan, 1946 (more) |
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Now open (for the last time until next March): |
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VERY SHORT |
FICTION OPEN |
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*Or, if accepted for publication, $700. |
Winners and finalists will be announced in the November 1 bulletin, and contacted directly the previous week. First-place winners will be published in Glimmer Train. (All stories are considered for publication.) |
Both categories are open to all. (Last year 42% of all winning stories were their authors' 1st publications!) |
Essays in this bulletin: |
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Taiyaba Husain: I know deep down that before the question of craft lies the question of commitment. What inspires me in these moments is knowing that I am part of a fellowship of admirable, stubborn people who face the same challenges I do. (more) |
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Trevor Crown: Revisiting old work and wanting immediately to baptize it with fire is perfectly natural, perfectly healthy. It means you've spent the meantime improving. You've heard that before. But the slightly more complicated lesson (more) |
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Benjamin Percy: His stories up to that point, he felt, had been good. But he wanted to write something truly great, an earth-shaker. So he put every last drop of himself, all of his best material, into a single story. (more) |
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Karen Outen: How often do we approach revision fearing what we'll discover about our stories? What if at the moment when we begin revision, we allow ourselves to dwell most significantly and earnestly in the possibilities of our stories? (more) |
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Aaron Gwyn: The secret, I believe, in writing well about trouble, is choosing carefully the kind of character who will be most troubled by his/her trouble. What is a trial to one person, might be downright relaxing to another. The trouble in your story must (more) |
Results of the March/April Very Short Fiction Award Winners have been contacted, as have the Top 25 and Honorable Mentions.
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Results of the March/April Fiction Open Winners have been contacted, as have the Top 25 and Honorable Mentions.
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Our thanks to all of you for letting us read your work! |
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Best regards, |
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