Debbie Duncan has had the honor of serving as a judge for nine of the 39 years of the Short Story Contest, first with Tom Parker and the late Nancy Packer, and now Elaine and Maud Carol. She was the ...

Visitors can print a randomly-selected story by pressing a button on Waldo Library's Story Machine. Submissions are limited to 7,500 characters maximum (including spaces) and are due by Sunday, Nov. 2 ...

I clutched the frail, bony frame of the tower close to me, praying that Mom wouldn’t jerk the car in an awkward motion. The 50 cm tall collection of thin strips of balsa wood was only held together by ...

KALAMAZOO, Mich.—This fall, the University Libraries joined 14 institutions to participate in the Long Story Short contest, an inter-university, global writing contest. The writing contest encouraged ...

TORONTO, Jan. 02, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Toronto Star Short Story contest opens tomorrow and invites all aspiring published authors to take part. The winning stories will be published in the ...

In its 14th year, the Write Michigan Short Story Contest from the Kent District Library will celebrate its winners during an ...

ENID, Okla. — Enid Writers Club has opened its short story contest to high school seniors in Garfield, Grant or Major counties, with the prize of a $1,000 scholarship. Those applying must submit a ...

The following Carbondale Area Junior/Senior High School eighth graders were selected for the Stranger Sagas short story contest. Their creativity, imagination and ability to tell a complete, ...