Awards :: Glimmer Train Family Matters – June 2008

Glimmer Train has chosen the three winning stories of our April quarterly of the Family Matters competition for stories in the word count range 500-12,000.

First place: Terrence Cheng of New York City wins $1200 for “The Boy”. His story will be published in the Spring 2009 issue of Glimmer Train Stories.

Second place: Marissa Perry, also of New York City, wins $500 for “Where We Began”. Her story will also be published in an upcoming issue of Glimmer Train Stories, increasing her prize to $700.

Third place: Matthew Salesses of Storrs, CT, wins $300 for “The Grief Ministry”. His story will also be published in an upcoming issue of Glimmer Train Stories, increasing his prize to $700.

The next Family Matters contest deadline is in July. See Glimmer Train’s website for full details.