Glimmer Train Family Matters Winners :: 2014

Glimmer Train has just chosen the winning stories for their September Family Matters competition. This competition is held twice a year and is open to all writers for stories about family of all configurations. The next Family Matters competition will take place in March. Glimmer Train’s monthly submission calendar may be viewed here.

First place: Rowena Macdonald, of London, UK, wins $1500 for “My Brother Is Back.” Her story will be published in Issue 96 of Glimmer Train Stories. [Photo credit: Martin Fuller.]

Second place: Joshua Graber, of Canton, OH, wins $500 for “Freeman Göttschall Experiences One or Two More or Less Improbably Events.” His story will also be published in an upcoming issue of Glimmer Train Stories, increasing his prize to $700.

Third place: Janet Kim, of Cambridge, MA, wins $300 for “Teeth.”

A PDF of the Top 25 winners can be found here.