Glimmer Train has just chosen the winning stories for their January Very Short Fiction competition. This competition is held twice a year and is open to all writers for stories with a word count not exceeding 3000. No theme restrictions. The next Very Short Fiction competition will take place in July.
Glimmer Train’s monthly submission calendar may be viewed here.
First place: Matt Lapata, of Chicago, IL, wins $1200 for “Ohio Home.” His story will be published in the Summer 2012 issue of Glimmer Train Stories. [Photo credit: Dio Traverso.]
Second place: Jennie Lin, of Mountain View, CA, wins $500 for “Seven Winters of Teeth.”
Third place: Rav Grewal-Kök, of Brooklyn, NY, wins $300 for “Prisoners.”
A PDF of the Top 25 winners can be found here.
Deadline for the March Fiction Open: March 31
This competition is held quarterly and is open to all writers. Word count range: 2000-20,000. No theme restrictions. Click here for complete guidelines.
