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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

ENID, Okla. — Enid Writers Club has opened its short story contest to high school seniors in Garfield, Grant or Major ...

The Hindu Lit for Life 2026 has awarded three winners for writing the best short stories, in a contest that received 1,114 ...