Glimmer Train July Very Short Fiction Winners :: 2011

Glimmer Train has just chosen the winning stories for their July 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 with no theme restrictions. The next Very Short Fiction competition will take place again in January. Glimmer Train’s monthly submission calendar may be viewed here.

First place: Sanja Jagesic [pictured], of Chicago, IL, wins $1200 for “Bibby Challenge.” Her story will be published in the Winter 2013 issue of Glimmer Train Stories, out in November. This is her first story accepted for publication.

Second place: Meredith Luby, of Springield, VA, wins $500 for “Boxes.” Her story will also be published in a future issue of Glimmer Train Stories, increasing her prize to $700. This is also Meredith’s first story accepted for publication.

Third place: Rafael Alvarez, of Linthicum, MD, wins $300 for “The Spaniards.”

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

Deadline for the September Fiction Open is September 30. This competition is held quarterly and is open to all writers. Most submissions to this category are running 2,000-8,000, but up to 20,000 words are welcome. No theme restrictions.