Glimmer Train June Fiction Winners

Glimmer Train has just chosen the winning stories for their June Fiction Open competition. This competition is held twice a year. Stories generally range from 2000-6000 words, though up to 20,000 is fine. The next Fiction Open will take place in June. Glimmer Train’s monthly submission calendar may be viewed here.

First place: Michael Varga [pictured, of Norcross, GA, wins $2500 for “Chad Erupts in Strife.” His story will be published in Issue 95 of Glimmer Train Stories. This will be his first off-campus fiction in print.

Second place: Dana Kroos, of Houston, TX, wins $1000 for “These Things.”

Third place: Christine Breede-Schechter, of Geneva, Switzerland, wins $600 for “Goodbye to All That (Or Not).”

A PDF of the Top 25 winners can be found here. Deadline soon approaching – Short Story Award for New Writers: August 31.

This competition is held quarterly and is open to all writers whose fiction has not appeared in a print publication with a circulation over 5000. No theme restrictions. Most submissions to this category run 1500-5000 words, but can go up to 12,000. First place prize is $1500 and publication in Glimmer Train Stories. Second/third: $500/$300 and consideration for publication. Click here for complete guidelines.