1st place goes to Christopher Marnach of Chicago, IL. He wins $1500 for “Death Week at the Funeral Card Company” and his story will be published in the Spring/Summer 2014 issue of Glimmer Train Stories, out in March 2014. This is Christopher’s first story accepted for publication. [Photo credit: Amy Leigh Abelson.]2nd place goes to Joseph Chavez of West Hills, CA. He wins $500 for “Stowaways” and his story will also be published in a future issue of Glimmer Train Stories, raising his prize to $700. This is also Joseph’s first story accepted for publication.
3rd place goes to Elise Winn of Woodland, CA. She wins $300 for “After Ida.”
A PDF of the Top 25 winners can be found here.
Deadline soon approaching: Very Short Fiction Award, January 31
Glimmer Train hosts this competition twice a year, and 1st place has been increased to $1500 plus publication in the journal. It’s open to all writers, no theme restrictions, and the word count must not exceed 3000. Click here for complete guidelines.