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The Storycove Writers Welcome to WordSmitten's Storycove where flash fiction catches the next wave A p revious year's Storycove Award for Flash Fiction went to North Carolina resident Barbara Bamberger Scott. We published her story The Gingerbread House in our winter edition of WordSmitten Quarterly Journal (Vol. 1:4 - Winter 2004-05). Also featured in that issue were exclusive interviews with authors ZZ Packer and Chris Offutt. Storycove writers include Antony Davies (Animal), Cassandra R. Gonzalez (Sunday Struggle), Mandy Q. Racer (Smoke), Robin K. Reed (Sage Silence), Becky Ruff (Accident), Timothy Charles Smith (Roadkill), Urmilo Subbarao (Silence of the Lambs), and Jessica Szczepankowski (Smokes). Enter your original unpublished short story in our annual Flash Fiction Competition. Click for Guidelines. Deadline is May 1. Our reading period: February to May 1 each year. Read our previous winners' stories. Northern California resident Wendy Lestina. Our fiction judge, Peter Meinke, winner of The Flannery O' Connor Short Story Award, selected this divinely wicked piece. British writer John Ravenscroft. Online and in Volume 1: Number 1 of WSQJ. Fiction judge Michael C. White had great things to say about this story when selecting it for the award. North Carolina resident Barbara Bamberger Scott. We published her story The Gingerbread House in WordSmitten Quarterly Journal (WSQJ/Volume 4:4). Look for it in the winter issue, available at your favorite bookstore. 2007 Storycove award to be announced in the fall. Deadline for your entry is May 1 each year.

~Storycove Flash Fiction Contributors~ ~Coming Soon~ 2007's winner and honorable mention WordSmitten's flash fiction award-winning story John Ravenscroft Walking Upside Down Honorable Mention Gary Cadwallader Stargazer Lilies Amy Culberg Storms Andres Moxey Waiting Room Renee K. Nicholson The Diners Club 2002 award-winning story Wendy Lestina On The Other Hand Winner of the 2002 Storycove Award for Flash Fiction Honorable Mention Charles Dodd Flirting With Danger 2002 Finalist William Lyell The Territorial Imperative 2002 Finalist Rheana Rafferty Your Friendly HMO 2002 Finalist Storycove Contributors Looking For Rabbits By Maryanne Stahl ~author of~ Forgive the Moon Motion By Tim Ljunggren ~ founding editor of ~ Insolent Rudder Literary eZine Welcome to WordSmitten's Storycove   Copyright ©2001- 2007 WordSmitten and wordsmitten.com All Rights Reserved. WordSmitten, WordSmitten Quarterly Journal (WSQJ), Word Smitten, www.wordsmitten.com and the WordSmitten logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of WordSmitten Media in the United States and other countries. The Storycove, Native Shore Fiction, and the Writing Conference Report and Writers' Conference Report are service marks of WordSmitten Media. All Rights Reserved.