National Short Story Month Contest

In case you didn't know it, May has been designated National Short Story Month. Don't feel bad; I didn't know it either until I read an article in the May/June issue of Poets and Writers Magazine.

I love reading and writing short stories and can still remember some favorites from high school and college--"The Most Dangerous Game," "The Gift of the Magi," "The Fall of the House of Usher," "The Jilting of Granny Weatherall," and "Good Country People"--are some that come to mind.

So, in honor of National Short Story Month, I'm going to sponsor a little no-entry-fee contest to encourage writers to write and submit a short story this month. I'm also doing it to accomplish my goal of downsizing my bookshelves by giving away a copy of Cuivre River Anthology (Volume I), Saturday Writers Winning Words, which contains one of my short stories.

Here are the short and simple rules.

Short stories must be:

The submitter's own work

Written between May 1 and May 31, 2010

Written in English

Unpublished

No longer than 2010 words (as in the year 2010)

Submitted by e-mail to dvolkenannt (at) charter (dot) net

Received by midnight CST on May 31 2010

Other guidelines:

Copy and paste into the body of an e-mail

No attachments; attachments will not be opened

Submit your best work

Proofread before sending

No pornography or gory content

One entry per person

Open to residents of USA and Canada

Decision of judge is final

Writers retain all rights to their stories

No whining, please

Prizes:

First place winner will receive a copy of Cuivre River Anthology (Vol I), which includes my short story "Golden Lilace Under the Worm Moon"

Top three winners will receive certificates

Depending on number of submissions, I might award some honorable mentions

Titles and names of winners will appear on Donna's Book Pub on June 8, 2010