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Scribes Valley Publishing is now accepting submissions to our 21st Annual Short Story Writing contest.  For the 21st  Annual Scribes Valley Short Story Writing Contest, we are looking for stories that enthrall us, leave us breathless, make us say “Wow!” and stay in our minds even weeks after we read them. You've worked hard on your story, pondered every word, developed characters so real you know them personally, and created a setting which pulls readers out of the real world. Don’t keep it to yourself! Let others read it. Let US read it!   Full contest rules and guidelines are available on our website .  Come on over and show us what you've been working on!    Thrill us! Entertain us! Beguile us! TELL US A STORY! Fiction short stories up to 5,000 words. Any genre, any subject. Cover page should have author name, mailing address, telephone number, e-mail address, word count, and optional author bio. Subsequent pages should have at least page number. Submissions should

   Scribes Valley is now open for entries in our 20th annual Short Story Contest. We'd love to see what you've been working on! Enter the Scribes Valley Writing Contest !  Hard to believe this is our 20th year. We must be doing something right! Full contest guidelines and rules can be found on our website. Maximum word length: 5,000 Deadline:  November 30, 2022 Winners announced around January 31, 2023 Entry fee: $8 US Prizes include: all finalists published in print/electronic anthology. Monetary reward for top 1-3 finalists based on participation (the more entries, the bigger the prize amounts).

 It starts with a spark. An idea that comes from nowhere, appearing suddenly and without warning, t It starts with a spark. An idea that comes from nowhere, appearing suddenly and without warning, triggered by a sight, a sound, a feeling, an overheard conversation, or even nothing at all. The author grabs that spark and plants it in the fertile “soil” of their brain. There they help it to grow as they pamper, shape, and mold it into a well-developed story. Some stories mature rapidly, becoming fully grown almost immediately. Others take more time to develop as the author considers and reconsiders how the story should flow. The finished story can be what the author intended from the beginning, or be completely different from the spark that started it all.      Such is the wonder and amazement of the story growing process. There are no limits to the author’s imagination. A story can carry an idea straight through, or have pieces of the idea changed and re-changed until the author decide

 We are pleased and honored to announce the finalists in our latest Story Story Writing Contest . Come visit these talented authors here . Virginia M. Amis – “Mary at 85” Alfredo Salvatore Arcilesi – “Tangarine Strands”  (First Place) John Baldwin – “The Pandora Panacea” Thomas Maurstad – “It Is What It Isn’t” Ronna L. Edelstein – “Breathless” William E. Burleson – “Vista Cruiser”   (Second Place) Sonia Mehta – “Wanderer” Sherri Fulmer Moorer – “Awake” (story will not appear in the anthology) R. L. Mullins, Jr. – “Prairie Warbler” Leslie Muzingo – “Bus Ride” Steve Putnam – “Star-Spangled Go Kart” Joseph J. Salerno – “Talking Trees and Chorus Leaves” Scott Pedersen – “The Great Divide Virginia Ewing – “What Men Do” Chad V. Broughman – “The Seventh Scar”   (Third Place)

We are proud to announce our newest writing contest anthology: WHERE TALES GRIP Come meet the talented authors: Virginia M. Amis, William E. Burleson, Lynn C. Miller, Nancy Canyon, Ronna L. Edelstein, Denise P. Kalm, Phillip Frey, Theresa Jenner Garrido, Bear Kosik, Anna-Claire McGrath, Leslie Muzingo, JoDean Nicolette, Bill Frank Robinson, Joseph J. Salerno, Michelle Wotowiec, and Steve Putnam

Scribes Valley Publishing announces 2019 contest winners   We are excited to release the names of our 2019 Writing Contest finalists: Steve Putnam - Lone Strangers Strawberry Patched Virginia M. Amis – Turtle Tree William E. Burleson – When the Moon Gets in the Way of the sun Nancy Canyon – Holy Spirit Delivers Ronna L. Edelstein – The Monster Within Phillip Frey – Old Hat Theresa Jenner Garrido – An Abeyance Denise P. Kalm – Submission Bear Kosik – One Way Anna-Clair McGrath – The Professor Leslie Muzingo – Counting flowers JoDean Nicolette – The Ride Bill Frank Robinson – Pee Ja Joseph Salerno – Served Cold Michelle Wotowiec – Pearl Frank DiPalermo – The Friendship Gallery Lynn C. Miller - Is It Really You?