Top 3 Authors Announced


We’ve selected the top three stories from the finalists of our 2018 Short Story Contest. Please join us in congratulating these talent authors:

FIRST PLACE:  Mike Tuohy – “Confetti Girl”
SECOND PLACE:  Andrew K. Clark – “Tangled Limbs”
THIRD PLACE:  Catharine Leggett – “The Oriole”

Top 3 stories - Scribes Valley Publishing writing contest

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