Scribes Valley Notes

   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).

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?

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”

Greetings! Listed below are the finalists of our 2018 Short Story Writing Contest . Please visit our 2018 Winners page , and get to know these talented authors. Virginia M. Amis  -  WOOD AVENUE Katelyn Andell  -  EUPHORIA, VA Patricia L. Baker  -  THE WHISPERERS Colin Brezicki  -  STAGE STRUCK Andrew K. Clark  -  TANGLED LIMBS Carol Cooley  -  NEVER IN GRACE Ronna L. Edelstein  -  THE MALLEABILITY OF MEMORY John Francis Istel  -  DEVILED EGGS Catharine Leggett  -  THE ORIOLE Leslie Muzingo  -  IN MY DADDY'S SHOES Steve Putnam  -  SELTZER CAN ON A BLUE TRACTOR PAINTED ORANGE Mike Tuohy  -  CONFETTI GIRL Michelle Wotowiec  -  PICTURES AND STORIES AND GHOSTS

Scribes Valley Publishing is accepting submissions for our 16th annual short story writing contest. All finalists are published in an annual contest anthology, both print and electronic versions. Monetary prizes for top 3 finalists are based on contest participation – the more entries we receive, the bigger the prize amounts. In addition, all finalists receive a copy of the finished anthology. Thrill us…amaze us…entertain us…TELL US A STORY! Deadline:   November 30, 2018 Winners announced around January 30, 2019 Word limit: 5,000 Entry Fee:   $7.00 US You can enter by snail mail or online submission. Complete submission guidelines and rules on our website: http://www.scribesvalley.com .

LOSE YOURSELF: Get Lost in the Words , Our newest short story anthology has been released , both in paperback and Kindle editions. Get lost! A simple phrase with complicated meanings. Taken one way, it can be considered quite rude and derogatory. Taken another way—the way this book intends—it is an extraordinarily great directive. Writers desire to achieve that blissful sensation of being lost in the words, to find that the story has taken over and is writing itself, causing even the author to breathlessly wait to see what is going to happen next. Readers also want that level of consciousness where their real world departs, and the words on the page transport them to places unknown. If you seek to lose yourself in the written word, to leave everyday life behind, to be elsewhere...you’ve come to the right place! The authors featured in this anthology have crafted remarkable stories with the capability and the power to take you out of this world. LOSE YO...

Announcing the cover image for the 2014 Writing Contest Anthology, Escape Your World , to be released soon:

Here are the winners of our 2013 Short Story Writing Contest. Our thanks to everyone who entered. Ronna L. Edelstein – Dismissed Vincent Guiliano – Consumed Drew Hardman – To Endure Mike Tuohy and Susan Zimmerman – Capisce? TJ Perkins – Redemption Io Kirkwood – The White Carpet Kristin Swenson – The Flood Chelle Wotowiec – When We Become the Photographs Catharine Leggett – All of Me Mike Tuohy – War of the World’s Fair Amelia Perry - Watcher Author bios and other information will follow shortly.

Our 11th annual short story writing contest is now accepting submissions. We are looking for stories that actually tell stories, stories that grab readers by the throat and won't let go, stories that make readers sit back, wipe their brow, and--if able to speak--say, "Wow!" We know you've worked hard on your story, pouring a little of your own soul into each word. You know your characters inside and out. You've actually lived in the setting and made it your own. It is now time to let others in. To share your work with the world. Click here to enter the Scribes Valley Writing Contest .