Scribes Valley Notes

Our annual short story writing contest is open and accepting submissions. We would love to see what you've been working on. Every year we are dazzled by the enormous talent of new authors; and just as dazzled by the work of established authors as they submit their stories to our contest. We never know where these writers will take us, but that's the enjoyment of reading! Full contest rules and submission guidelines are at Scribes Valley Publishing . Come on over and show us what you've been up to! (uh, WRITING that is!)

Our newest anthology, DESTINATION ELSEWHERE , is now available for sale. We are proud of this anthology and the authors whose work appears within its covers. Get your copy here! Scribes Valley Publishing Knoxville, TN

Our newest anthology, DESTINATION ELSEWHERE , is set to be released within the next few days. We are proud of this anthology and the authors whose work appears within its covers. It's truly amazing the amount of writing talent there is out there! Scribes Valley Publishing Knoxville, TN

Here is the cover of our 2007 short story writing contest anthology entitled DESTINATION ELSEWHERE.

Winners of our 2007 short story writing contest: BILL WESTHEAD – Adventures in the Caucases – FIRST PLACE CHARLES KRAMER – Johnny Wanders –SECOND PLACE JONI BOUR – The First General Order – THIRD PLACE ATOSSA SHAFAIE – Mind the Gap RUTH WIRE – Beneath the Makeup DAN SULLIVAN – Fair-haired Boy Gone Grey PHILIP LOYD – Southern Girl JEAN TSCHOHL QUINN – Waiting to Want ROBYN WICKS – The Encounter DS WINKLE – Remorse KATHLEEN E. FITZPATRICK – Heaven on Earth F. KAVANAGH – Mohawk Man VICKIE CLASBY – The Most Glorious Day Details on these winners can be found on the Scribes Valley Publishing winners page Their stories will be published in DESTINATION ELSEWHERE , our newest anthology, which will be available January 2008.

We're proud to announce the top three finalists in our latest short story writing contest . Kimberly Gemme won the top spot with her story, "The Wait, The Date, and the Single Girl's Fate." Dan Sullivan came in second with "The Boy Who Walked on Water." Gillian Hamer rounded out the top three with her "No Library Card." Congratulations to these authors and the other eleven finalists in the contest. Their stories will be featured in our 2006 contest anthology, MIND TRIPS UNLIMITED : Tova Jarvis , “The Great Animal Kingdom According to Tova Jarvis” Rebecca Barton , “Sea Fever” Kathryn Mattingly , “Goodbye My Sweet” Chrissy K. McVay , “Haunted Houses” Patricia Dainty , “Butterflies Gone” Donna Bryant , “A Royal Visit” Vanessa Orlando , “Beautiful Men” Mike Tuohy , “Casey’s Casket” Bill Westhead , “Cruel Justice” Bobby Ozuna , “Corrido” Ranae Cherry , “Finding Love and Employment After Forty”

We've named our newest writing contest anthology MIND TRIPS UNLIMITED , and posted the cover for all the world to see. We're quite proud of it, as we are of all our writing contest anthologies. How can you NOT be proud of a showcase that highlights writing talent from all over the world? Check out the new cover here .