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 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 unti...

 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?

Okay, I'm fed up. It's supposed to be cool now. The temperatures are supposed to be in the mid to lower seventies. Breezes are supposed to be crisp. Leaves are supposed to be turning beautiful colors. Quilts are supposed to be moving from closets to beds. Instead...we're sweating as humidity threatens to smother us as we set on our back porches, work in our yards, walk through the woods. What the heck? Where is Autumn? Where is it hiding? Where has it gone? Scribes Valley Publishing

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”