October 7, 2008
 

Dear Glimmer Train readers and writers,

In this issue:

• Deadlines and results:
  Family Matters closes October 31.
• Nellie Hermann: The Curious Border between Fiction and Nonfiction.
• David Cates: Stories.
• Louis Gallo: Place and Apocalypse.
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• This month's Family Matters competition closes on October 31. We're looking for original, unpublished stories on family, word count range: 500 – 12,000. First place wins $1,200 and publication in Issue 74 of Glimmer Train Stories. Second- and third-place winners receive $500/$300 (or, if chosen for publication, $700).

• Winners and finalists of the July Family Matters competition have been notified, and the Top-25 list is posted! (And remember you can always check status of your online submissions by logging in and clicking on My Submissions.)
        "Can We Let the Baby Go?" by Nellie Hermann
        "Us Hungarians" by Stefanie Freele
        "Going After His Brother" by Rolf Yngve

We've recently accepted these stories for publication in Glimmer Train Stories (note):

Yelizaveta P. Renfro's "Splendid, Silent Sun"
Emma Roper-Evans's "Rice Dish"
Matthew Mercier's "Valentine Ave"
Marissa Perry's "Where We Began"
Matthew Salesses's "The Grief Ministry"
Christine Sneed's "Twelve + Twelve"
Rivka Galchen's "Jakes Rib"
Marjorie Celona's "Family Stories"
Michael Poore's "The Beekeeper"

Vote!

Looking forward,

Co-editors and sisters