April 1, 2009

In this issue:

Upcoming deadlines and results:
  • The Family Matters competition closes April 30. We're looking for original, unpublished stories on family, word count range: 500 – 12,000. First place wins $1,200 and publication in Issue 76 of Glimmer Train Stories. Second- and third-place winners receive $500/$300 (or, if chosen for publication, $700).
  • Winners and finalists of the January 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.)
          1st place: "What We Can" by Jeremiah Chamberlin
          2nd place: "God and Buses" by Yuval Zalkow
          3rd place: "Everything in Its Right Place" by Adam Rensch

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Looking forward,

Co-editors and sisters