January 24, 2007

Publisher's Desk For January 24th

Booklocker.com Author Wins A Grand Prize!
Tim Leffel's story, "Meat and Malbec at Midnight," which
appeared in Perceptive Travel won a grand prize in the North
American Travel Journalists Association 2006 Awards Competition.
See: http://www.natja.org/awards/2006

Spring 2007 24-Hour Short Story Contest Now Open For Entrants
The winter contest was held last weekend and entrants had a
great time coming up with stories for this topic:

It always happened when the room was too quiet. Random phrases
were once again racing in and out of her mind. Black forest, red velvet,
white wine, blue cheese, hash browns... Her hands tightened into fists
and she furiously shook her head, trying to dispel the obsessive
thoughts that assailed her daily.

She wiped her hands across her apron as she turned to the pot that
was now boiling over. When she was putting the hot pan in the sink,
she noticed a movement in the reflection of the window. She turned
quickly, but her guests were still sitting motionless, right where
she'd left them...

What will the next topic be? You'll have to wait and see!
The Spring 2007 24-Hour Short Story Contest will be held on April 21st.
The competition is limited to 500 entrants. Contests usually fill up, so don't delay if you want to participate! You can see the list of prizes (first prize is $300, second is $250 and third is $200 - plus 82 other prizes!) and sign up here:
http://www.writersweekly.com/misc/contest.html

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