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SLWG Short Story Contest Results:

The Guild's distinguished St. Louis Writers Guild Annual Short Story Contest is one of the oldest in the United States and in 1935 awarded first prize to Tennessee Williams for his story "Stella for Star." It is open for submissions on October 1 of every year and accepts submissions from writers everywhere. Entries for the 2007 contest drew responses from across the United States and overseas.

 

A BIG Round of Applause for the Winners of the
2007 ST. LOUIS WRITERS GUILD ANNUAL SHORT STORY CONTEST!

First Place:  Emily DiFilippo for "Purgatory" (St. Charles, MO)

Second Place: Julia Gordon-Bramer for "Angels After Dark" (Maryland Heights, MO)

Third Place: Greta Wu for "Missing!" (Berkeley, CA)

 

Honorable Mentions (listed alphabetically):

Karin Fuller - "Magic" (South Charleston, WV)
Cathy Orta
- "Absolution" (Wildwood, MO)
Marcia L. Sinclair - "Dinner at Miss Rose Pinckney's" (Chicago, IL)