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50th Anniversary Short Fiction Contest

CONGRATULATIONS TO THE WINNERS of our 50th Anniversary Short Fiction Contest:

First Place: Eric Heidle, Great Falls
Second Place: Michael Riley, Cody, Wyoming
Third Place: Sabrina Holland, Helena

Montana Public Radio announces a 50th Anniversary Short Fiction Contest judged by Missoula writer and editor Caroline Patterson. Writers of age 18 or older are eligible to submit an original story. Winners will receive cash prizes:  first place $300, second place $200, third place $100. Winning stories will be featured on MTPR’s popular literary program, The Write Question, and on the station’s Web site and social media. Stories must be no longer than 700 words and must include “Montana Public Radio” in some way. All stories must be previously unpublished and be the original work of the writer entering the contest. There is no entry fee. Submissions will be accepted through March 15, 2015.

Caroline Patterson
Caroline Patterson

Caroline Patterson published Montana Women Writers: A Geography of the Heart, as well as two children's book on the natural world. Her literary fiction has been published in Alaska Quarterly Review, Southwest Review, Epoch, and Seventeen, among others. She teaches for the University of Montana and is executive director for the Missoula Writing Collaborative.

The Write Question

The Write Question is a weekly program that features authors from the western U.S., produced by MTPR’s Chérie Newman. The program is also broadcast by Yellowstone Public Radio and stations in Idaho, Washington State, and Colorado.

Please read all MTPR 50th Anniversary Short Fiction Contest rules before submitting your story.