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THIS MONTH WE ARE FEATURING "The Subdivision" by Blake Kimzey. Blake's story, one of innocence lost, was given an Honorable Mention in our 2007 Arthur Edelstein Prize For Short Fiction.

OUR CONTEST WINNER was "Communion" by Camilla Collova. You can access Camilla's story by using the Archve link in the Featured Writer box.

OTHER HONORABLE MENTIONS WERE:
"The Barber's Place" by Kevin Leahy of Dorchester, MA
"Dinosaurs Divorce" by Jendi Reiter of Northampton, MA
"Sure Has Been A Long Time Since You Killed Mama" by Randy Susan Meyers of Boston, MA


PER SE IS A NEW ANTHOLOGY dedicated to the memory of Arthur Edelstein. Proceeds from its sale support the Arthur Edelstein Prize for Short Fiction. PER SE consists of stories, novel excerpts, and poetry contributed by Art's former students, many of whom have published and/or received awards for their fiction. With an introduction by Elinor Lipman, PER SE is available on all the dot-com bookstores. Our link takes you to Amazon. Buy a copy to discover excellent writing and to help support writers. Thank you!

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UPCOMING CONTEST DEADLINES:
Doug Fir Award: $1000 and publication, May 14
Autumn House Press: $1000, $1500 travel grant, & pub; book-length fiction; Jun 30
E.Washington U. Press: $1500 and pub, story collection, May 15
Bard Prize: $30,000 and writer-in-residence, pub. authors, Jul 15
Hemingway Competition: $1000, ss, unpub. writer, May 15
Hunger Mountain: $1000 and pub, short story, May 10
Elixir Press: $4000 and pub, ss coll. or novel, May 31
Flannery O'Connor: $1000 and pub, ss coll., May 31
Glimmer Train: $2000 and pub, short story, month of Jun
Hidden River: $1000 and pub, ss and novel excerpt, Jun 20
Indiana Review: $1000 and pub, fiction under 500 wds, Jun 9
Michigan Award: $1000 and pub, published author, Jul 1
New Letters: $1500 and pub, short story, May 18
New Millennium: $1000 and pub, short story, Jun 17
Drue Heinz: $15,000 and pub, ss coll., Jun 30
Snake Nation Press: $1000 and pub, ss coll. or novella, Jun 15
Writer's Digest: $3000 and NY trip, short story, May 15



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Henry James: "The only division of the novel that I can understand is into that which has life and that which has it not."

RECOMMENDED READING:
Tomorrow in the Battle Think On Me by Javier Marias
Talk Talk by T.C. Boyle
The Yiddish Policeman's Union by Michael Chabon
House of Meetings by Martin Amis
The Castle In The Forest by Norman Mailer
The Road by Cormac McCarthy
The Human Touch by Michael Frayn
Falling Man: A Novel by Don DeLillo
Perpetual War For Perpetual Peace by Gore Vidal



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THE SUBDIVISION

Blake Kimzey

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