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KALAMAZOO, Mich.—This fall, the University Libraries joined 14 institutions to participate in the Long Story Short contest, an inter-university, global writing contest. The writing contest encouraged ...

Roadmap Writers, a screenwriting education and training platform based in Los Angeles, is partnering with Hollywood producer Barry Josephson to identify short stories fit for film and television ...

SHELBY — Marvin Memorial Library, 29 W. Whitney Ave., is putting reading, writing and LEGO building skills to the test in March by hosting three competitions. Through March 30 is the IditaRead ...

I struggled to get my first novel, “The Beasts They Turned Away,” published. It was set on a dairy farm, embraced the Gothic, and included a lot of details about agriculture. It took a year and a half ...

The Berkshire Athenaeum’s Children’s Library has announced the winners of the annual Short Story Writing Contest. Stories were judged on their originality, appeal and writing style. Winning entries, ...

Winners of the Okanagan Short Story contest are congratulated by judge Joanna Cockerline. From left: Yuvraj Singh, Olivia De ...