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Announcing Tell Your Story’s Spring 2021 Contest Winners
To be honest, I didn’t know how this would go. Frankly, I wanted to draw some attention to this new idea I had for a publication. A publication for writing that’s quite different from what you typically see here. A publication of literary-journal-worthy pieces, that’s a whole heck of a lot more accessible than literary journals.
And here we are.
No, I didn’t know how this would go. But I was blown away. Several dozen submissions later, I had to pick three winners. Here they are, in alphabetical order by title.
And by the way, this experiment absolutely succeeded, and there will be another contest this fall. Stay tuned. :)
Perennial, by Atlas Sallow
Why I love it — evidence that shorter can sometimes be better. There isn’t a single wasted word in this piece. And it punches me in the gut. Great writing sticks with you, and I’ve found myself thinking about this piece often, even now a month after Atlas submitted it.
The Scent of Memory, by Vanessa Gunter
