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Native
Shore Fiction
the
contemporary short story
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We
are pleased to feature the work of previous winners
of our
TenTen Award
for Fiction
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::: Fiction :::
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Maria D. Headley
:: author of
:: And
This One Is Just Right
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Fiction Judge
:: Noy Holland
On Maria's new book:
"I LOVE this book!"
--Katie Couric, The Today Show 1/20/2006
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Additionally we have named two writers in our special
mention category. More than anything, we
enjoy stories that highlight human folly, stories
that contain twisted endings and aberrant satire.
Good stories about life, love and idiosyncrasies.
We
are announcing our 2008 winner this month, so check
back for the finalists and the winner of this year's
award.
Our
winner for 2007, Andrew Davis, continues to write
to us to let us know about his progress with his writing
career.
Also,
we congratulate Maria on the publication of her first
novel,
The Year of Yes. (hardcover:
Hyperion; January 2006; $22.95US/$29.95CAN; 1401302300)
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| Maria
Dahvana Headley |
And This One Is Just Right |
|
Award for Fiction |
Contest
Prize: $1,010.00 |
| Honorable
Mention |
Click
to read these stories: |
| Elizabeth
Heider |
::
Busting
Out |
| Cynthia
Stroman |
::
Choosing |
| Christopher
Learned |
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She
Paid for the Night |
| Sally
Haxthow |
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The
Tulips |
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| Special
Mention |
The
Human Folly Factor |
| Mary
Heider |
::
An
Offer |
| Cyndi
Wish |
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Brad |
Honorary
Mention- TenTen Fiction
2002 (Alphabetically by Author)
EXPRESS
LANE
By Scott Jagow
2002 TenTen Finalist
LENT
By MaryAnne LoVerme
2002 TenTen Finalist
CANNING DAY
By Mary McNulty
Winner: TenTen Fiction Award 2002
SMOKER:
A DESCRIPTION
By Chad Norton
2002
TenTen Finalist
LA
FLORIDA
By Michael L. Trombetta
2002 TenTen Finalist
WordSmitten's
Native Shore Fiction - for the short story
You've
just arrived in a wooden skiff or a rusty schooner to
Native Shore Fiction, where we link to writers who give us a short
trot through cultured minds and wayward settings.
At WordSmitten, we look forward to seeing
short stories from every native shore. It does not matter if you
have never seen the sea and breathe only inland waves of wheat
or rye. Share your innermost native shore with us.
Welcome to Word Smitten's newest department for short stories
and novel excerpts. To launch this department, we selected a new
symbol, a rare shorebird known as the slim-billed curlew. We have
yet to name this shore bird. Give us your suggestions. Welcome
to Native Shore Fiction.
We write with the
porch light on, expecting at any moment
that either truth or irony will appear on the doorstep.
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