From more than 560 submissions to our 20th annual Austin Chronicle Short Story Contest, the field has narrowed to 10. This year’s finalists are Steven Blaisdell (“Stones”), Dana De Greff (“The Butcher’s Hands”), Nancy Lili Gonzalez (“The Empanada Break”), Joseph Hill (“Sitting High”), Jason Lee (“dress him neat”), P. Tyson Midkiff (“This Drought’s Come Undone”), David Norman (“Color Jesus”), Rob Reynolds (“Sing to Me When I’m Dying”), Mary Terrier (“To Need, the Women Say”), and Melanie Westerberg (“Sheds”).
The winners will be revealed at a reception open to the public next Wednesday, Feb. 8, 7pm, at BookPeople (603 N. Lamar), with the first-place story appearing in next week’s issue.
This article appears in February 3 • 2012.
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A graduate of the Michener Center for Writers at the University of Texas, Kimberley has written about film, books, and pop culture for The Austin Chronicle since 2000. She was named Editor of the Chronicle in 2016; she previously served as the paper’s Managing Editor, Screens Editor, Books Editor, and proofreader. Her work has been awarded by the Association of Alternative Newsmedia for excellence in arts criticism, team reporting, and special section (Best of Austin). The Austin Alliance for Women...
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