Serpentine wants to thank everyone who participated in our 2000 Short Story Contest, which concluded December 31, 2000. We received many outstanding pieces and agonized over which stories to select as our winners. With great pleasure, we proudly announce the winning stories and wish to congratulate the authors:
"Nothing Important"
by Alan Steinberg
Postdam, NY
1st - $1000
"Stained Glass Jesus"
by Dori Ostermiller
Northampton, MA
2nd - $200
"New Year's Eve" by Michael
Burns
Concord, NH
3rd - $100
"Litmus" by Lynn
Veach Sadler
Sanford, NC
Honorable Mention - $50
"The Wingbeats of Insects and
Birds" by Emily Rapp-Seitz
Berkeley, CA
3rd - $50
"The Removable Feast" by C.
Splan
Alameda, CA
Honorable Mention - $50
"Closets, Stones, Dust" by
Jeanette Tryon
Haddonfield, NJ
Honorable Mention - $50
Serpentine will publish a special on-line issue in April 2001 with all the winning stories. We also want to congratulate the following authors who were FINALISTS in the contest:
"The Heart's Desire" by Ben Satterfield from Hawkinsville, GA
"The Strange Restoration of J.A. Splinter" by Jarda Cervenka from Golden Valley, CA
"The Watchers of Rosthwaite" by Bob Levy from Mill Valley, CA
"The Undersmell" by David Andrews from Chicago, IL
"Color" by Mary Hazzard from Waban, MA
"Lost Language" by Elizabeth Benton Appell from Kentfield, CA
"Between Takes" by Sandi Sonnenfeld from Seattle, WA
"The Host" by Maureen Pilkington from Rye, NY
"Harper Plays the Guitar in Ten Easy Step" by Jarret Keene from Tallahassee, FL
Please come back to visit the magazine again for periodic updates on the winning stories and their authors. If you wish participate in our next contest, Serpentine will soon announce our 5th Annual Short Story Contest for 2001, which commences in September, 2001 (details will be forthcoming).
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