LIVE Celebration | Short Story Contest Awards Ceremony
Join us for this virtual ceremony where you will listen to a dramatic reading of the top three, community submitted stories and find out who will receive our grand prize for best short story in 2020!
Writer's Workshop webinar series:
- Sep 9, Where to Begin, 7 pm
- Sep 23, Creative Writing, 7 pm
- Oct 7, Character Development, 7 pm
- Oct 21, Plot Development, 7 pm
- Nov 4, Finishing Your Story, 7 pm
- Nov 18, Short Story Awards Ceremony & Reading, 7 pm
More details about the Short Story Contest including story criteria, how to submit your story, and prize information can be found at champaign.org/short-story.
*Participants do not need to attend workshops to enter story competition.
About the judges:
Ekta Garg Following the completion of her MSJ in magazine publishing from Northwestern University, Ekta’s career in publishing started in 2005 when she became the editor for all special projects out of Community Newspapers, Inc., (now Pamplin Media Group) in Portland, Oregon. Since then the diversity in her career has led her to writing and editing just about everything from healthcare to home improvement to Hindi films. In 2010, Ekta added blogging to her resume by starting The Write Edge at http://thewriteedge.wordpress.com. The Write Edge, and its three extension blogs, gives her a place to share her short fiction, book reviews, and parenting adventures. As a book reviewer for Bookpleasures.com and Netgalley.com, Ekta gets to stay up way too late reading advanced reviewer copies of new adventures by experienced and upcoming authors alike. She also uses The Write Edge as a dynamic communication tool for those interested in hiring her as an editor for their writing projects. When not writing and editing, Ekta spends time with friends (the ones other people can see) and ponders just how she came to be so blessed by a husband who loves her and by two beautiful daughters who astound her on a regular basis.
Jim O'Brien Jim is a founder CU Poetry Group to which he devotes his time and experience to help others hone their poetry skills. Jim recently won the Volunteer ACE Award from 40 North 88 West "for sharing his passion for poetry and spoken word in an engaging and supportive manner, for his dedication in creating a venue for writers of all levels to gather, discuss, interact and share their voice, for enthusiastically supporting this creative community and inspiring authors to read and display their craft and connect individuals from all walks of life."
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