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Short Story Awards Ceremony & Reading
Writer's Workshop
Come listen to a dramatic reading of the top three community-submitted short stories and find out who will receive our grand prize for best short story in 2025!
Registration is encouraged.
- Sep 3, How to Begin a Short Story, 7 pm
- Sep 17, Story Elements: Pacing, 7 pm
- Oct 1, Story Elements: Developing a Theme, 7 pm
- Oct 15, Story Elements: Structure, 7 pm
- Nov 5, Finishing Your Story, 7 pm
- Nov 19, Short Story Awards Ceremony & Reading, 7 pm
- Dec 3, How to Write and Arrange a Short Story , 7 pm
- Dec 17, Open Mic Night, 7 pm
Interested in our Short Story Contest? Entries due Friday, November 7, 2025. Visit champaign.org/short-story for additional details.
49 seats remaining.
Main Library, Robeson Pavilion Room B
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