NMU Sponsored Contests for Short Short Fiction

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The 2006 Just Desserts Short-Short Fiction Prize
Judged by Dennis Covington, author of Salvation on Sand Mountain


Winner: Lois Taylor, “Nogo”

Honorable Mentions:
Steve Edwards, “What’s It Matter If I See Blurry?”
Frankie Drayus, “The Legend of the Girl Who Was Allergic to Salt”

 

The 2004 Just Desserts Short-Short Fiction Prize

The staff of Passages North thanks everybody who submitted to the 2004 Just Desserts Short Fiction Contest.  The quality of entries was extremely high, making final decisions difficult for our guest judge, Molly Giles.  Congratulations to all of our finalists.

 

First prize:

Paula Belnap, "Animal Cages"

 

Finalists:

Ander Monson, "Has She Gone Too Far This Time"

Gina Ochsner, "Rain"

Bonnie Schwartz, "Marital Advice"

Ginger Strand, "Firefly"