>Free Short Story Contest at Circalit

>Circalit is having a free short story competition–2500 word maximum, deadline September 15. See the website for more information, and you might want to explore the site to see what else they have to offer. Here’s what their contest press release has to say about Circalit:

Circalit is the world’s premier social networking site for writers. The site was launched in February 2010 as a site where screenwriters can showcase their work to film studios, and is now also home to novelists, playwrights and short story writers across the globe. Its free service allows writers to have their work reviewed by peers and industry professionals, enter into free competitions, create a fan base for their work and network with industry contacts. Circalit’s mission is to digitize and democratize the way that good literature is discovered by industry professionals.

About the author

I am the author of three novels--THE LAST BIRD OF PARADISE, OLIVER'S TRAVELS, and THE SHAMAN OF TURTLE VALLEY--and three story collections--IN AN UNCHARTED COUNTRY, HOUSE OF THE ANCIENTS AND OTHER STORIES, and WHAT THE ZHANG BOYS KNOW, winner of the Library of Virginia Literary Award for Fiction. I am also the co-founder and former editor of Prime Number Magazine and the editor of the award-winning anthology series EVERYWHERE STORIES: SHORT FICTION FROM A SMALL PLANET.

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