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About our 2009 miniStories/mnLIT Judges

mnartists.org — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 05:00:00 GMT

Read more about our accomplished panel of miniStories flash fiction jurors for the 2009 cycle of mnartists.org's mnLIT competition and publication project: Leif Enger, Lise Erdrich, Jon Fasman, Diana Joseph, and David Oppegaard.

image: Leif Enger (PEACE LIKE A RIVER and SO BRAVE, YOUNG, AND HANDSOME)

image: PEACE LIKE A RIVER by Leif Enger

image: SO BRAVE, YOUNG, AND HANDSOME by Leif Enger

image: Lise Erdrich (NIGHT TRAIN)

image: NIGHT TRAIN by Lise Erdrich

image: Jon Fasman (THE GEOGRAPHER'S LIBRARY and THE UNPOSSESSED CITY)

image: THE GEOGRAPHER'S LIBRARY by Jon Fasman

image: THE UNPOSSESSED CITY by Jon Fasman

image: Diana Joseph (I'M SORRY YOU FEEL THAT WAY)

image: I'M SORRY YOU FEEL THAT WAY by Diana Joseph

image: miniStories lead juror, Geoff Herbach (THE MIRACLE LETTERS OF T. RIMBERG)

image: THE MIRACLE LETTERS OF T. RIMBERG by Geoff Herbach

image: THE SUICIDE COLLECTORS by David Oppegaard

image: David Oppegaard (THE SUICIDE COLLECTORS)

About the miniStories Judges: Fall 2008

miniStories and mnartists.org — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 06:00:00 GMT

Read more about this competition cycle's panel of miniStories judges: Dara Moskowitz Grumdahl, Michael Kimball, and Dennis Cass.

image: Geoff Herbach

image: Dara Moskowitz Grumdahl

image: Michael Kimball

image: Dennis Cass

miniStories: "What Is Between Us" by Adrian S. Potter

miniStories: Adrian S. Potter — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 05:00:00 GMT

"What Is Between Us," a winning miniStories entry by Adrian S. Potter, explores the tensions and inextricable connections woven through the ties that bind us.

miniStories: "A Crossing" by Thomas Maltman

miniStories: Thomas Maltman — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 05:00:00 GMT

This miniStories winner, "A Crossing"by Thomas Maltman, is richly evocative of both the pleasures and poignancy of travel.

image: miniStories winner, Thomas Maltman

miniStories: "On Telling Her" by David Doody

miniStories: David Doody — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 05:00:00 GMT

David Doody's winning flash fiction, "On Telling Her about the Short Story 'On Wanting to Get Three Walls Up Before She Gets Home,'" is a funny little meta-fiction gem about love, writing, and home improvement.

miniStories: "Shoo, Shoo" by John Jodzio

miniStories: John Jodzio — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 05:00:00 GMT

Read "Shoo, Shoo" by John Jodzio, a sharply funny, insightful flash fiction entry which earned the author the miniStories Grand Prize: look for a newly commissioned short story by Jodzio to be published on mnartists.org in September 2008.

image: John Jodzio

miniStories: "Squirrels" by Brian Beatty

miniStories: Brian Beatty — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 05:00:00 GMT

Read "Squirrels," a twisty, wry little tale by Brian Beatty and one of the winning miniStories shorts from summer 2008.

image: miniStories

miniStories: "Umbrella Etiquette" by Sarah Gunther

miniStories: Sarah Gunther — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 05:00:00 GMT

"Umbrella Etiquette," a winning summer 2008 miniStories short offering a revealing, sideways look behind the codes of everyday rituals, was written by Sarah Gunther.

image: miniStories

miniStories: "Buried Treasure" by Damian Sheridan

miniStories: Damian Sheridan — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 05:00:00 GMT

Read "Buried Treasure" by Damian Sheridan, a small but big-hearted yarn about the stark consequences of saying the wrong thing at the wrong time, and one of the summer 2008 winning miniStories.

image: ministories

miniStories: "Muse Not Yet" by William Alexander

miniStories: William Alexander — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 05:00:00 GMT

A tiny, wry tale about art, love, and longing by one of our winning miniStories authors, William Alexander

miniStories: "Little Vladimir" by Marcia Peck

miniStories: Marcia Peck — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 05:00:00 GMT

A haunting piece by miniStories winner Marcia Peck, set in the miseries of World War II, about the balms of both music and memory in the face of incredible suffering.

image: Marcia Peck

miniStories: "Bird and Deer" by Ben Weaver

miniStories: Ben Weaver — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 05:00:00 GMT

miniStories winner Ben Weaver's lyrical gem about the inherent strangeness lurking behind everyday routines.

miniStories: "Why It's a Good Idea to Recite Poetry at the Bar" by Julia Klatt Singer

miniStories: Julia Klatt Singer — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 05:00:00 GMT

"Why It's a Good Idea to Recite Poetry at the Bar," a miniStories-winning submission by Julia Klatt Singer, was selected by writer and Lit 6 Project performer Stephanie Wilbur Ash.

miniStories: "Green" by Michelle Leon

miniStories: Michelle Leon — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 05:00:00 GMT

This winning miniStories submission, "Green" by Michelle Leon, was chosen by writer and Lit 6 Project performer Stephanie Ash.

miniStories: "My First Wife" by John Jodzio

miniStories: John Jodzio — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 05:00:00 GMT

"My First Wife" by John Jodzio is a miniStories winner selected by novelist David Oppegaard

image: John Jodzio