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From an epic adventure in the Arctic to the mean streets of Dublin to the world of competitive piano-playing and a classroom spelling bee, the winning entries in the Palo Alto Weekly 24th Annual Short Story Contest are tales of young men and women struggling with issues both familiar and exotic and learning lessons for life.
Though the experiences and backgrounds of the four winning writers — and their characters — vary greatly, each story features compelling and poignant voices of youth.
The Palo Alto Weekly thanks each of the writers who entered this year’s contest as well as writers Ann Hillesland and Judy Clement Wall, who chose the top entries in each category to send on to the judges. Thanks also to our judges and to contest co-sponsors Bell’s Books of Palo Alto, Kepler’s of Menlo Park and Linden Tree of Los Altos.
Read the winning stories:
■ Encore
■ Adrift
I really enjoyed reading Miss Reichelstein’s short story, “Ribbons of Linda.” It was a beautifully crafted piece and a pleasure to read.
Julia Reichelstein!
Your story “Ribbons of Linda” is intimate, soulful, arresting. What a beautiful and talented writer you are! Congratulations on this delicious piece of fiction.