Genre: Fiction
“Stories Out of School” Flash Fiction Contest
Short Story Competition
Oregon Book Awards
In the Shadow of a Homeplace: One Writer’s Life in Mississippi

A Nigerian professor and fiction writer describes how a new place like Starkville, Mississippi, becomes a home and how the color, texture, and form of her surroundings make their way into her storytelling.
Constancy and Surprise: What Editing Magazines Taught Me About Writing Fiction

A former magazine editor shares how his experience satisfying and subverting audience assumptions during his tenure at GQ helped him better consider reader expectations throughout the novel-writing process.
Literary Prize
Oregon Literary Fellowships
The Time Is Now: Writing Prompts and Exercises

Write a poem that creates unexpected connections, a story from the point of view of someone older than you, or a pair of lyrical essays that explore your personal responses to losses and gains.
St. Lawrence Book Award
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