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WordSmitten® Native Shore Fiction the contemporary short story EXPRESS LANE By Scott Jagow LENT By MaryAnne LoVerme CANNING DAY By Mary McNulty Winner: TenTen Fiction Award SMOKER: A DESCRIPTION By Chad Norton LA FLORIDA By Michael L. Trombetta Native Shore Fiction - for the short story You've just arrived by a wooden skiff or a rusty schooner to WordSmitten's Native Shore Fiction, where we link to writers who give us a short trot through cultured minds and wayward settings. We look forward to seeing short stories from every writer's native shore. It does not matter if you have never seen the sea and breathe only inland waves of wheat or rye ~or big city fumes~ we'd like you to share your innermost native shore with us. Along with our Storycove Flash Fiction (a story of fewer than 500 words) we are pleased to offer to our newest department for standard length short stories (500-4000 words). To launch this department, we have selected a new symbol, a rare shorebird known as the slim-billed curlew. Like a great short story, this bird is unique. Call for Fiction: The reading period for The TenTen Fiction Competition runs from May 1 to the deadline of July 1. The winner will be published in our Native Shore Fiction department in the autumn edition of Word Smitten. The prize for best short story is $1,010.00 to be awarded in the late summer. This year's judge for the contest is author Noy Holland, UMASS professor and head of their MFA writing program. Very Important: Read the guidelines and enter your short story: GUIDELINES for The TenTen. Departments Welcome to Word Smitten Interviews :: Book Editor Brenda Copeland :: Agent Jeff Kleinman Short Stories/Flash Fiction ::Thisbe Nissen : Walking Upside Down ::Orbit :: Commentary Tips for Writers :: Bookbeat book reviews and resources :: Flash Fiction Competition The Storycove :: Flash Fiction Contest :: Annual deadline is May 1 :: Short Story Competition The TenTen :: $1,010 Fiction Contest :: Deadline July 1 :: Archives WS-Previous editions :: Storycove :: Native Shore :: Professional Services Conferences ::PR :: Query Letter Workbook :: Press Room Media Releases :: Events :: Festivals :: Subscribe to Word Smitten Charter Member Subscription :: We write with the porch light on, expecting at any moment that either truth or irony will appear on the doorstep. Copyright ©2001- 2005 WordSmitten and wordsmitten.com All Rights Reserved. WordSmitten, WordSmitten Quarterly Journal (WSQJ), Word Smitten, www.wordsmitten.com and the WordSmitten logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of WordSmitten Media in the United States and other countries. The Storycove, Native Shore Fiction, Word Safari, the Writing Conference Report and Writers' Conference Report are service marks of WordSmitten Media. All Rights Reserved.