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Our College Edition 2017 of Stories Through the Ages has generated a remarkable outpouring of words from young people, who don’t seem to be aware that writing is a lost art.
Judging these amazing stories was difficult and a bit daunting. There is no right or wrong, no clear cut guidelines for what makes a successful short story. The judges disagreed often and sometimes with passion but in the end the finalists became apparent by dint of their own merits.
The actual criteria used in determining the value of a story is difficult to delineate but must surely include the obvious factors of plot and depth of character, quality of the prose and reliability of the structure of the story itself—does it make sense? For our judges and for anyone who reads a story the final proof is in the most important criteria of all: Did we enjoy reading it?
We, at Living Springs Publishers are dedicated to giving voice to those who deserve a chance to tell their story, regardless of age. Our Stories through the Ages series is proud to announce the top fourteen finalists in our inaugural College Edition 2017 short story contest. The top 15 stories will appear in our book; in addition the top three receive a monetary prize.
1st Place Nicholas Reid - George Mason University
2nd Place Kelly Doyle - Emory University
3rd Place Jacques Denault - Merrimack College
Declan Falls - Carleton College
Sophia Jenkins - Carleton College
Kyandreia Jones - Hamilton College
Alexander Kenny - George Mason University
Jillian Kovach - University of New Mexico
Greg Lozano - Sonoma State University
Alexis Noel - Southern Oregon University
Emily Morgan - California Lutheran University
Zakery R. Munoz - University of New Mexico
Gabrielle Tourtellotte - George Mason University
Jamie Wright - Colorado State University
We will announce the fifteenth finalist in the near future.