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I am happy to announce the eighth annual Short Story Contest. The first seven years were full of surprises, and great stories. Volume 3, 4 & 5 were distributed to over 1,000 Texas Libraries for FREE as part of the DEAR Texas Literacy Program that supports Title 1 schools and libraries. Due to COVID19 volumes 6, 7, & 8 were not able to be distributed through normal channels. We are eager to get them out in 2024 when possible.
This exciting annual contest is open to any Texas Authors and we have an additional contest for Indie Authors from around the world that has a short story to tell. Great prizes are given to the top three winners of each genre, including printed copies of the anthology, memberships, and cash prizes.
A NEW edition to this year's contest is a quarterly finalist contest. Each quarter has a specific genre theme you can enter for additional credit and bragging rights. Jan - March is Non-Fiction, April - June is Children's, July - Sept. is Fiction, Oct - Dec is Middle School & YA short stories.
View some of our past winners reading their stories on video, or listen to them on audio.
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Any writer who lives in Texas is eligible to submit a short story in any category. The 2016 contest will begin on March 1st with a $30 entry fee per story. The minimum count allowed is 1,500 words, the maximum word count allowed is 3,000 words. A Texas writer can enter as many stories as they would like. The story can not have been published at any time in any form. No poetry will be accepted for entry.
Effective for the 2023 Contest, we are now taking entries throughout the year. There is an additional quarterly contest as follows: Jan - March is Non-Fiction, April - June is Children's, July - Sept. is Fiction, Oct - Dec is Middle School & YA short stories.
Short Stories by Texas Authors is an annual contest to find the best Texas Authors while raising money for literacy programs. This is one of the many brain storms from B. Alan Bourgeois the director and founder of Texas Authors, Inc., a not for profit organization designed to help support and market Texas Authors.
2021 Winners
Volume 7
Texas authors have once again allowed their creative minds to open up and expand the Universe in which they live with short stories that capture one’s emotions through the everlasting medium of storytelling.
This seventh volume of award-winning short stories takes readers on a personal ride of growth and understanding, then a jaunt through history both factual and fictional, then a trip of magic, suspense, and much more. Those are just a few of the emotions one will experience as they read the 13 winning short stories from prolific Texas authors.
This volume helps the nonprofit Drop Everything And Read Texas raise money for Title 1 schools and libraries, plus other programs they administer.
2020 Winners
Volume 6
A collection of award-winning short stories written by Texas Authors. This is Volume 6 with 12 stories. These short stories will take you back in history, through life as we know it, and on to the future. Each giving you a glimpse into American life and thought, while entertaining you. At the end of each story is a simple paragraph that lets the reader get a better understanding of the story they read.
2019 Winners
Volume 5
A collection of award winning short stories written by Texas Authors. This is Volume 5 with 12 stories. These short stories will take you back in history, through life as we know it and on to the future. Each giving you a glimpse into American life and thought, while entertaining you. At the end of each story is a simple paragraph that lets the reader get a better understanding about the story they read.
2018 Winners
Volume 4
A collection of award winning short stories written by Texas Authors. This is Volume 4 with 14 stories. These short stories will take you back in history, through life as we know it and on to the future. Each giving you a glimpse into American life and thought, while entertaining you. At the end of each story is a simple paragraph that lets the reader get a better understanding about the story they read.
2017 Winners
Volume 3
A collection of award winning short stories written by Texas Authors. This is Volume 3 with 20 plus stories. These short stories will take you back in history, through life as we know it and on to the future. Each giving you a glimpse into American life and thought, while entertaining you. At the end of each story is a simple paragraph that lets the reader get a better understanding about the story they read.
2016 Winners
Volume 2
In this, the second volume of award winning short stories, the reader is taken on a personal ride of growth and understanding, then through history both factual and fictional as they explore each side of two wars. Then fear grabs hold of you and shakes you with terror before unleashing giggles and out-right laughs. Those are just a few of the emotions one will experience as they read these 17 short stories from all parts of Texas.
2015 Winners
Volume 1
A collection of award winning short stories written by Texas Authors. This is Volume 1 with 20 stories. These short stories will take you on a Sci-Fi trip through Western stories and down to the home front. Each giving you a glimpse into American life and thought, while entertaining you. At the end of each story is a simple paragraph that lets the reader get a better understanding about the story they read. Help us raise money for literacy while enjoying a good book.
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