Wordstock, Portland’s annual festival of writers, books, and
storytelling, is pleased to announce the winners of the 2007 Wordstock
Short Fiction Competition.
First Prize
Joshua Michael Riedel
San Francisco, CA
"The Creek"
Second Prize
Pamela Rentz
Vancouver, WA
"Social Security"
Third Prize
Jennifer Springsteen
Portland, OR
"Corinth Behind the Counter"
Finalists
Jacob Aiello
K. (Kevin) Fann
Samantha Hudson
Matthew Korfhage
Margaret Malone
Tina M. Ontiveros
Rachel Sims
This year's competition drew entrants from 18 states and three
countries. The winner was chosen from the 10 finalists by novelist and
memoirist Diana Abu-Jaber. "The
Creek," the winning story, appears in the December 2007 issue of
Portland Monthly magazine.
All 10 finalists’ stories have been collected in The Wordstock
Ten, an anthology published specifically for this competition.
