MWA at Printers Row

June 7th, 2012

Come join us at Printers Row Lit Fest!
Our tent is located steps north from Dearborn and Polk, and we’ll have more than 30 mystery authors reading signing their latest books.
Plus, our popular Flash Fiction contest returns, but this time on the Center Stage starting at 2 pm!

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MWA Printers Row Flash Fiction Contest

May 30th, 2011

When: 4 pm to about 6 pm, Saturday June 4

Where: The Midwest Chapter of the Mystery Writers of America tent at the Printers Row Lit Fest. We’re in tent V, near the intersection of Dearborn and Polk.

Who can participate? Anyone – you don’t have to be an MWA member.

How does it work?

Take one of five opening sentences and come up with a short story – so short that you can read it in five minutes or less. We’ll be timing you, but if the story is good enough we just forget to look at the clock.

Here’s the opening sentences, you can make them any gender you want:

1) He wasn’t going to make it.

2) It was the smell that got to her.

3) Digging a hole six-feet deep was harder than he thought.

4) He’d have done it different if he’d known how much weight she’d gained.

5) They say a goldfish will eat anything.

Judging will be completely arbitrary and potentially quite unfair. But regardless it’ll be awesome because we have two of the most distinguished authors in Chicago history, Barbara D’Amato and Sara Paretsky, judging. So no, no pressure here. Nope, none at all.

What can you win? All participants will likely win prizes and there will be one grand prize awarded – a $25 Starbucks gift card.

Anything else? We’re limited to at most 12 participants due to time. There will be a sign-up sheet at the tent, but first come, first served.

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