2023 Writer's Block Prize Short Story Contest Winner Announced
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CONTACT INFORMATION
Louisville Literary Arts
Charliese Brown Lewis, Executive Director
charliese@louisvilleliteraryarts.org
Louisville Literary Arts Announces Winner
of Short Story Contest
April 24, 2023 (LOUISVILLE, KY) – Louisville Literary Arts (LLA) is excited to announce the first-place winner of its Writer’s Block Short Story Contest. The contest was sponsored by LLA and Hydra Publications.
The first-place winner and the next top 19 entries will appear in an anthology to be published by Hydra Publications in June of 2023. The book will be available online via LLA social media, the Hydra website and Amazon.
FIRST PLACE WINNER
Sarah Thomas (pictured) received the first-place prize of $300 for her short story, Liftoff. The writer, editor and educator lives in Geneva, Switzerland and Key West, Florida and has had her work published in Catapult, Al Jazeera America, xojane, The Huffington Post, Apogee Journal, Bayou Magazine and Key West Weekly. She is currently finishing a novel.
As the first-place winner, Sarah is invited to read at LLA’s upcoming Writer’s Block Festival. To learn more about Sarah, her website is www.sarahthomaswrites.com.
SELECTED FOR THE ANTHOLOGY
CS Ackerson
Agency
Louisville, KY
Crystal Adams
Distant Relative
McKinney, TX
John Beecham
The Wind Riders
Louisville, KY
Natalie Bickel
Flower Beds
Floyds Knobs, IN
Cynthia Cain
The Causeway
Mackville, KY
Steve Cambron
The Lobster According to Gerard
Louisville, KY
Nell Campbell
Summer Peaches
Lexington, KY
Terry Chambers
The Escape
Prospect, KY
Carroll Grossman
Crossing the Bridge
Louisville, KY
Jeanne Hammond
Nightshade
Louisville, KY
Chris Helvey
Clowns in the Kudzu
Frankfort, KY
Jessica Hildebrand
Dishing Divorce
Holly Hinson
Ramble On
Louisville, KY
Leah Pugh
The Voice
Louisville, KY
Carmen DaVinleam
3:02 a.m.
Louisville, KY
Rosanna Staffa
Kenneth
Edina, MN
Thomas Ukinski
Unborn
Whitney Vale
And She Faded Into Me
Louisville, KY
Erin Wedemeyer
Phobia
Louisville, KY