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Honorable mention selections went to: Sharon Frame Gay, Susan Lindsey, and John Scrimgeour. Many thanks to all those who submitted. Watch the bioStories website for publication of their fine essays.
bioStories Magazine is pleased to announce the results
of its 1st Essay Contest. The editorial panel reviewed a sizable
number of high quality essays and wishes to thank all the writers who
submitted. Writers from all over the world offered original, provocative
treatments of the “kindness” theme.
Winner: “The Old Spiral Highway” by Liz Olds of
Minneapolis, MN
Finalists: “Escape” by Julie Goodale of Stony Point, NY
“The Kindness of Oscar and Thomas” by
Eleanor Fitzsimons of Dublin,
Ireland
Please join us in honoring these three
writers and read their work in the coming weeks, alongside our regular
contributors at bioStories. Choosing among such strong finalists proved
a very demanding task. We are humbled by the writing and by the experiences of
such fine writers.
