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On Tuesday, November 7, 2023 at 12:03:26 PM EST, Robert Gardner via Stylist <stylist@nfbnet.org> wrote:
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<div><div id="ydpc7cae38fyiv6779112828"><div><div class="ydpc7cae38fyiv6779112828WordSection1"><p class="ydpc7cae38fyiv6779112828MsoNormal">I’m posting this to the list knowing it’s self-congratulatory, but I’m going to do it anyway. </p><p class="ydpc7cae38fyiv6779112828MsoNormal"> </p><p class="ydpc7cae38fyiv6779112828MsoNormal">I think some of you know I’ve been interested in writing for some time, mostly in the short story genre. I haven’t been very active with that in recent years, but now have had some success which I’d like to share with you. </p><p class="ydpc7cae38fyiv6779112828MsoNormal"> </p><p class="ydpc7cae38fyiv6779112828MsoNormal">I was just notified by the magazine, Magnets and Ladders, that my short story, “Seasons”, has won 1<sup>st</sup> place in the Fall-Winter Short Fiction contest for 2023-2024. </p><p class="ydpc7cae38fyiv6779112828MsoNormal"> </p><p class="ydpc7cae38fyiv6779112828MsoNormal">That was in addition to the past news from Magnets and Ladders that my story, “Decisions”, won 1<sup>st</sup> place in the Spring-Summer Short Fiction contest for 2021. </p><p class="ydpc7cae38fyiv6779112828MsoNormal"> </p><p class="ydpc7cae38fyiv6779112828MsoNormal">Obviously, I’d highly recommend you consider submitting material to Magnets and Ladders. It is a venue for disabled writers, and they have many other categories besides short fiction. And besides their contests, you can submit material for normal publication in their issues. </p><p class="ydpc7cae38fyiv6779112828MsoNormal"> </p><p class="ydpc7cae38fyiv6779112828MsoNormal">Robert Gardner</p><p class="ydpc7cae38fyiv6779112828MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif;"> </span></p></div></div></div>_______________________________________________<br>Writers Division web site<br><a href="http://writers.nfb.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://writers.nfb.org/</a><br>Stylist mailing list<br><a href="mailto:Stylist@nfbnet.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Stylist@nfbnet.org</a><br><a href="http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/stylist_nfbnet.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/stylist_nfbnet.org</a><br>To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for Stylist:<br><a href="http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/stylist_nfbnet.org/sdj60259%40aol.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/stylist_nfbnet.org/sdj60259%40aol.com</a><br></div>
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