The 2023 Bethlehem Writers Roundtable Short Story Award

The 2023 Short Story Award competition deadline has been extended through April 30th!

You still have time to polish that short (2000 words or fewer) holiday story for a chance to win cash and publication in our next “Sweet, Funny, and Strange” anthology, SEASONS READING!

For BWG’s purpose, a holiday story is one that involves any holiday between US Thanksgiving and News Year’s Day, inclusive).

So get that short story ready to enter.

Winners will receive:

First Place:
$250 and publication in our upcoming anthology: Season’s Readings: More Sweet, Funny, and Strange Holiday Tales

Second Place:
$100 and publication in Bethlehem Writers Roundtable

Third Place:
$50 and publication in Bethlehem Writers Roundtable

Click here for submission rules

The 2023 Guest Judge is renowned Short Story Writer and Editor Barb Goffman. You can read an interview with her here .

Other Books Published by BWG

AN ELEMENT OF MYSTERTY: SWEET, FUNNY, AND STRANGE TALES OF INTRIGUE

FUR, FEATHERS AND SCALES: Sweet, Funny, and Strange Animal Tales

OFF THE RAILS: A Collection of Weird, Wicked, & Wacky Stories

ONCE UPON A TIME: Sweet, Funny, and Strange Tales for All Ages

A CHRISTMAS SAMPLER: Sweet, Funny, and Strange Holiday Tales

LET IT SNOW

UNTETHERED: SWEET, FUNNY, AND STRANGE TALES OF THE PARANORMAL

ONCE AROUND THE SUN: Sweet, Funny, and Stranges Tales for All Seasons

A READABLE FEAST: Sweet, Funny, and Strange Tales for Every Taste

SEASON’S READINGS: More Sweet, Funny, and Strange Holiday Tales

Author Details

marianne h donley

Author Details

Marianne H. Donley writes fiction in the form of short stories, funny romances, and quirky murder mysteries. She makes her home in Pennsylvania with her husband, son, and a really sweet, bad dog. She is a member of Bethlehem Writers Group, Sisters in Crime, Guppies, Capital Crime, and Charmed Writers. You can follow Marianne’s various social media here: https://linktr.ee/mariannehdonley

https://www.mariannedonley.com