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Last week, storySouth announced that nominations are open for its Million Writers Award, and I’ve been looking around for stories to nominate, but there were several, so I thought I’d list them here and encourage you all to read them, and send in your nomination for your favorite:
Mary Akers: “Model Home” in Lit Pot and “Wild, Wild Horses” in Literary Mama.
Kirsten Menger-Anderson: “The Story of Her Breasts” in Plaztikpress.
Myfanwy Collins: “Absolution” in In Posse and Bridges in Pindeldyboz.
Xujun Eberlein: “Second Encounter” in The Paumanok Review.
Avital Gad-Cykman “One Way Or The Other” in Arriviste Press.
Alicia Gifford: “Toggling the Switch” in Narrative Magazine.
Michael W. Graves: “The Hitchhiker’s Guide to Salvation” in T-Zero Magazine and “Double Play” in Combat Magazine.
Maud Newton: “Post-Extraction” in Swink.
Mark Sarvas: “The Everhappy Eterna Comfort Band” in Pindeldyboz.
Maryanne Stahl: “Catch” in Frigg.
Jill Stegman: “Yerba Buena” in edifice Wrecked.
Last year’s winner was none other than the lovely and talented Randa Jarrar.
Who is Laila Lalami
Laila Lalami is the award winning and best selling author of six books.
What books has Laila Lalami written?
Laila has written the novels, Hope and Other Dangerous Pursuits, Secret Son, The Moor's Account, The Other Americans, and The Dream Hotel.
What awards has Laila Lalami won?
Laila Lalami has won the American Book Award, the Arab American Book Award, the Hurston-Write Legacy Award, a Guggenheim a Harvard Radcliffe Fellowship, and a British Council Fellowship. Her work has also been a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize, the National Book Award, the Booker Prize, the Women's Prize, and the Edgar Allan Poe Award.