The Results Are In!
Thank you to everyone who participated in the second edition of Money Chronicles: A Story Initiative, the national short story contest supported by Principal Foundation, The Center for Fiction and Short Edition. This contest is designed to encourage conversations around money and personal finances. This year again, the authors were invited to share short works of fiction or creative nonfiction, and to introduce characters facing challenges or pursuing desires as it relates to money.
We received so many incredible stories that reflected lived experiences with money. It has been a joy and privilege reading them over the last month. Selecting the finalists and a winner was a difficult task, which is a testament to the exceptional quality of the submissions we received. Once again, we thank you for your commendable work!
And now... we're thrilled to announce this year's winner and our 19 finalists. Congratulations to the following authors!
The Jury Members has chosen These Dark Woods by Genevieve Abravanel as this year's contest winner!
And here are the 19 finalists:
- Accounts by Mary Tabor,
- Are We Rich by Joanne McEnroy,
- Discounted Dreams by Brenden Stumpo,
- Eureka by Sabrina Tom,
- Extravagant Gifts by Jennifer Kitses,
- Ghost Dance by Kristina Ros,e
- How to Bury a Peacock by Katherine Cart,
- In Lieu of Flowers by Sandy Feinstein,
- Kazuki Shibata by Kiik Araki-Kawaguch,
- On the Move by Mark Budman,
- Parker's Dam by Sandy Kline,
- Primavera by Cedric Rose,
- Rational Actors by Jeremy Steen,
- Redemption by Mario Moussa,
- See a Penny by Lisa Beebe,
- Spring's Sign of Faith by Georgia Corso,
- Statement in the Balance by Amy Schuler,
- The Estate by Joy Donnell,
- The Lakes and the Falls by Sean Gill.
Besides receiving an honorarium, the finalists and the winner will published in Principal Foundation's Short Story Dispensers, as well as on the Short Edition website.
