FLATMANCROOKED’S TOP FIFTEEN FICTON CONTEST SEMI-FINALISTS

Flatmancrooked is pleased to present the top fifteen authors from the Flatmancrooked Prize For Excellent Writing Done During a Period of Great Fiscal Renewal. The contest opened on May 15th and closed on August 15th and was a tremendous success! The following fifteen names represent the editors’ picks, and all of their stories will be featured on the website over the next year. Next week, we’ll announce the top ten that we’ve sent to the inimitable Aimee Bender for judging. She will announce the winner (and recipient of 1,000, real, American dollars) on October 15th. We want to extend our gratitude and appreciation to everyone who entered; the pool of talent was remarkable, the decision-making difficult. Stay tuned for upcoming announcements on forthcoming Flatmancrooked writing contests. We’ve got a great one brewing.

And now, without further ado, our top fifteen, in alphabetical order:

Sean Adams

Liz Anderson

John Christy

Benjamin Henry DeVries

Daniel Grandbois

John Jodzio

N.A. Jong

Charlene Kwon

Sara Levine

Valerie O’Riordan

Josh Peterson

Tom Stacey

J. David Stevens

Kevin Walsh

Joel Willans