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Well, SiWC at Home is safely in the books, though the videos of workshops and presentations and keynotes remain up on the site for attendees until the end of November. Lucky us! Lucky us also, for we get to reveal the winners of the #SiWC2020 Storyteller's Award. The top three stories are all fantastic, and will be...

Welcome to conference week! A final decision on this year's writing contest has been made, and the results will be announced on Friday, October 23 at 6:45pm PT by the judges themselves. And while we've never actually done it before, this strange world we live in now is calling out for change, so by popular demand, here is our...

Hello, SiWC at Home Attendees! Please note that log-ins to our virtual conference site are en route today and should be in your inbox no later than noon tomorrow. Please contact me - conference coordinator Kathy - if you don't receive yours. Thanks to all who registered. Looking forward to seeing you there! Kathy

Writers, check your email. We have a short list! A HUGE pat on the back to each and every writer who entered the contest this year. The world is burning, and that you still found a way to be creative is to your absolute credit. If your story was not selected, please remember that judging is always a subjective process -- enter...

              ...to all the writers who entered the #SiWC20 writing contest, which closed last night at midnight. This has been a difficult year, and all the <<<EVERYTHING>>>has hit creative minds so hard, muddying our work with fear and anxiety and ennui. So...

Deadline: Friday, September 18, 2020. You've got a week to get your entries in -- go for it! Winners receive excellent prizes, your story will be published by the incredible folks at Pulp Literature, and you'll forever be able to bask in the glow of participating in a contest that launched the careers of many...

Sleepy conversation with self this morning: kc: How can it be August 31st? How can it be September tomorrow? Also kc: Time no longer has any meaning. kc, wearing Writing Contest Coordinator Hat: It does to me. Deadline is coming! And so it is. September 18th is the magic date this year. The flow of entries, as...