Editor’s note: The second annual “Best in Rural Writing Contest” was presented by the rural literary journal The Milk House with promotional support from the Daily Yonder. Judge Dr. Chea Parton ...

I struggled to get my first novel, “The Beasts They Turned Away,” published. It was set on a dairy farm, embraced the Gothic, and included a lot of details about agriculture. It took a year and a half ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — The annual statewide short-story writing contest from Kent District Library is now open. Write Michigan Short Story Contest began accepting entries on Sept. 1 and is open ...

SHELBY — Marvin Memorial Library, 29 W. Whitney Ave., is putting reading, writing and LEGO building skills to the test in March by hosting three competitions. Through March 30 is the IditaRead ...

Roadmap Writers, a screenwriting education and training platform based in Los Angeles, is partnering with Hollywood producer Barry Josephson to identify short stories fit for film and television ...

This year's contest, which focused on mystery/suspense writing and was judged by News reporters and editors, elicited some truly clever plots. Of the grand-prize winning story, "Luna Island," one ...