Just before bed last night, I received a notification that I had a new Founding Member, which is $200. This was my first non-family-or-friend Founding Member so I was a bit bowled over. I read the email three or four more times, decided it was legit, and did my best to settle into the warm and comforting feelings of being so generously supported. I even encouraged myself to take it as a good omen of things to come.

This morning I woke to an email from my new Founding Member that pointedly explai…

For the last few months I’ve been working with a bunch of brilliant folks on something breathlessly exciting and all-consuming. A brand new international short story prize; The Hope Prize.

What’s so great about it?

Get published by Simon & Schuster.

First prize is $10,000.

Pam’s roundups are top notch (as is her writing). I’m so thrilled to be included in this one ~ in incredible company with Nahman and Malone and microwaves 🥂✨💓 so glad we found each other Pam!