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The Town of Watered-Down Whiskey, by James Geiwitz, is the latest addition to Sol Books Prose Series. Here’s what the judges had to say about James’s book: “Minneota, Minnesota. Smalltown, America. For some, growing up in a place where everyone knows everybody evokes memories of grandmothers’ quilts, cruisin’ after school, and leaning in for your [...]
We will announce the winning selection shortly, but in the meantime, here are the finalists, in no particular order. Helping Hand for Ethan by Daniel Lance Wright Into the Wilderness by Chris Helvey The Lost Language by Marianne Villuenva Triple Jeopardy by David Hoof Heartaches Are Going to the Inside by Jennifer Barton All the [...]
Our prose contest is now closed. Thanks to all who submitted. This has been by far our most successful contest so far. With the growing interest in SOL books, next year we hope to expand our contest, both in prize money offered as well as the number of books we select to publish. Skywater Publishing [...]
A reminder to all our readers, the submission deadline for our Prose Series is Oct 31st. The winning entry will receive a standard royalty contract with a $500 advance. Finalists may also be offered a publishing contract. GUIDELINES Submit at least 30,000 words of prose (fiction or nonfiction) without any identifying information appearing on the [...]
Congratulations to Shilo York, whose short story collection, French-Kissing Angels, was selected for our Prose Series. A note on French-Kissing Angels from our judges: From young, homeless mailbox thieves, metropolitan swingers, and Communistic prep school students to a small-town suicidal pizzeria owner, a Hollywood writer with an odd case of writer’s block, and a barfly [...]
We are proud to announce that Well Deserved, by Michael Loyd Gray, was selected from among many worthy finalists for SOL Books Prose Series. A note on Well Deserved from our judges: The Vietnam War is ending, and America has an identity crisis. Everyone from the small town dope dealer to the returning vet, the townie grocery store clerk, [...]
The following thread is a question-and-answer session with Frank Carden, whose forth-coming novel, The Prostitutes of Post Office Street, was a SOL Books Prose Series selection.
The Prostitutes of Post Office Street, by Frank Carden, was selected for SOL Books Prose Series. From the judges: Carden drops readers into the red-light district of Galveston, where crooked cops and down-on-their-luck prostitutes dwell. Yet, in this seedy part of town, Carden paints a picture of hope as his characters seek to rise above [...]
The following thread is a question-and-answer session with Scott R. Welvaert, whose poetry collection, Pacific, was a SOL Books Poetry Series selection.
