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And the Winners of the 9th Annual Geist Literal Literary Postcard Story Contest are...

Announcing the Winners of the 9th Annual Geist Literal Literary Postcard Story Contest!

For the past nine years, contest participants have submitted short stories inspired by a postcard image. After poring through hundreds of entries, Geist is pleased to announce this year's winners:

Top prizes:

by Mireille Smith

by Alissa Rossi

by Micheline Maylor

by Allegra McKenzie

by Britta Boudreau

by Heather O'Connor

Thank you to everyone who entered! We had a great time reading all of the entries.

You can read the three prize winners in print in Geist 89, on newsstands now!

The 10th Annual Geist Literal Literal Postcard Story Contest is set to start soon.

Sign up for the Geist newsletter to receive updates on our next great writing competition: the 3nd Annual Geist Erasure Contest (deadline: September 30, 2013).

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