“Rona” by Mary Elsmore-Neilson

This story by Mary Elsmore-Neilson won 3rd place in the William Taylor Memorial Short Story competition for 2016. The judge commented: Rona allows us to discover meaning as much in what the writer doesn’t share, as what is here. The voice of the child-narrator is...

“White” by Linda Moser

This story by Linda Moser won 2nd place in the William Taylor Memorial Short Story Competition for 2016. The Judge commented: This is beautifully sustained descriptive prose that offers fine insights into a moment of change for the narrator who is the protagonist. You...

“The Night of the Big Music” by Dale Thomas

This story was the winning entry in the 2016 William Taylor Memorial Short Story Competition The Judge’s Comments were: The Night of the Big Music is, in the best sense of that term, a very good yarn, allowing us to understand how important it is to understand...