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Story: Staff Development

Mag: Narrative Winter Contest

Editorial comment:

Dear Alan Beard,

Thank you for entering “Staff Development” in the Winter 2010 Story Contest. We received and read entries from writers from all around the world—stories, essays, memoirs, graphic stories, short films, and audio readings about nearly every possible subject and in almost every setting imaginable. Each entry received careful consideration from our editors.

At the end of weeks of discussion, the editors selected three winners and five finalists. We regret that your story was not a winner or finalist this time, but we are grateful to have had the opportunity to consider your work, and we hope that you will keep Narrative in mind for your work in the future.

An announcement of the winning stories will soon go out to the magazine’s readership, and the winning stories will be published in the magazine in late May or early June.

Thank you, again, for letting us read your work, and please accept our best wishes.

Sincerely,

The Editors

My comment:

You have to try don't you..