Congratulations to J. Kevin Shushtari, a May 2009 graduate of the MFA program in Fiction here at BU. Kevin has just won the July 2010 Glimmer Train Very Short Fiction Award for his story, “The Vast Garden of Strangers.” He will also contribute an essay to Glimmer Train’s next edition of the Glimmer Train Bulletin, their print resource for writers, which consists of tips and techniques from their award-winning contributors.
Glimmer Train’s
Very Short Fiction Award — July 2010
Top 3 Winners And Finalists
1st-place winner:
J. Kevin Shushtari for “The Vast Garden of Strangers”
2nd-place winner:
Graham Arnold for “The Story Is in The Reflection”
3rd-place winner:
Nahal Suzanne Jamir for “In Perfect English”
http://www.glimmertrainpress.com/writer/html/index2.asp?action=finalists