Second Wind Publishing invites you to submit an entry to their short story contest.
Stories are to be about spring or renewal, at least, that’s what the contest rules say, though that does not mean the stories have to be upbeat or happy. You can work against the theme — contrasting a disaster that takes place in the spring with the beauty of the season, perhaps. Of course, up beat is good, too, it’s just that most of the writers I know (including me) don’t do upbeat.
My grief book, which will be published early next year, begins: Death came in the spring. And the end of the introduction says: The spring of death gave way to the summer of grief, and grief flowed into the fall and winter of renewal. See? Who says spring has to be about happy upbeat things?
You have until December 31, 2011 to submit an entry.
Go to the Second Wind Contest Blog for rules and how to enter.
Best of luck!!
Bertram's Blog 
November 4, 2011 at 5:37 pm
Thanks for sharing! I may just try this.
November 4, 2011 at 5:48 pm
I hope you do!! I checked out your blog — what a great idea, a story a week.
November 5, 2011 at 6:26 pm
I’m going to try this. I need to do something other than the boring stuff I’m doing now. Thanks, Pat.
November 5, 2011 at 8:02 pm
I hope you do! I’m supposed to write a story for the anthology, and I’m dragging me feet, but it would be better than the boring stuff I’m doing now. Hmmm. I wonder if we’re doing the same boring stuff.