Short Story Challenge

The Short Story Challenge 2013 is an international creative writing competition, now in its 7th year, that challenges participants to create original short stories in as little as 24 hours. The event is organized by NYC Midnight Movie Making Madness, an organization founded in 2002 with the mission to discover and promote a new wave of talented storytellers. Through inspiring and challenging writing competitons, NYC Midnight aims to provide the prizes and exposure necessary for writers to take their next big step towards writing professionally.

	2012 Jess Zimmerman (Riverdale, MD, USA) Winning Stories - "Valhalla" (Mystery), "Round and Round" (Romantic Comedy), and "Origin Story" (Open Genre)

	2011 Jeffrey Osgood (Longmont, CO, USA) Winning Stories - "The Presentation" (Horror) and "Making a Name" (Action/Adventure) Click here to read the interview with Jeffrey

	2010 Tyler Hayden (El Segundo, CA, USA) Winning Stories - "The Namuzu Line" (Action/Adventure) and "After the Talk" (Romance) Click here to read the interview with Tyler

	2008 & 2009 Adam Zang (Seattle, WA, USA) Winning Stories 2009 - “'George, Louise ... Elsa” (Historical Fiction) and “Clockwise” (Sci-Fi)......2008 - “Where No One Belongs” (Historical Fiction) and “Raising Awareness” (Ghost Story) Click here to read the interview with Adam

	2007 Jacqueline Brown (New York, NY, USA) Winning Stories - “Hortense and the Heir” (Fairy Tale) and “Chocolat Amer” (Drama) Click here to read the interview with Jacqueline

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