Million Writers Award 2008

Narrative has once again received the Million Writers Award for best online publication. This news comes on the heels of Narrative having been named “the gold standard for online literary magazines” by Esquire. The Million Writers Award selected eight Narrative stories as notable ones of the year—more stories than were chosen from any other magazine. The Award also cited Narrative as a standout publisher of longer works of fiction.

The eight notable Narrative authors and stories in the Million Writers Award are:

Robert Olen Butler
Little Fuckers
I believe you, Sister, Jesus is coming, but I’m coming first.
Jeanie Kortum
Stones
My body feels as though it’s not quite mine.
Reese Okyong Kwon
Superhero
It was odd to be alone and without prayer.
Edan Lepucki
Animals
Great women don’t dance, he says; they think.
Jill McCorkle
Magic Words
They have been careful, and the paper trail is slight.
Emily Raboteau
The Structure of Bubbles
My mother’s hair turned white after my brother’s accident.
Scott Spencer
The Royal Reykjavík Sex Tour
I really had no choice but to go in there, in full possession of my moral senses.
Elizabeth Stuckey-French
Interview with a Moron
Subject said Interviewer was a vile serpent.

Million Writers Award 2008

I believe you, Sister, Jesus is coming, but I’m coming first.

My body feels as though it’s not quite mine.

It was odd to be alone and without prayer.

Great women don’t dance, he says; they think.

They have been careful, and the paper trail is slight.

My mother’s hair turned white after my brother’s accident.

I really had no choice but to go in there, in full possession of my moral senses.

Subject said Interviewer was a vile serpent.