Deadline to enter Sol Books 2009 Prose Series is Oct. 31^st 

Past Poetry Series Selections:
Approach to Darkness, by David Spiering — sample poems will be available soon.

Pacific, by Scott R. Welvaert — read sample poems from his collection and check out an interview with Scott on our blog

Well Deserved, by Michael Loyd Gray — read a sample chapter from his book, and in September, we will intveriew Michael on our blog.

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Announcing the 2008
Prose Series Selection

We are proud to announce that Well Deserved, by Michael Loyd Gray, was chosen from among many worthy finalists to be the 2008 selection for our Prose Series.

A note on Well Deserved from our judges: The Vietnam War is ending, and America has an identity crisis. Everyone from the small town dope dealer to the returning vet, the townie grocery store clerk, and the new sheriff knows what they want in life, but the paths to their desires are conflicted and foreboding. In a narrative with all the clarity and determination of a prophecy, Gray's Well Deserved chronicles the struggles of four people as they come to the stark realization that their paths are not solitary, but entwined, and their very lives hinge on one shared moment.

Runner Up

• Revised History of Elkhorn by Celeste O'Dell

Finalists, in alphabetical order

• Endless Birthday by David Biddle
• Frottage by Mona Houghton
• Hours of Happiness by Alan Catlin
• Incident by Annette Leddy
• In the House of Magic and Sorrow by Mark Brazaitis
• Meridian Inn by Suzanne Heagy
• On Men and Boys by Rodney Nelsestuen
• Quantum Physics and My Dog Bob by Pat Rushin
• Rosemary is for Remembrance by Victoria Sprow
• School by Kelly DeLong

Congratulations to all of the finalists, and thanks to every one who submitted a manuscript to our Prose Series.

We are now accepting entries for the 2009 selection in our Prose Series.