2008: Endings
PFO2008 is sponsored & judged by Jonathan Sanchez of Blue Bicycle Book, Lisa Annelouise Rentz of Iodine Literary Projects, Kevin Murphy of Dark Sky Magazine, and Mary Kelly Wilson, a damn pastry chef, at Cypress. The City of Charleston Office of Cultural Affairs is the long-supportive sponsor.

PFO chose four winning stories this year, making it the coziest group of winning writers in the competition's nine years. 2008 is also probably the priziest, with the first place winner, Lisa Kerr, receiving an $800 "total design freedom" publishing package from BookSurge for her story Bird's-Eye View

Additional cash prizes, as offered by the City of Charleston Office of Cultural Affairs, are awarded to— 


Audrey Brown of Summerville for Your Father, Fredrick
Debra Daniel of Columbia for Limits
Wilma Reitz of Greenville for Lost in Murphy's

Nearly 150 stories were submitted this year.

Blue Bicycle Books, at 420 King Street in Charleston, is hosting the PFO reading on Saturday, May 31st, 5-6:30. (843) 722-2666, info@bluebicyclebooks.com

front gate / PFO intro / 1999 / 2000 / 2001 / 2002 / 2003 / 2004 / 2005 / 2006 / no '07 / 2008