Piccolo Fiction Open is a literary component of the Piccolo Spoleto Arts Festival, sponsored by

City of Charleston Office of Cultural Affairs, &
Blue Bicycle Books,

Since 1999, the winning stories have been read by the authors during the festival, broadcast by SC Public Radio's Your Day, and published in the Charleston City Paper.


> PFO 2010 call for short stories

The 10th Piccolo Fiction Open seeks original and creative stories on the theme of Present Tense.

The deadline is March 10, and the word limit is 1,000. Three or fewer submissions per writer, please.

Send stories in the body of one email or
attached as a .doc Word document (not docx)
in one email
to both thompsonl@ci.charleston.sc.us ~and~ lisa@eatgoodbread.com.

Please note in the subject line 2010 PFO Application. 

There are no residency restrictions.

The authors of the winning stories will be invited to read their stories at Blue Bicycle Books during the festival.

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