After two months of submissions and round after round of grueling judging, Mr. Zouch has come to a decision regarding his first ever LIT BITS Fiction Contest. He was flabbergasted by the quantity and quality of the submissions but has come to what he called ‘a fair crop of fine writings written by fine writers’.
The Zouch Team would like to congratulate the winners and thank all the submitters.
1st Place Winner
Dead of Night by Gabriel Valjan
Prize: Steampunk Pendulum Art Clock from Ostlund Custom Works (valued @ $175)
Story will be published in Zouch Magazine Hardcopy Edition #1
1 Free Copy of Zouch Magazine Hardcopy Edition #1
2nd Place
Wrath of a Gull by Alan Gillespie
Large Retro Typewriter Moleskine Cover from Julien Denoyer
Story will be published in Zouch Magazine Hardcopy Edition #1
1 Free Copy of Zouch Magazine Hardcopy Edition #1
3rd Place
Need by Bryan Duplechain
Medium Vintage DANBO Robot Moleskine Cover from Julien Denoyer
Story will be published in Zouch Magazine Hardcopy Edition #1
1 Free Copy of Zouch Magazine Hardcopy Edition #1
4th – 14th Place
PRIZE: Story will be published in the Fiction Section of Zouch Magazine Online
Last Embrace by Angela Alvarez
A Love Misunderstood by Kyle Gallagher
Charlotte Sometimes by Richard Thomas
Bill’s Last Day at Summer Camp by John Thornburg
Cooking with Gas by Craig Wallwork
Last Swan Song by Anna Souter
Trichophagia by Leonora Pinto
She Lets Go by Abigail Bellman
Down There, or Goodbye to my Long Regrets by Brian Castner
Spare Change by Vignette-Noelle Lammott
Just a Kiss by Anne Emberline
Awarding Prizes
Each prizewinner must supply ZOUCH Magazine with his/her legal name, mailing address, birth date, daytime and nighttime telephone numbers. Winners may not request substitutions of prize winnings. All winners are solely responsible for any and all taxes and/or fees, and all such additional costs that may be incurred. Neither ZOUCH Magazine, ZOUCH Magazine sponsors, nor employees of ZOUCH Magazine or sponsors may be held liable for any warranty, costs, damage, injury, or any other claims incurred as a result of usage of any winners of a prize once possession has been taken of the product by winner. ZOUCH Magazine is not liable for any loss arising out of or in connection with or resulting from any contest promoted by ZOUCH Magazine. If the specified prize becomes unavailable due to unforeseen circumstances, ZOUCH Magazine may substitute a prize of like or equal value. Management, employees and families of ZOUCH Magazine are prohibited from winning any prizes awarded by ZOUCH Magazine. ZOUCH Magazine reserves the right to alter any rules of any contest at anytime. If you have any questions or complaints about this ZOUCH Magazine contest, please contact us.
