Allen Kratz

Allen Kratz

He admits he only discovered Raymond Carver recently. (Better late than never!)

"Poetry" by Dionne Irving

"Poetry" by Dionne Irving

Poetic fiction told in four sections, one for each decade from the teens to forties.

Q&A with Jia Tolentino

Q&A with Jia Tolentino

Her 2012 first place story was also her first published work of fiction.

 

Q&A with Amber Krieger

Q&A with Amber Krieger

Her story nabbed the Editor's Choice prize in the 2010 Raymond Carver Contest.

Q&A with Jodi Paloni

Q&A with Jodi Paloni

Her story earned 2nd place in the 2012 Raymond Carver Contest. What's she been up to in the year since?

"It Was So Long Ago" by Amber Krieger

"It Was So Long Ago" by Amber Krieger

Knowing you had killed a man, even by accident, how would you live with yourself?

Q&A with Susan Finch

Q&A with Susan Finch

After placing 3rd in the 2011 Raymond Carver Contest, Finch secured a faculty position at Belmont University.

Meet the Externs

Meet the Externs

We received over fifty applications for the various positions.

Q&A with Maire Cooney

Winning the 2010 Carver Contest led her to expand her prizewinning story “The White Rabbit” into novel form.

Please Welcome Our Newest Reading Committee Members

Please Welcome Our Newest Reading Committee Members

We've invited two of our guest reading committee members to become resident members.

Q&A with Mark Farrington

Q&A with Mark Farrington

He wasn't sure if "Motherlove" would work as a standalone story, and then it won Editor's Choice in the 2011 Raymond Carver Contest.

"Mourning the Departed" by L. Annette Binder

"Mourning the Departed" by L. Annette Binder

He’s what you might call a “professional funeral attendee.”

Q&A with Rick Attig

Q&A with Rick Attig

He was a newspaper journalist for 25 years before turning to fiction and winning Honorable Mention in the 2011 Raymond Carver Contest.

Q&A with Leesa Cross-Smith

Q&A with Leesa Cross-Smith

Winning the Editor's Choice award in the 2011 Raymond Carver Contest made her finally feel like a "real writer."

"Credo" by Bridget Brewer

"Credo" by Bridget Brewer

The story has echoes of “The Crucible” in the way it grapples with the devastating consequences of juvenile deception and vengeance without reason.

Carve Partners with Dallas Public Library

Carve Partners with Dallas Public Library

Carve is helping the Dallas Public LIbrary launch the inaugural Miriam Rodriguez Short Story Contest.

 

"One Way to Cook an Eel" by Emily Bromfield

"One Way to Cook an Eel" by Emily Bromfield

Todd and his rescued eel make an odd couple.

Announcing the 2013 Raymond Carver Contest Guest Judge

Announcing the 2013 Raymond Carver Contest Guest Judge

Christopher Castellani will select the top three prizewinners for the 2013 Raymond Carver Contest.

A Look Back at Carve's Disaster-Themed Stories

A Look Back at Carve's Disaster-Themed Stories

In anticipation of the upcoming 2013 Esoteric Contest winners, here's 3 past Carve stories dealing with natural disasters.

"Some of Us Can Leave" by Sara Schaff

"Some of Us Can Leave" by Sara Schaff

What might be a typically happy and life-changing moment turns out to be anything but in this story of a surprise pregnancy.