Our 2024 winner is Jack Rentfro for his story, The Pork Riders. You can read Jack’s story here. The 2024 runner-up is Tom Eubanks for his story, The Candidate. You can read it here. Our warm congratulations for these outstanding works. Mr. Rentfro will read from his winning story at the KWG November 7 meeting at the Mabry-Hazen House.

Thank you to all the writers who submitted stories to the KWG Short Fiction Contest! We enjoyed reading your work. Thank you to the screeners who volunteered to read your stories and select the five finalists who advanced to the final judging. And finally, thanks to our judge, Dr. Michael Cody, ETSU Professor in the Department of Literature and Language, who determined the winner and runner-up.