Laura Widener

Some of my creative works are included in anthologies available on Amazon. Vist my Amazon author page.

FICTION

• Harbor from the Cold – The MOON Magazine, December 2017. Print.
• No Such Thing as Fairytales – The Sunlight Press, November 2017
• My Father’s Darkness – From the Horse’s Mouth Magazine, February 2017
• Predictable Treasures – All I Want For Christmas: FWG Christmas Drabbles, December 2016
• Mother’s Dresses – Spider Road Press, December 2016
• Trinkets – Rathalla Review (at Rosemont College), Fall 2016. Print. 
• 10 six-word stories, Flash Fiction Friday 183 at Morgen Bailey’s blog
• Crystal Ball – Noise Medium, May 2016 — reprinted on Exploring Expression, May 2017
• Scent of Love – 50 Word Stories, April 2016
• Imperfect – A Story in 100 Words, April 2016
• Sacrifice for Resonata – Morpheus Tales v28, February 2016. Print. 
• She Won’t Be Broken – TWJ Magazine, March 2015

CREATIVE NONFICTION

• 6 Tips for Avoiding Sickness During Wintertime (Or Anytime, Really) – Pure Slush, 6th Anniversary Issue, January 2017
• Colors of My Memories – Life in 10 Minutes, March 2016. Print – Nine Lives: A Life in 10 Minutes Anthology, Chop Suey Books

POETRY

• More Portions than Chairs – The Magic of the Seasons (Holiday Anthology) by Marfa House, December 2016

CONTESTS

• Burden Exchange Program [credit only] – Honorable Mention, Writer’s Weekly 24 Hr. Short Story Contest, Summer 2024
• My Father’s Darkness – Second Place Winner, From the Horse’s Mouth Magazine Short Story Competition, February 2017
• Mother’s Dresses – Honorable Mention, The Spider’s Web Flash Fiction Prize, Spider Road Press
• The Ballad of My Father (Entry D) – Top 5 Finalist (out of more than 740 entries), Writer’s Digest #73 short story competition 
• Midnight Threshold [credit only] – Honorable Mention, Writer’s Weekly 24 Hr. Short Story Contest, Winter 2016
• The Animators [credit only] – Grab Bag winner, Writer’s Weekly 24 Hr. Short Story Contest, Fall 2015