Winners of The Bertie!

Ladies and Gentlemen, we have a winner! Okay, we have several winners! Before I get to those who won, I want to say THANK YOU to everyone who entered. It’s a privilege to read your stories. If you don’t see your name below, take heart! Every writer you love has lost contests, received rejection letters, or gotten a bad review. At the end of the day, all that matters is that you created a story [...]

By |2020-03-26T21:02:27-04:00March 27th, 2020|Writing Contests|1 Comment

The Bertie Short-Story Contest- Congratulations!

The Mafia Family loves everything middle-grade – middle grade books and middle grade authors – so imagine how excited we were to judge a contest by authors in middle school! The Bertie, a short-story contest for 10 -13 year olds, was founded by Mafia member, Lisa Lewis Tyre. The contest was named after Bertie, a grandmother, who is one of the most beloved characters in her book, LAST IN A LONG LINE OF REBELS. Congratulations to [...]

By |2017-11-16T12:55:23-05:00October 31st, 2017|Writing Contests|12 Comments
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