The 2024 Luminaire Prose Award

Written By Amanda Barusch

I’m a finalist!

Yesterday, I got an email from Flatiron Foothills Publications announcing that two of my short stories were finalists for their 2024 Luminaire Prose Award. At first I thought it was a cruel scam but no. "Lost"" (a story based on my adventures as a little old lady in Auckland) took second place and "A Woman of Substance" (post-WWII romance - maybe) took fourth.

I reckon it's better than a poke in the eye with a sharp stick!

Lost appeared on Medium a while back and they’ll both be released by The Coil sometime in the next decade.

Here’s the announcement!

Amanda Barusch

Amanda Barusch has worked as a janitor, exotic dancer, editor, and college professor. She lives in the American West, where she spends as much time as possible on dirt paths. She has an abiding disdain for boundaries and adores ambiguity. Amanda has published eight books of non-fiction, a few poems, and a growing number of short stories. Aging Angry is her first work of creative non-fiction. She uses magical realism to explore deep truths of the human experience in this ever-changing world.

https://www.amandabarusch.com
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