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Short story contest winners announced

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The winner of the Friends of the Buda Library Short Story Writing Contest is Gary White of Mountain City with “Say a Prayer for Gussie.” White also came in first place in 2014. White will win $200 for his first place story.

Short stories had to be less than 4,000 words and could be on any topic. Judges scored each entry on a rubric. Factors included creativity, characterization, plot and grammar. Each entry was provided to the panel of judges blindly, meaning no names were included.

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