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NEWS
2024
Highlights for Children has published my Thanksgiving story The Little Things in the November 2024 issue of their magazine.
Check out their site: highlights.com/
2023
Watch the live reading of my Rochester Writers' 2022 Summer Writing Contest 2nd place winning short story:
JOURNAL
Oct 29, 2024
I'm so very excited! I've received my copy of the November issue of Highlights for Children. My story, The Little Things, is in print! It looks absolutely wonderful!
Being a Thanksgiving story, I have found so much to be thankful for this year...
My flash fiction story The Natives won 2nd Place in the Rochester Writers' 2022 Writing Contest.
See all the winners: 2022 Contest Winners
2022
Factor Four Magazine has published an anthology of all 2022 stores-- including mine!
See their site: factorfourmag.com
Their anthology page: https://factorfourmag.com/anthologies/
Factor Four Magazine has published my adult flash-fiction story A Hero's Departure in Issue twelve. June 2022.
See their site: factorfourmag.com
See my story: https://factorfourmag.com/a-heros-departure-by-e-j-nowicki/
Factor Four Magazine has published my adult flash-fiction story Fran's Ghost in Issue eight. February 2022.
See their site: factorfourmag.com
See my story: https://factorfourmag.com/frans-ghost-by-e-j-nowicki/
2021
Watch the live reading of my Rochester Writers' 2020 Summer Writing Contest 3rd place winning short story:
2020
Highlights for Children has published my short science-fiction story Finders Keepers in the December 2020 issue of their magazine.
Check out their site: highlights.com/
My flash fiction story 19s won 3rd Place in the Rochester Writers' 2020 Summer Writing Contest.
See all the winners: 2020 Contest Winners
2019
Pockets by The Upper Room Ministries has published my short story, The Doorjamb in their April 2019 issue.
Check out their site: pockets.upperroom.org/
Pockets by The Upper Room Ministries has published my short story The Art Show in their March 2019 issue.
Check out their site: pockets.upperroom.org/
2018
Pockets by The Upper Room Ministries has published my short story Honest-To-Goodness in their October 2018 issue.
Check out their site: pockets.upperroom.org/
My flash fiction story Make the Call received an Honorable Mention in the Rochester Writers' 2018 Summer Writing Contest.
See all the winners: 2018 Contest Winners