Welcome to the Momaya Newsletter!

(1) Update on 2004 competition
(2) Invitation to submit for 2005
(3) Need inspiration?

(1) Update on the 2004 Competition
It's been a busy month for the Momaya Press, with frantic reading of the excellent submissions from this year's competition. Over 130 quality submissions were received, and our judges are now in the process of determining the finalists. Winners will be announced in early August.

(2) Invitation - Early Submissions for 2005
The 2005 Momaya Short Story Competition is already open - so if you were a bit too late to submit for 2004, or you've written another work in the last month, we welcome you to submit. The purpose of our competition is to encourage people to experiment in the art of the short story. Don't be afraid to take risks.

(3) Need Inspiration? Check out the 2005 theme:
Every year the Momaya Annual Review has a different theme. While entries for the short story competition can be on any fictional topic, the review gets its cohesion from stories, poems and artwork on a central theme, interspersed amongst the contest winners' stories.

This year's Annual Review will feature fiction in a variety of categories from the winners of the Momaya Short Story Competition and winners of Momaya Awards, as well as a stunning collection of photographs, poems and short stories exploring humor, parody and satire.

Think The Confederacy of Dunces, Wicked, Into the Woods, Bridget Jone's Diary, Russian Debutante's Handbook, Portnoy's Complaint, Monty Python; Read Bill Bryson, Oscar Wilde, Jack Handey, David Sedaris. Laugh!