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Philadelphia Stories specifically connects writers to readers through its publications: Philadelphia Stories, Philadelphia Stories Jr.,   and PS Books. Seven thousand copies of the free magazines are distributed to area libraries, bookstores, schools, and other community centers. The PS Books titles are made available through Amazon and Indiebound.  PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT: Philadelphia Stories offers affordable workshops and other professional development opportunities for writers. These events include the annual Push to Publish  fall conference every second October at Rosemont College. This conference serves both established and emerging writers. Philadelphia Stories also offers workshops through its Philadelphia Stories, Jr. program.

Philadelphia Stories promotes regional writers through all marketing efforts, including events, partnerships, readings, panels, press coverage, advertising. Philadelphia Stories also offers two national writing contests a year:

The Marguerite McGlinn Prize for Fiction http://www.philadelphiastories.org/marguerite-mcglinn-prize-fiction-0 is an annual national short fiction contest that features a first place $2,000 cash award and invitation to an awards dinner on the campus of Rosemont College; a second place cash prize of $500; and third place cash prize of $250. The first place story is published in the print issue of Fall issue of Philadelphia Stories; the second and third place winning stories will appear in the Fall online issue. The Marguerite McGlinn Prize for Fiction is made possible by the generous support of the McGlinn and Hansma families.

The Sandy Crimmins National Prize for Poetry http://www.philadelphiastories.org/sandy-crimmins-national-prize-poetry celebrates poets of all backgrounds, experience, and styles. Thanks to the generous support of Sandy’s family, Philadelphia Stories offers the following contest prizes: The first-place winning poet receives a $1,000 cash award for an individual poem, an invitation to an awards event in Philadelphia and publication in the Spring issue. Three runners up receive $100 cash awards for individual poems as well as publication in the Spring issue.