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NASHVILLE, TN – August 12, 2010 – Story Institute, your online and in-print source for imagining, enhancing, and growing stories, is proud to announce the publication of The Manuscript, a novel, by Rebecca Laskowitz.   The Manuscript features, Vincent Kraver, author of fifteen bestselling novels who found his niche in writing early in life. His [...]

Well, many things have been going on behind the scenes at Story Institute. We have been working with authors on their individual writing and concentrating on editing, designing, and publishing two new books. One will be from an author featured on Story Institute. The other book will be an anthology of the contest entries we have received over the last couple of years. We will be contacting each writer who is set to appear in the anthology. If you have entered our contests and have changed your email since entering our contests, please send us an update. If you do not hear from us by August 15th, 2010, your work may not have been selected for this book. We have tried to assemble the best work as well as keep some consistent themes and writing structures. As a reminder, per our guidelines:

As we think of new ways to add to Story Institute, we were heard from a few people about hosting a themed writing contest. Are you interested…?

Well, after much research and trials, we have decided on a new version of the Story Institute store. This updated version provides us with more ways to share stories and provide for a greater use of story resources members of our team have used. Our FEATURED section includes the books from Story Institute authors and [...]

Welcome back to another year at Story Institute. Coming up this year, will be the next series of podcasts. We will be looking for new creativity and new inspirations. If you have something to share and your writing is your passion, send us an email to ramblingverser@storyinstitute.com, give us a call at 615-431-WRIT, or post [...]

Happy Holidays to all from Story Institute. Whether you are a new visitor, or an old friend, we extend our warmth and happiness to you at this special time of year. The holidays can provide some special stories for the writer in all of us. Watch for those magical moments and connect with your muse [...]

So, if you have reached these pages, you may have noticed the new style for Story Institute. As with all technology, things change and the old, faithful themes and tools become more difficult to use. This was the case with the template used with Story Institute. With this new look and feel, we hope to [...]

STORY INSTITUTE SPRING 2009 POETRY CONTEST AWARDS NASHVILLE, TN – April 21, 2009 – Story Institute, your online and in-print source for imagining, enhancing, and growing stories, is proud to announce the winners of its Spring, 2009 United States poetry contest. All first and second place winners will be featured in upcoming Story Institute RamblingVerser [...]

Calling all self-published authors…we are in search of new and upcoming authors to feature on our upcoming podcast series. If you have published a book via CreateSpace, Lulu, or your local printer, send an email to Customer Service OR call us at 615-713-1783 and share a little about your work. We will set up a [...]

On behalf of all of us at Story Institute, have a safe and happy holiday season. Look for the stories in your adventures and enjoy the moments…

Well, after one year of planning and procrastination, the Story Institute Short Story Contest is here…We are looking for quality short stories, between 500 and 5000 words to include in an upcoming anthology. Prizes include $100 and $50 Amazon or Barnes & Noble gift certificates and books on writing. We will periodically offer giveaways and [...]

As we try to align our poetry contest with other events, the Story Institute Poetry contest deadline has been changed to March 15th…yes, you are right, the Ides of March…so, get your poems in…remember, if you submit a poem before December 24, 2008, we will send you a Alone with Someone book and a Story [...]

Have you entered our poetry contest yet? Now’s the time. If you enter between now and December 24th, 2008, we will send you: A free copy of “Alone With Someone” – A novel by John E. Murray, III And…

Story Institute is now accepting unsolicited submissions for original works of fiction. Guidelines can be found on our Submission Guideline page.