Megan Roberts’ fiction has appeared in 971Menu, The News & Observer, Our Stories, and The Raleigh Quarterly. Her poem “Blackberries” was published in Albatross, a journal. She’s received an honorable mention in the Brenda L. Smart Fiction Contest and Poetry Contest, and has been a two-time finalist in this contest’s short-short category. Recently she was awarded N.C. State’s Academy of American Poets Prize.
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The March Micro Marathon 25
We’re doing it again! We’re homing in on the micro: 100-word, 250-word, and 400-word stories. In March 2025 SmokeLong is hosting The March Micro Marathon, a 24-day workshop with a new writing task each day, peer review in small groups, 3 webinars, a reading and interview with Michelle Ross and the editors of 100 Word Story, and 3 competitions with cash prizes.