Gertrude Stein Award

Announcing the Winners of The Gertrude Stein Award

Eckleburg is pleased to announce the Gertrude Stein Award in Fiction winners and finalists. Thank you to all who submitted. It is always a difficult task choosing among such talented voices and storytelling.  Gertrude Stein Award: First Place "Frittura" by Judith Goode Second Place "Little Sister" by Jarrett Kaufman Third ... Read More
SELFIE INTERVIEW | Andrew McLinden, Gertrude Stein Award 2014, 1st Place Winner

SELFIE INTERVIEW | Andrew McLinden, Gertrude Stein Award 2014, 1st Place Winner

I've always been interested in books and music, although coming from a working class background, I didn't call it art. I was brought up to believe that artists handled paint brushes. I’m a lyricist and co-write songs with my brother Paul: www.paulmclindenmusic.com —Andrew McLinden Who would you arm wrestle, if you ... Read More
SPOTLIGHT | Bird Marathe

SPOTLIGHT | Bird Marathe

Bird Marathe was last year's third-place recipient of the Gertrude Stein Award in Fiction.  Submissions to this year's contest are due midnight, New Years Eve. Submit here! Q: Tell us a little bit about yourself (Other than being a writer, what else?)Bird Marathe: Once I tried to clean a shadow off ... Read More
SPOTLIGHT | Jill Birdsall

SPOTLIGHT | Jill Birdsall

Jill Birdsall was last year's first-place recipient of the Gertrude Stein Award in Fiction.  Submissions to this year's contest are due midnight, New Years Eve. Submit here! Q: Tell us a little bit about yourself.  Jill Birdsall: I live in a house built from salvaged materials where unlike the narrator ... Read More