john grisham

John Grisham wants to see what you can do.

2012 contest: Grisham will look for savvy short stories

2012 Hook Short Story Contest Deadline: 5pm on Tuesday, February 7 We are very strict and don't observe postmarks; the manuscript must be in the Hook newsroom by this time and date. Mail or carry entry and fee to: Short Story Contest The Hook 100 Second St. NW Charlottes
Steven Turner won First Prize this year with "A Small Brown Box."

Plotting Along: Contest winners pack a punch with their fiction

"I had the twist ending in mind about the teacher," explains 2011 Hook Short Story Contest winner and high school teacher Steven Turner. "Maybe in some Freudian way, this was a little insight on the idea of the powerlessness teachers feel sometimes." To win the acclaim of b

Hook Mr. Grisham: By writing a great short story

Convince him (with your story) that you're the next big thing. FILE PHOTO BY TOM DALY 2010 was a busy

Grisham, Roth find fake Italian interviews

Mega-best-selling author and well known Democrat John Grisham was surprised to learn he's an Obama basher. The New Yorker has the story of an Italian journalist who made up interviews with famous authors Grisham and Philip Roth allegedly to satisfy his conservative readersh

Grisham to write kids' novels

The judge of the Hook short story contest (oh, and the author of 23 books) has inked a deal with Penguin Young Readers Group to produce a series aboutââ?¬Å?Theodore Boone: Kid Lawyer.ââ?¬ÂAlthough he made his name with legal thrillers, John Grisham has branch

Grisham's back: And looking for a great story

Is this man the patron saint of new authors? FILE PHOTO BY JEN FARIELLO You've read stories by John Grisham, but now he wants to read your story.

Grisham penning Norfolk Four script

Virginia's most famous crime author is taking on one of Virginia's most controversial criminal cases.

Grisham credited with UVA baseball success

UVA won the ACC championship, defeated number one-ranked UC Irvine, and now plays in its first NCAA Super Regional, and that wouldn't have happened without the support of baseball lovin' John Grisham, according to the Clarion Ledger, which calls Grisham, long suspected of b
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