The Story of the Month is chosen from the Story of the Week winners announced from the past month.

The finalists for October were:

Wounded by Matthew Eichenlaub
Audition by Magda Knight
Other Things by Perry McDaid
Patience by Penny Jo McAllister
The Mole by TR Jordan

The winner of the October 2016 Story of the Month, and the $10 prize, is…

Audition

Magda set up an interesting scene, established the characters and the stakes, and delivered some very nice tension. The clever work-in of the 50-word story format was icing on the cake!