McSWEENEY'S INTERNET TENDENCY'S PATREON
Fitzgerald Contest Winner and Runners-Up
During F. Scott Fitzgerald’s time at Princeton, he began keeping a notebook of musings, sketches, snippets of conversation, descriptions of girls, and story ideas for future use, all meticulously cataloged. Time ran out before he was able to realize many of those ideas. McSweeney’s Issue 22 showcased the efforts of writers such as Sam Lipsyte, Judy Budnitz, Salvador Plascencia, and Diane Williams to fulfill some of Fitzgerald’s premises.
We decided to run a contest to see what you all could do with the remaining prompts. Below are the winning entries.
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February 7, 2007Fitzgerald Contest Winner and Runners-Up: Marionettes During Dinner Party Meeting and Kissing
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February 7, 2007Fitzgerald Contest Winner and Runners-Up: High Branch
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February 7, 2007Fitzgerald Contest Winner and Runners-Up: Confessions of Andrew Fulton, Turfgrass Emperor, Broadway Star, and Toast of New York’s Avant-Garde Art Scene; or, Come Home, Kitty 2! Come Home!
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February 7, 2007Fitzgerald Contest Winner and Runners-Up: I Can Run Like the Wind
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