Kiva - loans that change lives
Each year, Bards and Sages sponsors a speculative writing contest to benefit charity. For the 6th annual competition, we selected kiva.org as our charity for the contest.  Kiva.org is a wonderful organization that offers micro-loans to entrepreneurs in developing countries.  These micro-loans empower individuals in these countries to take control of their own lives and provide a better future for their families.  By helping entrepreneurs in these countries, we build stronger, more vibrant communities around the world.
Kiva.org is not affiliated with Bards and Sages and is not a sponsor of this contest.
Learn more about
the original
Bardic Tales and Sage
Advice

collection!
Grand Prize
Anna Cates
The Frog King

Best Short Story
Meghann McVey
Reward Beyond Measure

Best Poem
Lynn Veach Sadler
Evolution of the Beagle/Beagle

Honorable Mention
Dawn Corrigan
The Ballad of Johnny Lover

All winners will be published in the planned speculative anthology
Bardic Tales and Sage Advice, Volume II

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