A number of North Okanagan writers have been shortlisted for the 13th annual Okanagan Short Story Contest.
The contest attracted 141 story submissions by writers from throughout B.C.’s Southern Interior.
Locals whose stories have been chosen include Armstrong’s Silke Yardley, Coldstream’s Karen Meyer, and Susan Fenner, Natalie Appleton, Devon Muhlert, Laura Stanek and John J. Clark, all of Vernon.
Three winners will be announced at a public reading with contest judge Annabel Lyon at the Kelowna library (1380 Ellis St.) Thursday, March 10. The event will begin at 7 p.m.