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Watch this cover for the longest story ever told. Estimated Reading Time: 1,000 Years

Contributors

Stories

  • Daniel Handler
  • William Giraldi
  • Mary Miller
  • Christopher Kennedy
  • Daniel Grandbois
  • Shya Scanlon
  • Sarah Wang
  • Alan Michael Parker
  • Jessy Randall

Poetry

  • Graham Romieu
  • Joel Priddy
  • Bernie Mireault
  • Corrine Mucha
  • Jacob Chabot
  • Jamil Mani
  • Bernie McGovern
  • Dan Golden
  • CM Evans

Arts & Cartoons

  • Zack Wentz
  • Joanna Bock
  • Maggie May Ethridge
  • Benjamin Mirov
  • Cynthia Grier Lotze
  • Megan Moriarty

500-word Memoirs

  • Peter Gajdics
    winner
  • Davin Malasarn
    1st runner up
  • Rachel Yoder
    2nd runner up

  • Kate Duva
  • Geoff Kronik
  • Nathaniel Missildine
  • Sean Toner
  • Rob Tourtelot
  • Jim Windolf

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*Opium's 500-Word Memoir Contest rules are simple: write a memoir of 500 words or less. The contest debuted in Opium5 in October, 2007 (judged by Daniel Handler, won by John Jodzio). The contest's return features Tom Perrotta (Election, Little Children) in the judging chair. The winning story, along with nine of the fifteen finalists, appear in Opium8. The winner will be announced the day the issue launches, on May 26.