Date: Tue, 08 Nov 2005 14:03:18 -0500
From: "Michael Walsh" <MJW at press.jhu.edu>
To: <WSFAlist at WSFA.org>
Subject: [WSFA] News from Andrew Fox...
Reply-To: WSFA members <WSFAlist at KeithLynch.net>

As many of you will recall, Andrew Fox was at the 2004 Capclave, had a
Good Time, and was planning to be attending Capclave 2005.  But there
was this hurricane that put the kibosh on that.

As it turns out, he will be in the DC area this weekend, hope some of
you can make it, regretfully I'll be out of town .  Below is his email
to me:

Dear Michael,

Here's some good news which may be of interest to my friends involved
with Capclave.  Quite unexpectedly, it turns out I'll be visiting
Washington, DC for a couple of days this coming weekend.  Upon my return
to New Orleans, I learned that I'd won second place in a contest I'd
forgotten I'd entered a story in. My story "Raoul Wallenberg in Orbit"
was selected as second-place winner by the judges of the Moment
Magazine-Karma Foundation Jewish Fiction Contest. They are very kindly
paying for a brief trip to Washington, DC so that I can attend the
awards ceremony on November 13th. If you think you or any of the
Capclave folk may like to get together with me, please let me know, as
I'll be up there on Saturday, November 12th and Sunday, November 13th.
Here's the announcement from the Moment Magazine website:

"The Moment Magazine Jewish Short Story Festival & Awards Ceremony
Free Admission

On November 13, 2005, Moment Magazine, The Karma Foundation and The
Washington DC Jewish Community Center will celebrate the winners of our
Short Fiction Contest.

Author of the newly released and recently acclaimed short fiction
collection, Nice Big American Baby, Judy Budnitz will read from her
works and sign books. [For more information on Judy Budnitz, please
click here.]

The event begins at 7:30pm. Admission is free. The Washington, DC JCC
is located at 1529 16th St., NW Washington, DC 20036

Winners of the 2005 Moment Magazine-Karma Foundation Short Fiction
Contest:

First Place: "Remnants, Like Dust in Pocket Seams" by Susan Messer

Second: "Raoul Wallenberg in Orbit" by Andrew Fox

Third: "Notes on Jewish Beauty (or Tamara Herschel)" by Isaac Leung

Honorable Mentions (in alphabetical order):

Diana Anhalt, "The Christ of Gold"

Lisa K. Buchanan "The Leap"

Moshe Dann "Uzi's Wife"

William D. Kaufman "The Day the Messiah Came"

Joseph M. Lipner "The Adventurer" "

I'll send an update once I know where I'll be staying in Washington.

Best wishes,
Andy Fox