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Doug Crandell

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Short Stories, essays, and nonfiction pieces

Essays on labor, family, and health:

Doug has been publishing with the venerable SUN magazine since 2003, with nearly 25 essays appearing in the pages of this iconic American literary magazine. 

SUN essays

Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine

EQMM is America's oldest and most esteemed mystery literary magazine. While Doug has only been publishing short stories with the magazine for a few years, it's a complete thrill since he's been an avid reader of EQMM since childhood. Bonus: the first short story Doug published in EQMM was selected for inclusion in the 2020 Best American Mystery Stories.

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Glimmer Train published from 1990 to 2019, edited by two sisters who contributed much to the American literary landscape. The magazine was represented in editions of the Pushcart Prize: Best of the Small Presses, New Stories from the Midwest, the O. Henry Prize Stories, New Stories from the South, Best of the West, New Stories from the Southwest, Best American Short Stories, and The Best American Nonrequired Reading. Doug was fortunate to publish six short stories in the GT pages.

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Winner of the 2016-17 COG Page To Screen Award

COG is pleased to announce Doug Crandell's "Silver Silo Beyond" as winner of the 2016-17 COG Page To Screen Awards. Here's what our final judge had to say:  ​ “While reading the story, I felt I was peeling back an age-worn snapshot, and actually meeting the people behind the sepia tones." - NPR's Snap Judgment Host Glynn Washington.

Piece on writing a short story while on a day trip!

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