The Crowded World of Solitude, Volume 1

WORLD LITERATURE TODAY: "Albert Russo's collected stories included in this hefty volume constitute an excellent testimony on the writer s ability to create fiction which is both entertaining and thought-provoking in a surprising variety of contexts. All of Mr Russo s readers know that he can write as easily about his native Africa as about present-day New York or Italy; and the collection, with stories set in different places and milieus, highlights his special talent at transporting his readers from one scene to another, in a kind of "sentimental journey" through human experience. Science fiction and fantasy are other paths trodden by Albert Russo in his quest for a pre-Babel reconciliation of man with himself in all his constitutive dimensions, linguistic and social, but also generic and transcendental." N E W S N E W S N E W S
Congratulations Your submission to Writer's Digest's most recent Self-Published Book Competition was chosen as an honorable mention in its category

Your submission: The Crowded World of Solitude: The Collected Stories Category: mainstream/literary

As an honorable mention winner, you will be listed along with other winners in the March 2006 issue. To get a sample of what the listing will look like, see the August 2005 issue, which profiles our most recent winners. Soon you will receive a formal letter from our competitions department. That letter will be accompanied by a Notable Award Certificate and instructions on how to collect your $50 worth of Writer's Digest Books.

Once again, congratulations

Chuck Sambuchino
Assistant Editor
Writer's Digest magazine