Long Story Short Award
Got a story to tell? Share it with the world.
Western students can enter Short Edition's global inter-university writing contest—Long Story Short Award—for free! Submit your story by Nov. 1 for a chance to win cash prizes and be published in our Story Machine and 500+ other dispensers worldwide.
Press a button. Get a story.
Stop by the lobby at Waldo Library and print a free story contributed by writers from the Western Michigan University community and around the world. The Story Machine dispenser uses recyclable, receipt-style paper to print a story on-demand in seconds for campus visitors to enjoy.
Contribute to Bronco Stories
Western students, faculty and staff can submit short stories, poetry and creative non-fiction to be published in the Story Machine's Bronco Stories collection. Submissions to this collection are accepted anytime. Entries can be any genre and up to an 8,000-character limit.
Read Bronco Stories by visiting the Story Machine in Waldo Library, or view the collection online.
Visit the portal
Away from campus? You can still get a story through our Story Machine online portal.