DimeStories are compelling narratives that measure just three-minutes long and are read by the author. They may be funny, tragic, or strange. DimeStories originated from an open mic sponsored by San Diego Writers, Ink and founded by host Amy Wallen. The reading series grew to a monthly attendance of over 100 and has expanded to traveling showcase events in Los Angeles, New York City and now a permanent open mic in Orange County. Other programs include the DimeStories Dime-Off with prompts to write to and a jury of peers, university creative writing program competitions, quarterly staged showcase events and private shows. DimeStories were produced with help from James Spring, Jay Allison, and Viki Merrick at Atlantic Public Media in Woods Hole, Massachusetts and supported, in part, by the Open Studio Project with funds from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. Hide full description

DimeStories are compelling narratives that measure just three-minutes long and are read by the author. They may be funny, tragic, or strange. DimeStories originated from an open mic sponsored by San Diego Writers, Ink and founded by host Amy Wallen. The reading series grew to a monthly attendance of over 100 and has expanded to traveling showcase events in Los Angeles, New York City and now a permanent open mic in Orange County. Other programs include the DimeStories Dime-Off with prompts to write to and a jury of peers, university creative writing program competitions, quarterly staged showcase events and private shows. DimeStories were produced with help from James Spring, Jay Allison, and Viki Merrick at Atlantic Public Media in Woods Hole, Massachusetts and supported, in part, by... Show full description