Bio
Victoria Lynn Smith writes short stories, essays, and a blog. Her short story "Keep the Cake? Keep the Cake?" was a finalist in the 2024 Wisconsin People & Ideas Fiction Contest. Her short stories "Newlyweds Standing in Front of a Lilac Bush" and "New Boy" won 1st and 3rd place respectively in the 2023 Hal Prize Contest for fiction. She writes for Northern Wilds, an outdoor magazine serving communities along the North Shore of Minnesota. She has been published by Brevity Blog, Wisconsin Public Radio, Hive Literary Journal, Persimmon Tree, Jenny, 45th Parallel, Mason Street Review, 8142 Review, and Rathalla Review, among others. She is querying her collection of short stories. She is a member of Wisconsin Writers Association, Lake Superior Writers, and Write On, Door County. Follow her on Instagram: victorialynnsmith_writing
