BETHLEHEM — Richard Gotti of Delmar won second place and $75 in the Hudson Valley Writers’ Guild 2016 Short Fiction Contest for his short story, “The Master Bedroom.”

BERNE — Jayne Fresina of Berne has had a total of 15 historical romance novels published to date, and all of them since 2011. All are available online, and six are available in print.

RENSSELAERVILLE — The people wanted to sit inside, and, with a show of hands, so they did.

The fourth annual Festival of Writers, Aug. 15 to 18, will bring together artists with international reputations and a love for the region.