Reynold Junker’s writing credits include, among others, Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine. His short story, The Volunteers, was later included in the anthology of Hitchcock’s personal favorites, ...view moreReynold Junker’s writing credits include, among others, Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine. His short story, The Volunteers, was later included in the anthology of Hitchcock’s personal favorites, Tales To Make You Quake And Quiver. He has published work in the magazines America, U.S. Catholic, Crannog(Ireland), Italian-Americana, Feile-Festa, West Marin Review, VIA-Voices In Italian Americana, The Herald(Portsmouth,UK), Flash Frontier(New Zealand), Skive Magazine(Australia), Ky Story(Christmas anthology), East Coast Literary Review(Poetry) and 50-Word Stories. He currently has a short story pending publication in Tuscany Press.
His U.S. Catholic short story, Dancing With The Jesuits, was awarded first place in the Catholic Press Association’s Best Short Story category for 2008. His short story, The Accordionist and the Sparrow, was awarded first place in the Marin California Writers Group’s fiction competition for 2012. His short story, The Test, was awarded Honorable Mention in the Tuscany Press 2013 international short story competition.
Subway Music , his memoir about growing up Italian and Catholic in Brooklyn, New York, was awarded first prize in the Life Stories category of the 16th Annual Writer’s Digest International Self-Published Book Awards competition.view less