What happens when a slick city magazine and a literary journal join forces? This book, published by Hawaii s foremost literary journal Bamboo Ridge, features stories from the HONOLULU Magazine Fiction Contest. For the last 16 years, HONOLULU Magazine has sponsored a yearly contest for short stories that reflect Hawaii in setting, characters or theme. The prizes have been generous. And the response great.The contest has done what it was designed to do. Encourage the best local writing.