Ten new short stories by Illinois, Midwestern and other writers are featured in the 2014 edition of Downstate Story, Peoria’s only literary magazine for fiction.

Downstate Story is now being published only on the Web at www.downstatestory.com.

Writers in the most recent edition are Pepper Bauer, Mapleton, Ill.; Barbara Schmidt, Laura, Ill.; Gordon Petry, Pekin, Ill.; Cathryn Goodman, Glen Ellyn, Ill.; Mardelle Fortier, Lisle, Ill.; Grazina Smith, Chicago; Tom Graham, Greenfield, Ind.; Mary Rodriguez, McFarland, Wis.; David A. Goldstein, Lake Oswego, Ore.; and Matt LeShay, Culebra, Puerto Rico.

Published by Downstate Story, Inc., an Illinois not-for-profit corporation, the annual publication aims to present original fiction by Illinois writers and writers with ties to Illinois and the Midwest. Downstate Story’s Facebook page can be accessed at www.Facebook.com/downstatestory.