PREVIOUSWINNERS

MARCH2013 First Chapter Winner GROG WARS by Anne Sweazy Kulju Historical-Horse-Feathers.com First Runner-Up CABARET ISLAND by Judy Lewin * * * Short Story Winner PASS THE SALT by Yolanda DeLoach First Runner-Up MEREDITH VISITS UNCLE ROBERT by Laura Lindsay * * * Flash Fiction Winner BIRDS OF NORTH AMERICA by M.E. Wimberley First Runner-Up OLD TIMES by Betty Snow

FEBRUARY2013 First Chapter Winner THE BLACK FLOWER by Adam & Candice MacDaniels First Runner-Up 26 EPISODES by Melissa Jo Peltier melissajopeltier.com * * * Short Story Winner ECHO by Tyler Lacoma First Runner-Up VIKING FUNERAL by Roy Richardson * * * Flash Fiction Winner LARRY TAKES IT TOO FAR by Erwin Myles First Runner-Up ERNIE'S by William Kelly williamkelly321.wix.com

JANUARY2013 First Chapter Winner FORCED SUCCESSION by David Bullock First Runner-Up AFTERMATH by Sarah Margolis Pearce * * * Short Story Winner THE BOWLING LANE HUSSY by Carolyn F. Meagher First Runner-Up DEN MOTHER by Gordon A. Long * * * Flash Fiction Winner TYRANNY OF ROUTINE by Harry Harrison Jr. First Runner-Up HAYDEN HOLLOW by Shannon R. Tennyson

DECEMBER2012 First Chapter Winner LINE CHANGE by Mark Lichtenfeld First Runner-Up THE ART OF MURDER by Carol Jones * * * Short Story Winner THE IVORY BOX by Norman Wall First Runner-Up UNDERTOW by Hank Bullit * * * Flash Fiction Winner ALWAYS HAD DONE by Stacey Tarpley First Runner-Up THE PK by Yolanda DeLoach		NOVEMBER2012 First Chapter Winner RETURN TO ME by Carolyn Skarada Menke carolynmenke.com First Runner-Up LOST IN SEATTLE by Bruce Dodson * * * Short Story Winner ASHES TO ASHES by Kelly Kieran Sampson First Runner-Up RELATIONSHIPS by Harold Pascal * * * Flash Fiction Winner MOURNING RUN by Rachael Stover First Runner-Up THE MEMORY by Lucia Stanley		OCTOBER2012 First Chapter Winner LATE FOR FATE by Lori M. Jones lorimjones.com First Runner-Up BODY SLAM DIVA by Judy Lewin * * * Short Story Winner LET THEM IN by Yolanda Deloach First Runner-Up COSMONAUTS LOVE VOLLEYBALL by Bryan Tapping * * * Flash Fiction Winner PENPALS by Kaleigh Maguire First Runner-Up INDIAN MOON MESSAGE by Glenn Johnson
SEPTEMBER2012 First Chapter Winner A FLICK OF THE SWITCH by Anne Belden First Runner-Up THE FIRST KISS IS NEVER THE LAST by Patricia Tretout * * * Short Story Winner GIRL IN THE FAST LANE by Carol Fichtelman First Runner-Up NIGHT GAMES by Diana Corbitt * * * Flash Fiction Winner ART AND LIFE by Kaleigh Maguire First Runner-Up THE LOVELY DUST by D. M. Emeigh		AUGUST2012 First Chapter Winner THE STARTING FIVE by Harold Pascal First Runner-Up LEAVING OF THINGS by Jay Antani * * * Short Story Winner LIGHTNING RODS... by Brian Sperl First Runner-Up THE PULITZER SURPRIZE by Ali Rae * * * Flash Fiction Winner ALMA by Yolanda DeLoach First Runner-Up HAND IN POCKET by Kyle Ackland		JULY2012 First Chapter Winner CHASING FOOLS by Aida Brassington aidabrassington.wordpress.com First Runner-Up DESERT RICE by Angela Scott angelascottauthor.com * * * Short Story Winner RETIREMENT PACKAGE by Pierre Francis pierrefrancis.com First Runner-Up RIVER GIRL by Mary Nelson * * * Flash Fiction Winner THE STANDING MAN by Louise Snider First Runner-Up THE BOX by Yolanda DeLoach
JUNE2012 First Chapter Winner WINTER BREAK by Jennifer DiGiovanni First Runner-Up EMBRACE THE PROMISE by Rebbecca Odam jillodom.com * * * Short Story Winner THE PERFECT CONTAINER by Deborah Nedelman Soundviewwriters.com First Runner-Up MEAN STREETS by Jim Gilliam * * * Flash Fiction Winner FULL CIRCLE by Carolyn Skarada Menke carolynmenke.com First Runner-Up FREEDOM by Yolanda DeLoach		MAY2012 First Chapter Winner DANDELION SISTERS by Claire Sicherman First Runner-Up CAESAR'S RANSOM by Alberto Alzamore caesarcurr.blogspot.com * * * Short Story Winner REINCARNATION by Ruth Sawh First Runner-Up ONE CAME BACK by Jim Gilliam pointdeception.com * * * Flash Fiction Winner RAISING A GOLDEN EGG by Janice Hastert First Runner-Up I MUST HAVE IT by Yolanda DeLoach		APRIL2012 First Chapter Winner SHADOW ON THE WALL by Pavarti K. Tyler fightingmonkeypress.com First Runner-Up SURFING IN STILLETTOS by Carol E. Wyer carolewyer.co.uk * * * Short Story Winner THE ANNIVERSARY by Yolanda DeLoach First Runner-Up DREAM by Erika M Szabo erikaszabolibrary.com * * * Flash Fiction Winner HE SAID, SHE SAID by Logan Rees logan-rees.com First Runner-Up SPOILED by Michael Taylor Jackson
MARCH2012 First Chapter Winner DANCING NAKED IN DIXIE by Lauren Clark laurenclarkbooks.com First Runner-Up FIRE'S KISS by Brittany Pate * * * Short Story Winner FLAHERTY'S FLUTE by Frank Reynolds First Runner-Up DELILAH by Savanna Brown * * * Flash Fiction Winner SAFE DISTANCE by Kaleigh Maguire First Runner-Up NO STRINGS ATTACHED by Yolanda DeLoach		FEBRUARY2012 First Chapter Winner THE LAST RAPIER by Dave Bullock davebullock.net First Runner-Up SACRICIDE by Mark Lindstrom * * * Short Story Winner A CLEAN WHITE HANDKERCHIEF by Denise Morrissey thespritesite.com First Runner-Up THE CHASE by Lindsay B. Logan * * * Flash Fiction Winner PRE-ECHOES by Erwin Myles First Runner-Up THE DEFEAT OF HARVEY... by Ramona Scarborough		JANUARY2012 First Chapter Winner POOR MAN'S SOUL by Drew Krepp First Runner-Up GUTTERSNIPE by Elizabeth Tyrrell * * * Short Story Winner CHALLENGER by C. Osvaldo Gomez sites.google.com/site/cosvaldogomez First Runner-Up CHOICE OR CHANCE by Rod Taylor * * * Flash Fiction Winner BARKER'S BEST... by Judy Beaston judybeaston.weebly.com First Runner-Up EXHAUSTION by Laura Spinella

DECEMBER2011 First Chapter Winner MCNAUGHTON'S HOLE by Paul Sumner First Runner-Up UP THE SHORT HILL by Rachel Spiner * * * Short Story Winner TWIN REALITIES by Martina Elise Dalton martinadalton.wordpress.com/ First Runner-Up THE NOT KNOWING by Dominique Hunter * * * Flash Fiction Winner THE GREEN WINDOW by Jerry Sellins First Runner-Up WAITING FOR HIM TO COME HOME by Katie Densmore * * * Poetry Winner MILLFLOWER BRIDGE by Felicia Oster First Runner-Up SOUP OF THE EVENING by Geoff Wilmore		NOVEMBER2011 First Chapter Winner LICK CREEK by Deborah Lincoln First Runner-Up AS MARRIAGES GO by Jean Harkin * * * Short Story Winner THE HAND YOU'RE DEALT by Bryan Tapping First Runner-Up MAGGIE by Susan Bosscawen susanbosscawen.blogspot.com * * * Flash Fiction Winner HAIR CARES by Kaleigh Maguire First Runner-Up POST-MODERN TURKEY by Alberto Alzamora www.alberto215.blogspot.com * * * Poetry Winner LIGHT MEMORIES by Amanda Maxhimer nicetrywriter.tumblr.com First Runner-Up CRISPY GRASS by Pamela Williamson		OCTOBER2011 First Chapter Winner STAY TUNED by Lauren Clark First Runner-Up BEFORE WE LIVED BAREFOOT by Susan C. Bonetto * * * Short Story Winner THE EXTRAORDINARY... by Kilgore Bass First Runner-Up PRIDE AND FALL by Charlie Fenmore * * * Flash Fiction Winner THE END by Kaleigh Maguire First Runner-Up A FATHER'S TEARS by Thomas Golden * * * Poetry Winner 5 X 5 X 5 by Emily Yankowitz First Runner-Up BEETLE by Lanis Uly
SEPTEMBER2011 First Chapter Winner FARSIGHTED by Emlyn Chand www.emlynchand.com First Runner-Up BAD CREDIT by Andrew Clarke slokeclarke.wordpress.com * * * Short Story Winner THE AFFAIR by Yolanda DeLoach First Runner-Up POLAR BEAR ARTHROPLASTY by Gary Blackburn writerscreativeesquina.com * * * Flash Fiction Winner A SUITCASE UNDER WATER by Jean Harkin First Runner-Up LUST by Joseph Noa joenoa.wordpress.com * * * Poetry Winner UNCARVED BLOCK by Ellie DeLano www.karmacorndog.com First Runner-Up SCAR ACCUMULATOR by Yoss Stybel www.stybelyoss.com		AUGUST2011 First Chapter Winner A LIGHT IN THE WINDOW by Katie Zachariou First Runner-Up THE GOVERNOR'S PALACE by Mark Senderling * * * Short Story Winner THE CURB by C. Osvaldo Gomez sites.google.com...cosvaldogomez First Runner-Up DEVIL'S SIGHS by Joseph Noa joenoa.wordpress.com * * * Flash Fiction Winner FIRST KISS by Kaleigh Maguire First Runner-Up IRREVERSIBLE by Charles Serocold * * * Poetry Winner DAWNING DUSK by Brian Peters First Runner-Up THE TIE THAT BINDS by Stephanie Barry		JULY2011 First Chapter Winner THE MESSAGE by Raymond Bolton www.raymondbolton.com First Runner-Up SAN TELMO by Michael Taylor Jackson * * * Short Story Winner THE DOGEATER CREEK MURDERS by Gary Clifton First Runner-Up DAD'S OLD FISHIN' POLE by Corbett Brown * * * Flash Fiction Winner THE RED RHODODENDRONS by Carly West First Runner-Up BLUE BARN BLUES by Jim Farrel * * * Poetry Winner MONDAY WAKING by Carolyn Meckbach First Runner-Up THISTLES OF SORROW by Brian Goldman
JUNE2011 First Chapter Winner THE EDGE OF SEVENTEEN by Jennifer Honeybourn First Runner-Up SPINOFF by Ken Hart * * * Short Story Winner A KISS BEFORE PARADISE by Gary Clifton First Runner-Up WAITING FOR THE TRAIN by Jeffrey Yang * * * Flash Fiction Winner MISS LORNA... by Jennifer Frank First Runner-Up SOOT AND SALVATION by Molly Reitman * * * Poetry Winner BEAR by Kelly Scaldi First Runner-Up ALMOST THERE by Pete Neil		MAY2011 First Chapter Winner FOR THE LOVE OF THE OCEAN by Christine Lourenco www.facebook.com/... First Runner-Up FELETIAN FAME by Kenneth Hart * * * Short Story Winner OPPOSING FORCES by Nick Keller www.wordsandconcepts.com First Runner-Up PAPER WEIGHT by Sam Hayes recklessorange.tumblr.com * * * Flash Fiction Winner PROPOSAL by Abigail Diorio First Runner-Up JUST A BEAR CLAW by Jennifer Hemmeyer * * * Poetry Winner UNFORGIVEN by Matthew Pearce First Runner-Up LITTLE MOMENTS by Sam Jacobs		APRIL2011 First Chapter Winner BLOOD MATTER by Marinah Ghiorghi First Runner-Up DEAD OF NYTE by Jearl Rugh * * * Short Story Winner CONCLUSION by Gary Clifton First Runner-Up POLAND: I FIND MY TITLE by David B. Magee lucidpaladin.com * * * Flash Fiction Winner MILK AND COOKIES by Francine Garson francinegarson.com First Runner-Up TOO LATE FOR FATE by Lori Jones * * * Poetry Winner WINDING UP by James McKnight First Runner-Up In Again, Part II by Lisa Tizon
MARCH2011 First Chapter Winner SIGN HOLDERS by Luke Edwards Gray First Runner-Up RENAISSANCE OF THE HEART by Lori Jones * * * Short Story Winner JASON'S TRIUMPH by Judy Beaston www.judybeaston.weebly.com First Runner-Up COUNTING NAKED CHILDREN by Susy Baker * * * Flash Fiction Winner BABA'S BANANAS by Carolyn Skarada Menke First Runner-Up UNCLE BARNEY by Amy Pechukas * * * Poetry Winner HER SEASONS by P.F. King First Runner-Up OUR FIRST KISS by Luis Aponte		FEBRUARY2011 First Chapter Winner SUBMERGED by A.S. Anderson First Runner-Up GIVE THEM TO THE SKY by Erica Jacobs Green ericajgreen.wordpress.com * * * Short Story Winner THE DAY AFTER... by Ben Sharpton First Runner-Up ONE-EYED JACK by Erica Jacobs Green ericajgreen.wordpress.com * * * Flash Fiction Winner VISITATION RIGHTS by Joan M. Caska First Runner-Up JAYWALKING by Tom Britz * * * Poetry Winner ADHD IS MY G.I.F.T. by Jessica Dubois First Runner-Up RAINBOW FOR YOU by Aniruddha Dutta		JANUARY2011 First Chapter Winner CODE BLOOD by Kurt Kamm www.kurtkamm.com First Runner-Up THE SWORD OF DEMELZA by Jeanne E. Rogers warriorechidna.blogspot.com * * * Short Story Winner THE TENTH TIME by Linda Chubbuck First Runner-Up THE LAST TIME... by J. Everett Prewitt www.eprewitt.com * * * Flash Fiction Winner CONTRITION by Helen Rossiter First Runner-Up THE FIX by Linda Chubbuck * * * Poetry Winner DUSTING THE PIANO by Sean Donoghue First Runner-Up BROKEN WINGS by Samuel Washington Jr.