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PREVIOUSWINNERS

MARCH2012

First Chapter

Winner

DANCING NAKED IN DIXIE

by Lauren Clark

laurenclarkbooks.com

First Runner-Up

FIRE'S KISS

by Brittany Pate

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Short Story

Winner

FLAHERTY'S FLUTE

by Frank Reynolds

First Runner-Up

DELILAH

by Savanna Brown

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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

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Short Story

Winner

A CLEAN WHITE HANDKERCHIEF

by Denise Morrissey

thespritesite.com

First Runner-Up

THE CHASE

by Lindsay B. Logan

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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

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Short Story

Winner

CHALLENGER

by C. Osvaldo Gomez

sites.google.com/site/cosvaldogomez

First Runner-Up

CHOICE OR CHANCE

by Rod Taylor

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Flash Fiction

Winner

BARKER'S BEST...

by Judy Beaston

judybeaston.weebly.com

First Runner-Up

EXHAUSTION

by Laura Spinella

2011WINNERS

First Chapter

Winner

CODE BLOOD

by Kurt Kamm

First Runner-Up

LICK CREEK

by Deborah Lincoln

Second Runner-Up

SAN TELMO

by Michael Taylor Jackson

Short Story

Winner

THE HAND YOU'RE DEALT

by Bryan Tapping

First Runner-Up

THE CURB

by C. Osvaldo Gomez

Second Runner-Up

OPPOSING FORCES

by Nick Keller

Flash Fiction

Winner

MISS LORNA...

by Jennifer Frank

First Runner-Up

BABA'S BANANAS

by Carolyn Skarada Menke

Second Runner-Up

VISITATION RIGHTS

by Joan M. Caska

Poetry

Winner

UNCARVED BLOCK

by Ellie DeLano

First Runner-Up

LIGHT MEMORIES

by Amanda Maxhimer

Second Runner-Up

WHERE I'M FROM

by Surya Govindaswaami

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.