2007 EMERGING WRITER FICTION CONTEST WINNER

Angela Hallstrom

"I chose this piece for its wit and tenderness, its fully imagined world. This author has an impeccable ear for dialogue and a fine sense of character and setting. The story's final moments of disillusion feel just right. Bravo!

2007 Final Judge Karen Brennan

Special Mention:
Lesley C. Weston - "Infinity"

'I chose "Infinity," an eloquently written piece with a dark edge, reminiscent of Cormac McCarthy. I like especially the sinister quality of this story, its sad and disturbing protagonist.'"

Honorable Mention:
Lynne Veach Sadler - "Drinking from the Cup and Breaking It'
Julia Mary Lichtblau - " The Spanish Lady"

Finalist:
Anne Leigh Parrish - "For The Taking"

*****

2006 EMERGING WRITER FICTION CONTEST WINNER

Randi Triant

"I chose "Starfish" as the winner. Though it's a story about infidelity and betrayal,
which have of course been written about thousands (millions?) of times, the unsentimentality and economy
of this writer's prose and the precision of the images, which slide effortlessly and therefore convincingly
into metaphor, make this old subject new and affecting."

2006 Final Judge Wendy Rawlings

Honorable Mention: Larry Connolly - "Singing The Sisters To Sleep"

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