NOVELS - Place determined by the number of points garnered by the entry. There was a total of 45 manuscripts entered in the Novel contest. About 50% of the winners were not at the workshop.) 

FIRST PLACE - Tie:

STEAL by Francine Parker

Missouri City, Texas

 

TAKIN' IT BACK by Ash Krafton Barnesville, Penn

Francine Parker

Ash Krafton

SECOND PLACE:

ENCHANTER by Claudia Herring Houston, Texas

LOCKED, LOADED AND LYING by Sarah Andre, Houston, Texas

Claudia Herring

Sarah Andre

THIRD PLACE  - 5-Way Tie, All Within 2 or 3 Points:

JAMIESON'S FOLLY by Greta Igl,  Menomonee, Wisc

THE SCREAMING SKULL OF HONEYCUT GULCH, by Dep-Wah Davis, Spring TX

BLEEDING HEARTS by Ash Krafton, Barnesville, Penn

A DARKER SHADE OF RED, by Kelli Meyer, Humble TX

THE SILVER MEDALLION by James R. Callan, Winnsboro, TX

HONORABLE MENTION:

ROLLA by Joe Lanza, Sugar Land TX

BACKWOODS QUEEN by Bobbi Andrews, Richmond, TX

REFLECTIONS by Mary Ann McNulty, Missouri City

RANDOM ACTS by Mona Shroeder, Corpus Christi TX

THE WEEPING WOMAN by Lulynne Streeter, Seabrook TX

SHORT STORY CONTEST:

1st Place

SALTSHAKER, by Stewart Smith, San Antonio TX

2nd Place - a 3-way time

INTO THE NIGHT by Leigh Lundin, Orlando, FL

A RECIPE FOR MURDER by Sally Love, Houston

THE STRAWBERRY PLANT, by Sheila Cragg, Santa Maria, Calif

PERSONAL ESSAY CONTEST: (There were not enough essays in this category to list a prize, but this one was so outstanding, it was awarded first place, which it would probably have won if there had been 20 entries.)

SOMEWHERE IN POLAND, by Marge Lelvis, Houston

POETRY - 30 Entries:

1st place:

SIMPLE TREASURES by Rodney Walther

2nd place:

GENTLE MISTRESS OF THE KEEP by Judy Callarman, Cisco, TX

3rd place:

SWEETNESS CONSUMED IN GROWTH by Judy Callarman

4th place: a 3- way tie for these poems: 

SOUTH OF THE NUECES by Mary Lynne Stafford Liberty Hill TX

JEAN D'ARC  by Mary Lynne Stafford

MEMORIAL DAY IN MCPHERSON PARK by Kay Cox Seabrook TX