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HOUSTON WRITERS GUILD Writers Contests

The Spring 2009 Contests Winners!

 

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 - 1st Place Novel Tie

Francine Parker

Ash Krafton - 1st Place Tie Novel

Ash Krafton

SECOND PLACE:

ENCHANTER by Claudia Herring Houston, Texas

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

 

Claudia Herring - Novel 2nd Place Tie

Claudia Herring

Sarah Andre - 2nd Place Tie Novel

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

 

 

SPRING 2008 CONTEST WINNERS!

NOVEL: Grand Prize

Jennifer Hritz

Austin, TX

An entry so outstanding, it may well be the best that we have received in 12 years of these contests. Highly deserving of publication!

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Second Prize:

(6-way tie; prize money divided equally)

These Ancient Sounds

William Mays

Corpus Christi, TX

 

Antiquary

Claudia Herring

Houston, TX

 

The Witch Awakening

Karen Nilsen

Old Fort, NC

 

Crossing

Jennifer Hritz

Austin, TX

 

The Monsters

Ron Ebest

Webster Groves, MO

 

Blothy Pendraky

Bet Pichardo

Houston, TX

 

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Third Prize:

( 3-way tie, prize money divided equally)

Treason at Hansford

Scott Parker

Houston, TX

 

White Chalk Road

Rodney Walther

Sugar Land, TX

 

Justice at H-Town

Scott Parker

Houston, TX

 

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Honorable Mention:

Bridging the Void

Krystel Davis

Bellaire, TX

 

 

A Confederate

Barbara Lane

UK

 

The Lincoln Labyrinth

Gerald Hibbs

Edmond, OK

 

Bleeding Hearts

Aimee Gunoskey

Barnesville, PA

 

A Two Horse Town

Kathleen Kaska

Austin, TX

 

Two Times Dead

Clifton Nixon

Dallas, TX

 

Honey's Havens

Barbara Lane

UK

 

Murder at the Arlington

Kathleen Kaska,

Austin TX

 

Poles Apart

Audrey Wyatt

Mansfield, ME

 

Steal

Francine Parker

Missouri City, TX

 

The Emperor's Dictum

Bobbi Andrews

Richmond, TX

 

Portal: Salvation

Joseph L. Lanza,

Sugar Land

 

All the Secret Things

Sheila Cragg,

Santa Maria, CA

 

Cultured Existence

Krystel David

Bellaire, TX

 

The Root and the Offspring

Luke Chauvin

Sugar Land, TX

 

Dear Mama . . . Love, Sarah

Bobbie Andrews

Richmond, TX

 

Dating the Alphabet

George Chambers

Houston, TX

 

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SHORT STORIES

First Prize:

Swirlship

Joseph L. Lanza

Sugar Land, TX

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