1st Place
Heavy Breathing by Courtney Messenbaugh
What Courtney won:
$300 Cash Prize
Publication of winning story on the WritersWeekly.com website
1 – Freelance Income Kit Includes:
— 1-year subscription to THE WRITE MARKETS REPORT
— QUERY LETTERS THAT WORKED! Real Queries That Landed $2K+ Writing Assignments
— BOOK PROPOSALS THAT WORKED! Real Book Proposals That Landed $10K – $100K Publishing Contracts
2nd Place
A Whiff of Paradise by Jim Melan
What Jim won:
$250 Cash Prize
Publication of winning story on the WritersWeekly.com website
1 – Freelance Income Kit Includes:
— 1-year subscription to THE WRITE MARKETS REPORT
— QUERY LETTERS THAT WORKED! Real Queries That Landed $2K+ Writing Assignments
— BOOK PROPOSALS THAT WORKED! Real Book Proposals That Landed $10K – $100K Publishing Contracts
3rd Place
The Mating Season by Debbi Silverman
What Debbi won:
$200 Cash Prize
Publication of winning story on the WritersWeekly.com website
1 – Freelance Income Kit Includes:
— 1-year subscription to the Write Markets Report
— QUERY LETTERS THAT WORKED! Real Queries That Landed $2K+ Writing Assignments
— BOOK PROPOSALS THAT WORKED! Real Book Proposals That Landed $10K – $100K Publishing Contracts
22 – Honorable Mentions (In no particular order):
Sunset, Prelude to Dawn by Andrew Dayton
A Wild Proposal by Rebecca Heimlich
Mystery or Memory by Rebecca Muchow
Lifted and Separated by Carolyn Parker
On Lake Van by John Vicary
The Object of Her Desire by Cindy P. Lugo
Beginnings by Christi Paulson
Imprisoned by Cristine A. Gruber
The Tug of Fear by Eric E. Wallace
Catch of the Day by Karen Landry
“Highly Recommended”: A Food Critique by Laura Bogen
Be Careful What You Eat by Loretta Morris
Living in a Fishbowl by Mary Albarello
Growing Up Time by Marianne Royston
Attacked! by Marlin Woosley
Pool Maintenance by Norma Klein
Eden by Patrick Quah
For The Sport Of It by Richena Holbert
Imaginations at Play by Terrie Wofford
The Line In The Sand by Alan Owens
Protector Arise by Denise Drespling
In Too Deep by Hayden Braeburn
Honorable mention winners receive a one-year subscription to The Write Markets Report and a single e-book of their choice from this prize page.
If you are an honorable mention winner, please email angela (at) writersweekly.com to let us know which ebook you would like to receive.
DOOR PRIZES!
15 – One year subscription to The Write Markets Report
Catch of a Lifetime by Carla Jennetti
Honeymoon on Pirate Island by Amber Ford
Star-Crossed by Angela M Bernardi
What Lies Beneath by Branden Hoskins
The Soldier, an Artist by C.R. (name not published on request)
In Too Deep by Hayden Braeburn
The Stranger Inside by Evan McCarty
Sea Change by J.C. Fralick
The Last Apple by Jim Driesen
At the Pond by Jolan Marchese
Going Home by James Chmura
The Choice of Memory by Luke Yoder
Lost At Sea by Michelle Ochsner
A Mother’s Love by Thomas Alcorn
The World Below by Bill Naze
5 – Book Proposals That Worked: Real Book Proposals That Landed $10-$100K Publishing Contracts
The Legend of Bronagh Duffy by Charlie Holmes
Game of Indiscretion by Brenda Treppiedi
Cooking Up Just Rewards by Lisa Loucks Christenson
Panacea by Travis Cranfill
Hands Island by Gene La Viness
7 – Query Letters That Worked
Gotcha! by Noah Kenney
Takeover, Liquidate and Cash Out by Django Mathijsen
The Great Mistake by Mark D. Steffen
High Tide by Matthew Baganz
The Red Scare by Ryan Funk
The Keeper by Kathy Harding
Beach Walkers by Francisco Rey Davila
35 – GRAB BAG!
The Sirens of Lake Superior by Lindsay DeWitt
Never…Ever by Albert Lee Moran
Life Lessons From The Sea by Lori Teragawachi
Last Words by Joanne Hirase-Stacey
Hunger is the Best Sauce by Yoichi Suzuki
Catch and Release by Karen Einsel
A Rose by Any Other Name by Nancy Maleki
Never Look Back by Tabetha McFarland
Make A Wish by Jennifer Hawkins
Triton by Matthew Perez
It Was Too Late by Michael T. Smith
Sweet Caroline by Maria Moronta
Siren Song by Kathie Bakken
A Tap in Time by Renee Holland Davidson
Orchid Moon by Don Foy
Back To The Beginning by Esther Drum
Sea of Dreams by Lisa L. Taiz
Brain-Fix by Ronald Robert Moore
Water Memories by Jerry Irelan
Depthspawn by S J Fortune
Little Ted by Valerie Wallander
Something Fishing by Jonathan Face
Located by Laura Lovic-Lindsay
Deep Blue by Laura Interval
The Wergild by Erica Rau
In Deep by Janice Jones
Choices by Cheryl Graziano
Bad Prey Dying by Kelly Haas Shackelford
Good Virus by Nicole Castillo
Pulled from the Deep by Sallie White
Divided Loyalties by F.E. Arcand
Going Away by Sabrina Duong
Rescued by Kara Donadt
Ending the Storm by Patrick Martyn
Love is Four Letter Word by Maureen Lee
