1st Place
A Minor Sacrifice? by Carrie Ott, Meadville, PA
What Carrie 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
— How to Write, Publish and $ell Ebooks
— How to Publish a Profitable Emag
— How to Be a Syndicated Newspaper Columnist Special (includes the book; database of 6000+ newspapers; and database of 100+ syndicates)
2nd Place
The Search by Karen Kennedy, East Burke, VT
What Karen 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
— How to Write, Publish and $ell Ebooks
— How to Publish a Profitable Emag
— How to Be a Syndicated Newspaper Columnist Special (includes the book; database of 6000+ newspapers; and database of 100+ syndicates)
3rd Place
Lost Dreams by Wendy McNew, Chicago, IL
What Wendy 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
— How to Write, Publish and $ell Ebooks
— How to Publish a Profitable Emag
— How to Be a Syndicated Newspaper Columnist Special (includes the book; database of 6000+ newspapers; and database of 100+ syndicates)
20 – Honorable Mentions (In no particular order):
Unscheduled Stop by Jamie Bell, St. Louis, MO
The Final Game by Lindsay Lackey, Colorado Springs CO
A Sibling’s Rival by Denise Heinze, Durham, NC
Serenity by Jackson Carter, Kalispell, MT
Jenny’s Silk Pajamas by Kris Lester, Birmingham, AL
Meet Me Off the Train by Sheila Newton, North Shields, Tyne and Wear, United Kingdom
The Trestle by Steve Raap, Nekoosa, WI
The Purpose by Chad Christman, Smyrna, GA
Smokestack Lightning by Kalen Grace, Fenton, MO
Hotel California by Joe Martelle, Cardinal, ON, Canada
Possum Stew by Sherry Beth Connot, Gering, NE
Thelma’s Birthday Wish by Faye E. Arcand, Okanagan Falls, BC, Canada
Murder in the Desert by Dennie DeBellis, New Milford, CT
When Children are Lost by Timothy Miller, Green Bay, WI
Daddy by Christy Adams, Madison, FL
Snowblind by Walter Quinn, Kenmore, NY
Emma’s Choice by Rhonda Davis, Waxahachie, TX
The Winter of Her Life by Kristin Carter, Duck River, TN
The Soul Tree by Geoff Haden, Providence Forge, VA
Untitled by Linda Walker, Cypress, TX
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!
5 – Freelance Income Kit
Emma Reinhardt, Gainesville, GA
Patricia I. Escarcega, Tolleson, AZ
Steven Werning, Santa Cruz, CA
Laura Burke, Lakeland, FL
Ashley Rieser, Lower Burrell, PA
15 – TWMR
Cherlyn Thomas, Duluth, GA
Carol Sue Saunders, Bigfork, MT
Jonette Stabbert, Amstelveen, The Netherlands
Rita Waldrop, Atlanta, GA
Andrew Dayton, Royal Oak, MI
Richard Reck, Williamstown, NJ
Erica Navickas, Bragg Creek, Alberta
Nicole Amsler, Springboro, OH
Nivedita Barve, Pune, Maharashtra, India
Rebecca Campobasso, Yucca Valley, CA
Jason Steele, Chicago, IL
AJ Scudiere, Gallatin, TN
Marianne Royston, Virginia Beach, VA
Alexandra Florys, Bialystok, Poland
Carol Tillyer, Doncaster, East Vic, Australia
5 – Book Proposals That Worked: Real Book Proposals That Landed $10-$100K Publishing Contracts
Erick Harper, Tyler, MN
Erin Jarvis, Oakland, CA
Lynn Butcher, Mankato, MN
Renee Holland Davidson, Brea, CA
Constance Gill, Libertyville, IL
7 – Query Letters That Worked
Christopher Gilbert, Miami, FL
John Norris, San Diego, CA
Maryellen Donohoe, Rochester, NY
G. David Foster, Loveland, CO
Leah Gray, Flossmoor, IL
Maureen Lee, New Brighton, PA
Deborah Koller-Feeney, Syosset, NY
30 – GRAB BAG!
Mason Stetler, Durango, CO
Rickey Pittman, Monroe, LA
Jack Mason, Binghamton, NY
Edith Knehans, Northglenn, CO
Nicole Wolverton, Aldan, PA
Pat Michel, Marianna, FL
Ryan Notch, Aurora, CO
Patricia Maxwell, Lenox, MA
Julie Mark Cohen, Latham, MA
David Chambers, Weymouth, MA
Marcia A. Sherman, Sewell, NJ
Candy Lutes, Moncton, NB, Canada
David T. Wolf, San Carlos, CA
Christine Hinton, Raritan, NJ
Sarah Stefanik, Wells, ME
Tracy House, Chandler, AZ
Andrea Kuska, Spanaway, WA
Nicole Wolverton, Aldan, PA
Deborah Anderson, Bethalto, IL
Amanda Kendle, Duncraig, WA
Jami Reeves, Griffin, GA
Francisco R. Davila, Buffalo, NY
Abbey Windham, East Northport, NY
Brittany Justice, Waco, TX
Sharon D. Anderson, Vero Beach, FL
Chris Jakubowicz, Columbus, NC
Elizabeth Stokes, Corbett, OR
Constance Sammarco, Jarrettsville, MD
Helen R. Claw, Alta, WY
Melanie Young, Blaine, WA