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1st Place
An Angel’s Faith, A Mother’s Love by Deidra Whitt Lovegren
What Deidra won:
- $300 Cash Prize
- A FREE BOOK PUBLISHING PACKAGE FROM BOOKLOCKER.COM – valued at $975!!
- Publication of winning story on the WritersWeekly.com website
- A free writing-related print or ebook of the winner’s choice from BookLocker.com
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2nd Place
What Michael won:
- $250 Cash Prize
- Publication of winning story on WritersWeekly.com’s contest website
- A free writing-related print or ebook of the winner’s choice from BookLocker.com
3rd Place
The Watcher in The Glass by Antaeus
What Antaeus won:
- $200 Cash Prize
- Publication of winning story on WritersWeekly.com’s contest website
- A free writing-related print or ebook of the winner’s choice from BookLocker.com
100 – Honorable Mentions! (In no particular order)
Honorable Mention winners receive:
- A free writing-related ebook of the winner’s choice from BookLocker.com
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STORIES WITH *’S BELOW HAVE RECEIVED SPECIAL RECOGNITION!
* A Victimless Crime by Suzanne Lynch
* Time After Time by Samantha Masters
* New York by Bridget San Severino
* A Mouthful of Grass by Chris Russell
* Lambing It by Liam MacDonald
* Love Letters by Laurie O’Connor Stephans
* North Star by Kim L. Bruce
* Surveilling Sunset by Deborah M. Maxey PhD
* Daughter by Eric Perry
* The Attributes by Frank Roe
* The Watched by Cheri Avery Black
Her by Ken Kepner
Shannon Stone by Shannon Stone
Daria Pritchard by Daria Pritchard
Dream On, Child by David Roberts
A You Problem by Meredith Morckel
The Heart’s Path by Marianna Busching
Vantage Point by Lauryne Wright
The Last Laugh by Laura Rolen
The Sorrow of a Metallic Cowboy by Kyle Gordon
The Last Loop by Kimberly Gasuras
Flaws by Don Gerstein
A Bouquet of Illusions by Linda Fine Hunt
I’m Watching You by Ellen Leader
PSST! by Eric E. Wallace
Breakdown by Gail A. Laursen
I Will Watch by Gayle Rodcay
One-Sided by Hunter Sargent
Speeding Into a New Sunrise by Jami Reeves Sealey
Wine Night by Jamie Simpher
The Promise of Peaches by Jimmy Daleson
You Got This, Kiddo by Jennifer Ilarraza
The End of the Bridge by Jennifer Linder
Far From the Sea by Jessica Martel
Well Done by Kenneth J. Goin
Nature Knows by Arlene Holland
Redemption by Kate Ulrich
Don’t Worry Baby by Joan Newkirk
Innocence Is Relative by Jim Driesen
It’s Good to Be Jenny by Anne Wilkins
Summer Forecast by Edith Knehans
The Rules of People-Watching by Kerr Pelto
I Watched You by Julie Sullivan
Eyes on the Prize by Jules Poet
Dressed to Kill? by Jonathan Braunstein
Courtesy Violation by Dave Brill
Letting Love Go by Debby Hays
Building the Collegium Novum by Eliza Haines
I’ve Never Even Been to Stockholm by Bobby Gass
How the Bread Crumbles by Heather Vogler
Out of Sight, Out of Mind by Michael Kugel
The Witness by Bill Wilwers
Payday by John Linder
The Latch by Angela Luo
Milk Carton Baby by Angela S. Walters
The Eyes Have It by Nona Ward
Remember Me by Tim Impila
The Crush That Crushed My Heart by Rickey Pittman, Bard of the South
Clandestine Meeting by Melody Gau
The Watcher by Ronda Del Boccio
Wolf – 369 by Melody McClarty
Recurrence by Susan L. Strong
Murder by Selfie by Steve Denmark
A Skip in Time by James Hobbs
Lost by Rebecca Campobasso
Then I Watched You by Betty Dobson
The Distance Between Us by Carol Kagan
Life is Short by Chevis Trotter
Watch Me by Cindy Strube
The Background Girl by Rebecca Lynn
Song of The Green Sun by Nick Zverloff
Watching by Nelda Holliman-Paden
The Introduction by Cindy Cowherd
The Package by Aqeela Abbas
Date of Incident: July 1, 2026 by A. Shay Andrew
An Unexpected Reunion by Amelia Weissman
Roaching Out by Taylor Sapp
The Last Observer by Keith E. Kilgore Sr.
A Shell’s Throw Away by Arlena Joy
Apple Pie Kinda Day by Tanya Larsen
The Wrong Man by Tammy Ybarra
A Gift from Zeus by Susan Fabio
Ultimate Betrayal by Susan Samlidis
A Skeptical Sleuth by S.D. Hardin
Lack Luster’s First Job by Bob Swafford
The Father’s Watchful Eye by Carolyn Wease
Emily’s Eyes by Christina Doucette
Dear Adam… by Cindy Bartolotta
Mother’s Always Watching by Casey Cherubini
The Mound by Patricia G. Kay
Just the Two of Us by Miranda Rizzo
Whys and Therefores by Dan Hardy
The Birthday Party by Deborah Boller
Misfortune by Margaret Ruttan
First Love by Francisco R. Davila
Watching by Ken Phelan
Decoding Maude by Katherine Muir
The Ragtag Bear by Lisa Thompson
On Reflection… by Malcolm Welshman
IF YOU WON AN HONORABLE MENTION PRIZE, WHICH REQUIRES YOU TO CHOOSE A BOOK, please select a **writing-related ebook** from BookLocker.com and then send your choice to us using THIS FORM.