Winter 2025 Winners – WritersWeekly 24-Hour Short Story Contest

* Long Hard Cold Winter by Taylor Sapp
* The H.snOw.A by Jonathan Thomas
* Snowflake by Tanya Larsen
* Mangled by Skip Dyer
* Ayup by Deidra Whitt Lovegren
* Don’t Let Me Go by Matt Chapuran
* Season’s Greetings by Rachael Tomasic
* Neighborhood Rules by Elizabeth Epstein
* The Crazy Lady Next Door by Sandy Lender
* Beliefs by Michael Ray King
* Secret Snowmen by John Lally
* The Frostwood Phenomenon by Bill Wilwers
* Footprints in the Snow by Josephine Strand
* Frostbite by Philip Foy
* The Commuter by Frank Roe
* Catablanca by Rebecca Campobasso
* Lincoln’s Last Stand by J. David Thayer
* Tom’s Tomfoolery by Rickey Pittman

Snowman by Adam Kern
Adam and Eve by Alan Brayne
Snow Time For Secrets by Amanda Boyer
The Genius’ Guide to Making Friends by Anne Wilkins
A Funny Thing About Snowman by Antaeus Balevre
Reindeer Games by Arthur McNamee
Lore, Tradition, and Truth by Aspen Hite
Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner? by Thomas Brodkin
A Moment in Time by Cathy Rattu
Watch What You Ask For by Cheri Lane Avery Black
Shadows in the Snow by Dalton Lintz
The PUD by Nona Ward
Cultural Differences by Terry Schutz
Justice is Served by Susan Fabio
Saving the Day by Steve Warren
Frozen Assets by Sandy Kangas
Here Comes Sandy Claus by Roxanna Benson
Alfred by Mark Coughlin
Sidewalk Sam by G.R. Jerry
The Greatest Snow Job in Town by Lisa Moe
Frosty the Showman by Kirk Jones
* Sleepers by Katherine Bunn
The Fireman’s Folly by Melissa Cate
Snow What by Eric Perry
Strumpets, Suitors, and Snowfalls by Gail L. Choate
Destroy The Past by Nick Zverloff
The Mystery of the Snow People by Jessica Martel
Payback by Patricia G. Kay
The Prankster by Lorna Woulfe
A Secret Well Kept by Katherine Kingman
Repercussions by Catherine Chaddic
There Goes the Neighborhood by Cynthia Gurin
Ho! Ho! Ho! by Nancy Townshend-Vess
Sea-ing Double by Julie Mark Cohen
The Queen of Christmas by Joyce Walker
Skylark Lane by Jaimie Anderson
Clowning Around by Jim Driesen
No Snow Day by Lauryne Wright
Who’s the King Now? by Jodi Webb
Heartbreak Road by Joe LaVenture
Snow Angels by Angela S. Walters
Louisianians in Wisconsin by Annette H. Sharp
Like Good Neighbors by Betty Dobson
A Frosty Reunion by Beth Conklin
Petunia Drive Deviltry by Bob Miller
All Snowmen May Not Be Snowmen by Brian W. Kelly
The Snowwoman Wears Prada by Carol Kagan
The Rivalry by Christy Bass Adams
Operation Smiley Face by Clint Goodwin
A Visit From The Snowman by Dan Hardy, P.E., PTP
A New Tradition by Todd Parisi
Glitter-like Snow by Tavia Moore
Camping with Sasquatch by Suzy Graf
Frostington 2.0 by Sophia Louisa Lee
All’s Well That Ends Well by Teresa Benns
The Snowman Legacy by S.A. McNaughton
Misplaced Humor by Robert DePaolo
Dante’s Divine Comedy Isn’t Funny by Ramona Scarborough
Perspective by Kay Norfleet
A Promise by David Roberts
The Worrying Wilsons by Deborah Lee Hall
Snow Secrets by Don Gerstein
The Little Neighbors by Don Foy
Jubilee by Duane Rygh
Winter’s Greetings by J. Noelle
No So Practical Practical Jokes by Ellen Leader
Chionoandrophobia by Patty Callahan
Season’s Greetings by Freya King
Neighborly by Christian Seabaugh
The Rivalry by Maureen Nelson
Annual Snowscape by H.T. Ashmead
Caricature Snowmen by Janet Lipkin Bein
The Legacy of the Snowwoman of White Cap Mountain by Lorilyn Roberts
Serial Snowman Stalker by Lisa Loucks-Christenson
Snow Funny I Forgot to Laugh by Helen M. Martin
Restoration by Lynnette Kuipers
The Final Winter of Anticipation by Jeanne Marie Oravec
The Winter of Our Discontent by Jamie Simpher
Revenge is a Dish Best Served Cold by Laurie O’Connor Stephans
Snowmaster by Marianna Busching
Clowning Around by Gail A. Laursen
The Sinister Snowman of Sycamore Street by Gayle Rodcay