Writer’s Digest would like to congratulate our 87th Annual Writer’s Digest Writing Competition winners! For full coverage of the awards, please check out the November/December 2018 issue of Writer’s Digest. For complete coverage of the 87th Annual Writer’s Digest Writing Competition, please check out the November/December 2018 issue of Writer’s Digest, and discover which WD competitions are currently accepting entries at writersdigest.com/competitions.
GRAND PRIZE
Eliot Stein, “The Last Surviving Sea Silk Seamstress” (Magazine Feature Article). Read Stein’s winning entry here. [LINK TO STEIN’S PIECE.] An extended Q&A with our grand-prize winner is also available. [LINK TO Q&A HERE.]
Children’s/Young Adult Fiction
- Sara Hale, “Mintaka Falls to Earth”
- Jeannie Link, “Little Gifts”
- Linda Kao, “Shifting Into Drive”
- Suzanne Moyers, “Eating Clay: A Story”
- Kary Joseph Shender, “Dad’s House”
- Karen Fauris, “From the Windows”
- Rebecca Beyer, “The First Week of February”
- Lisa Daromando, “Pirate Flapjax and the Fancypants”
- Julia Mae Birke, “Thursdays in April”
- Susan Zenker, “Fiend”
Honorable Mentions:
- Yannek Adar
- Sherri Ashburner
- Wendy Barton
- Dorothy Blackman
- Angela De Groot
- Evelyn DeLaney
- Keeley Despain
- Jan Evans
- Emma Fox
- Kayte Greenfelder
- Michael Harley
- Brooke Hartman
- Tpaul Homdrom
- Joann Howeth
- Jodi Icenoggle
- S. Knaub
- Drucilla Knutsen
- Susan Kusterle
- Susan L. Lipson
- Jennie MacDonald
- Nicole Magoon
- Shane Marquardt
- Linda Medura
- Barb Miller
- Marsha Porter
- Christian Radclifffe Rippy
- Haley Reasons
- Patti Richards
- Karalyn Semonian
- Tessa Shaffer
- Kathleen St. Claire
- Melissa Stiveson
- Shannon Taggart
- Patricia Tanumihardja
- Donna Turello
Genre Short Story
- Leo Atteberry, “Prometheus”
- Michael Barrett, “Projects”
- David Raybould “Johnson”
- William Pierce, “Spriggans”
- Scotty Williams, “Love After the Apocalypse”
- Sean King, “A Rocky Road to Calcutta”
- Kimberly Brown, “Pax”
- Rob Cain, “Cyclopia”
- Jacob Austin, “Eric Roseman’s Poem”
- Catherine Brown, “Paradoxical Timing”
Honorable Mentions:
- Laura Adams
- Karma Lei Angelo
- Jay Baker
- Kathy Bradshaw
- Jeffrey Bruce
- Richard Cass
- Billy Chadwick
- Regina Clarke
- Danielle Cook
- Annabelle Corrick
- Michael Costello
- Elizabeth Cunningham
- Ashley D’Andrea
- Patrick A. Davy
- James Faris
- Cory Grewell
- William Harman
- Beverly Harris
- E. Irvin
- Karl Jorgenson
- Karen Kent
- Caenys Kerr
- Jacob La Jeunesse
- Rebecca Lane Beittel
- Melinda Loomis
- Barbara McDowell
- Tawni Pettit
- Tracey Phillips
- Darlene Prickett
- Alasdair Robertson
- Jon Schmidt
- Jack Solomon
- Trena Tegan
- Leslie Wibberley
- Yinlan Zhang
Inspirational Writing
- Judy Burke, “The Bench”
- Teresa Weaver, “Greener Grass and Other Marriage Myths”
- Lyn G. Brakeman, “Can Anger Be Mercy?”
- Paul Wm. Schubert, “The Great Garden Plot Betrayal”
- Roberta Updegraff, “My Father’s Hands”
- Demetria Gilliam-Williams, “Meet Maurice”
- Ida Soon-ok Hart, “Onionskins”
- Ann Gilbreth, “Wisdom”
- Wesley Provine, “Hope and Mercy”
- Ann Gilbreth, “SSSSHHHHHHH”
Honorable Mentions:
- David Anderson
- Elaine Anghelescu
- Georgette Beck
- Quinten Berger
- Sheryl Boldt
- Nathan Brisby
- Tez Brooks
- Megan Burkhart
- Nicholas Cole
- Christopher Congdon
- Laura Corbino
- Carolyn Davis
- Judy Dozier
- Joseph Emerson
- Roberta Gastineau
- Katie Gienapp
- Margaret Harris
- Theresa Henige
- Nancy Hoag
- Elaine Isaacson
- Denise Kohlmeyer
- Toni Lepeska
- Christine Litton
- Lee McIlroy
- Joanie Miller
- Vanessa Moore
- Peggy Morris
- Julie Nemes
- Anita O’Carroll
- Robyn Spradlin
- Leigh Ann Thomas
- Erica Thompson
- Teresa Weaver
- Penelope Williams
Magazine Feature Article
- John Moir, “A Kindness While Dying”
- Julie Jacobs, “Making Noise”
- Alison Wilcox, “Two Derbies and a Prayer”
- Elizabeth Bergstone, “Red, Black—and White”
- Gretchen Sanders, “Capturing the Moon”
- Kathy Bradshaw, ”Come Shell or High Water: Oyster Shell Recycling Along Louisiana’s Coastline”
- Antoine Reid, “Hustle & Grow”
- Cynthia Furlong Reynolds, “Ginger Stands Her Ground”
- Elaine Howley, “Bewitching Belief”
- Kristen Hallows, “Architecture From a Psychotic Viewpoint”
Honorable Mentions:
- Barbara Bamberger Scott **
- Kathy Bradshaw
- Carolyn Fraiser
- Katie Giorgio
- Stephanie Grossman
- Natalie Hayek
- Christy Heitger-Ewing*
- Elaine Howley*
- Lini Kadaba
- Cheryl Katz
- Breandan Kearney
- Alan McGowan
- Ramona Mead
- Michele Michelet
- Don North
- John Ost
- Larry Owens
- Allison Payne
- Antoine Reid
- Suzanne Rhodes
- Marian Rizzo
- Maryanna Savage Phinn
- Thomas Speicher
- Shirley Stuby
- Mary Taylor
- Angela Waldron*
- Ashley Wang
- Terry Yannetti*
*Recipient of two Honorable mentions
**Recipient of three honorable mentions
Mainstream/Literary Short Story
- Grace Dean, “Ten Thousand Names for Snow”
- Jacob DeVoogd, “The Beginning of Motion”
- Mark Polanzak, “How You Wish”
- Charlotte Palermo, “At Swim”
- Minh-Tam Le, “If Pigs Could Fly”
- James Edward Schuck, “Mrs. Ayres Had a Problem”
- Robert Spencer, “Soquili (Cherokee Pony)”
- Gregory Bertrand, “Immortal Tiger”
- Sheri Taylor-Emery, “The Soda Fountain Sister”
- Laura Kuzma, “Dry Clean Only”
Honorable Mentions:
- Meagan Albertson
- Libby Allen
- Larue Becker
- Pamela Briggs
- Hans Brinkmann
- Christopher Bruce
- Richard Cass
- Jennifer Catto
- Mark Connelly
- Camille Cusumano
- Nicole Disney
- Suzanne M. Garrity
- R. Gonzales
- Sandra SK Hong
- Michael Isoldi
- John Kowite
- Sean Lindsay
- Matthew Murtha
- Rapheal O’Suna
- Alex Pickens
- Deborah Ritchie
- Marian Rizzo
- Brian Robie
- Kim Rogers
- Jean Rover
- Alana Saab
- Daniel Sapone
- Steven Shepard
- Maggie Slutzker
- Hank Snelgrove
- Naomi Velazquez Greene
- Marylin Warner
- E. White
- Janet F. Williams
- Judith Works
Memoir/Personal Essay
- Joelle Anthony, “Sous Chef”
- Karen Baum, “Grime”
- Jason Graves, “Gar(b)age Sales”
- Jason Graves, “Once Upon a Display Mattress”
- Ela Hansen, “Hairfore Art Thou and the Indignities of Middle Age”
- Emily MacGregor, “People Ask Me What It’s Like”
- Paula Becker, “Addiction, Parenting, and Grief”
- Sarah Van Goethem, “A Monologue of Tragedy”
- Renee Fabian, “Vignette of Lesbianism”
- Jennifer Graham, “Requiem for a Jennifer”
Honorable Mentions:
- Julie Anton
- Cathy Arden
- Tara Baesch
- Denny Baker
- Larue Becker
- Linda Gray Bell
- Susan Boyd
- Elise Chidley
- Paul Duchene
- Jane Eppinga
- Bradley Harper
- Sylvie Heyman
- Joy Howard
- Linda Ingalls
- Jackie Jarest
- Suzanne Kazenoff Rosenzweig
- Jude LaHaye
- Melinda Loomis
- Valerie Marier
- Ramona Mead
- Matt Mecoli
- Linda Medura
- Jacquelyn Mitchard
- Susan Montgomery
- Sarah Muller
- Danielle Rios
- Randi Sachs
- Jerry Sampson
- Sandra Staton-Taiwo
- Annie Stout
- Myriah Stubee
- Rene Tastet
- M. Walker
- Courtney Walker
- Dana Wilkinson
Non-Rhyming Poetry
- Frances Judge, “From the Mannequin Factory”
- Carlie Hoffman, “Fair Lawn, NJ”
- George Amabile, “After Viewing the Cave Paintings at Boca De San Julio”
- Harvey Soss, “Lot’s Second Wife”
- Mel Elberger, “Ulysses Returning”
- Barbara R. DuBois, “The Cottonwoods”
- Lindsey Kennedy, “Peaks”
- Pat Anthony, “She Has No Idea”
- Eileen Malone, “Grinding Shells”
- Linda Neal, “Marriage Tract”
Honorable Mentions:
- Claire Accomando
- Ana Alexander
- George Amabile
- Theresa Ammirati
- Jacob Appel*
- Cynthia Balagtas
- Kathryn Berck*
- Anne Bower
- Rebecca Buller
- Julie Carroll
- Dennis Doughty
- Ash Durrance
- Victoria Mary Fach
- Tamara Field
- Carolyn Files
- John S. Gilbertson
- Ellen Graebe
- Bill Hinthorn
- Harrison Hunt
- Patricia Jellerson
- Gloria Keeley
- Ronda Lawson*
- Ron Matros
- Sara McNulty
- Mary K. O’Melveny
- Mary Elizabeth Parker
- Elaine Reardson
- Susan Sample
- Diana Norma Szokolyai
- Heather Van Dam
- Holly Woodward
- Terri Yanetti
*Recipient of two honorable mentions
Rhyming Poetry
- Susan Love Brown, “Autumn Jazz”
- E R Lutken, “She Dances”
- Jean Behr, “Standing”
- Melissa Cannon, “The Lost Father”
- Victoria Mary Fach, “Curating Space: For Gabriel”
- Todd Smith, “Giant Steps”
- Stephen Colley, “Collied Carpets”
- Carla Chervin, “The Falcon was in Love”
- Melissa Cannon, “Postmortem”
- Athar Pavis, “Sunset Surprise”
Honorable Mentions:
- Michael Bemis
- Cordell Caudron
- Carla Chervin
- Bonnie Compton Hanson
- Gary Corseri
- Sid Court
- Lucinda-Sue Crosby
- Robert Daseler
- Lauren de Vore**
- Rose P. Evelyn-Hall
- M. Fletcher
- Jordan Gray
- Aarion Hagan
- Kathleen Henderson
- Marsha Horstmann
- Leland James
- Graham Kash
- Ronda Lawson
- James P. Lenfestey
- R. Lutken
- Suzanne Mattaboni
- Miller*
- Bilal Moon
- Jackson Musker
- Phar Nagle
- Athar Pavis
- Jean Marie Purcell*
- Tina Sacco
- Kathy Smith
- Marion Smith
- Joseph VanBuren
*Recipient of two honorable mentions
**Recipient of three honorable mentions
Stage Play and Television/Movie Script
- Christine Stevens DeLorenzo, “Richer Than a White Man”
- Jeff Mustard, “Exile”
- Connor Keene, “Grey”
- Tom Lavagnino, “Winter Rules All Summer”
- William Gebby, “Dogwood and Sycamore”
- Russ Woody, “Berkeley: A Delightful Place to Avoid Getting Killed”
- John Martins III, “Beneath the Badge”
- Amy Rutledge Jebrine, “Anywhere/Nowhere”
- Kim P. Wells, “Unequally Yoked”
- Jeff Mustard, “Nyssa: The Rise of Reyna Rivers”
Honorable Mentions:
- Robert Arnold
- Erin Bowles
- Michael Brown
- Lane Emma
- Addley Fannin
- Sunee Foley
- Teresa Godfrey
- Frany Gonzales
- Luke Hichman
- Pamela Jamruszka Mencher
- Sheila Jenca
- Wayne Johnson
- Ferris Jones
- Tess Light
- Rima Lyn
- Alan Maislen
- Kathleen McLaughlin
- Dan Noonan
- Joe Ogrinc
- Phil Olson
- Madeline Puccioni
- Joshlyn Racherbaumer
- Ron Radice
- Cecil Ronald
- Kurtis Russell
- Andrew Sarewitz
- Ariona Sherwood
- Siena
- Jerry Slaff
- Cassidy Tilden
- Vadim Trifel
- M. Walton
- Mark Wilt
- Margo Wolfe
- Russ Woody
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