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Contest Winners

Contest Winners

Since 2016, we’ve hosted contests for writers in all different genres. It’s our privilege to congratulate the winners! Their hard work, commitment to craft, and courage to submit is to be applauded. The Winners Circle is a place we celebrate our contest winners and find out what inspired their winning entries. We hope you’ll be inspired too! To see a full list of contest winners, click here.

Latalya Russell Winners Circle

Latalya Russell

Contest: Contemporary Romance First Pages | 3rd Place

DOES IT HAVE TO BE YOU

June 14, 2024

Nicole Groeneweg Winners Circle

Nicole Groeneweg

Contest: Narrative Nonfiction Picture Book | 4th Place

HAPPY IN NATURE: THE STORY OF EARTH DAY FOUNDER, GAYLORD NELSON

May 31, 2024

Nicki Jacobsmeyer Winners Circle

Nicki Jacobsmeyer

Contest: Narrative Nonfiction Picture Book | 3rd Place
RISE OF AN UNDERDOG

May 17, 2024

Angela Calabrese Winners Circle

Angela Calabrese

Contest: Narrative Nonfiction Picture Book | 1st Place

CRACK! CHICK! BOOM! THE STORY OF LEGENDARY JAZZ DRUMMER CHICK WEBB

May 3, 2024

Jean Lennon - IFW Contest Winner

Jean Lennon

Contest: Essay to My Younger Self | 5th Place
WELL, SHE WAS JUST SEVENTEEN
March 1, 2024

Laura Thomas - IFW Contest Winner

Laura Thomas

Contest: Essay to My Younger Self | 1st Place
THE NEST OF NOW
February 16, 2024

Katie Dolgert - Winners Circle

Katie Dolgert

Contest: Essay to My Younger Self | 2nd Place
DIAGNOSIS DAY
February 2, 2024

Rae-Dawn Brightman - Winners Circle

Rae-Dawn Brightman

Contest: Thriller First Pages | 2nd Place
30 MINUTES TOO LATE
January 19, 2024

Diane Merz - Winners Circle

Diane Merz

Contest: Thriller First Pages | 1st Place
RUBY TUESDAY
January 5, 2024

Sandra Jackson-Opoku - Winners Circle

Sandra Jackson-Opoku

Contest: Thriller First Pages | 5th Place
LOST AMONG STRANGERS
December 22, 2023

Arlo Sharp - - Winners Circle

Arlo Sharp

Contest: Thriller First Pages | 4th Place
A Doll to Kiss, A Doll to Kill
November 3, 2023

Lynn Slaughter - Winners Circle

Lynn Slaughter

Contest: Thriller First Pages | 3rd Place
Missing Mom
October 20, 2023

Rebecca Loescher - Winners Circle

Rebecca Loescher

Contest: Fall Poetry | 2nd Place
Leaf Me Alone
October 6, 2023

Jill Proctor - Winners Circle

Jill Proctor

Contest: Fall Poetry | 1st Place
Scarecrow
September 22, 2023

McKelle Anderson - winners circle

McKelle Anderson

Contest: Great Outdoor Picture Books | 1st Place
THERE IS NOTHING SCARY HERE
July 21, 2023

Kimberly Kenna - winners circle

Kimberly Kenna

Contest: Middle Grade Mystery | 2nd Place
17 Sherlock Lane
July 7, 2023

ICL Contest Winner Kelly Bakshi

Kelly Bakshi

Contest: Great Outdoors Picture Book | 5th Place
When Thomas Cole Painted
June 23, 2023

ICL Contest Winner Amanda Flinn

Amanda Flinn

Contest: Great Outdoor Picture Book | 4th Place
Let’s Get Outside
June 9, 2023

IFW Contest Winner Shelley Jones Clark

Shelley Jones Clark

Contest: Funny Family Essay | 1st Place
Say Cheese
June 2, 2023

Skip Zetzman IFW Contest Winner

Skip Zetzman

Contest: Sci-Fi First Pages | 4th Place
Rust of the Soul
July 8, 2022

Amy Hansen IFW Contest Winner

Amy Hansen

Contest: Sci-Fi First Pages | 3rd Place
Galactic Wormships
June 24, 2022

Brent Meranda IFW Contest Winner

Brent Meranda

Contest: Sci-Fi First Pages | 1st Place
Rocket Man
May 20, 2022

Stephanie Bearce

Stephanie Bearce

Contest: Middle Grade Mystery | 1st Place
Moonrise Murder
May 6, 2022

Tabbi Hodges Barrow ICL Green Post

Tabbi Hodges Barrow

Contest: YA Fantasy First Pages | 3rd Place
Sole Angel
August 7, 2020

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