17th Annual Short Short Story Competition Winners List

Writer’s Digest would like to congratulate the winners of the 17th Annual Short Short Story Competition, where writers submit their very best short stories of less than 1,500 words. Please join us in congratulating our winners!

For complete coverage of the 17th Annual Short Short Story Competition, see the July/August 2017 issue of Writer’s Digest. You can read all 25 stories in the 17th Annual Short Short Story Competition Collection.

1. “The Removal” by Lauren Schenkman (extended Q&A)
2. “Nearly Dead” by Nikki Chin
3. “Warm-Blooded Animals” by Kathleen Lane
4. “Fact Sheet” by Tamara Titus
5. “Millisecond” by Sarah Wilson
6. “By Whatever Means” by Stephen Hunt
7. “27 Jars of Mustard” by Joan Freitag
8. “Blue Sky” by Richard D. Carlson
9. “Reductio ad Absurdum” by Sabine Sloley
10. “Accidental Death” by Stacy Whittemore
11. “Abuelito” by Julia Dupuis
12. “Just In Case” by Brittany Kopman
13. “Disruption” by Dionne Peart
14. “A Life Investment” by Charlie McDowell
15. “Mama” by Linda McHenry
16. “Value” by Carl Pogue
17. “123” by Felicia Morrissey
18. “Salt” by Laura Lewis
19. “The Lure” by Rhonda Beauchemin
20. “The Crow’s Nest” by Lynessa Layne
21. “Flicker” by Samantha Marquis
22. “Fishing for Secrets” by Pat McCaw
23. "The Dim" by Angus McLinn
24. “A Killer App” by Fred McGavran
25. “Hateful Games” by Gary Sharpe