2008 Genre Short Story Winner

Announcing the Genre Short Story winners of the 77th Annual Writer's Digest Writing Competition

Children's/YA Fiction Winners

Winner:
R.K. Chandler
Monterey CA

1. MelanieL.McCree
   VancouverWA
2. DavidM.Thomas
   MontereyCA
3. KathrynCryan
   GlastonburyCT
4. LisaCobbSabatini
   ExeterPA
5. PatriciaLittle
   BeavertonOR
6. BennettR.Hipps
   MidlandGA
7. MatthewMaybray
8. GerryGriffiths
   San JoseCA
9. ChristinHaws
   ClintonIL
10. RobertaM.Pala
    CentrevilleVA
11. KimberlyYerina
    MarillaNY
12. TracyTandy
    San RafaelCA
13. NikkiDeckon
    WilsonvilleOR
14. JamesDavidRobertson
    Uijeongbu-siSouth Korea
15. VictoriaOhlin
    AkronOH
16. EricWestley
    ArlingtonVA
17. JamesHoward
    BuffaloNY
18. BennettR.Hipps
    MidlandGA
19. TwylaMartin
    Grand JunctionCO
20. DavidBuffum
    BrooklynNY
21. StephanieBurkhart
    CastaicCA
22. CharlesWarren
    BartowFL
23. NicholasV.HeartMan
    MasonOH
24. GerryGriffiths
    San JoseCA
25. KenR.Zibell
    MilwaukeeWI
26. RichardD.Smith
    TyroneGA
27. GaryL.Caldwell
    GainesvilleTX
28. MarciaWomack
    ChicagoIL
29. ElaineKolumba
    AuroraOH
30. TeresaLittle
    JacksonvilleFL
31. DeeAlessandraSugalski
    CharlestonTN
32. ChrisBoyle
    HendersonvilleTN
33. SummerDalgarn
    MeridianID
34. JimGrigsby
    SebastianFL
35. IrvHaberman
    Richmond HillONCanada
36. DonovanR.Walling
    BloomingtonIN
37. LindaAschbrenner
    MarshfieldWI
38. DonovanR.Walling
    BloomingtonIN
39. L. GuyLeVee
    EldersburgMD
40. NatalieWasmer
    DallasTX
41. LewOsteen
    SacramentoCA
42. StephenM.Clark
    LouisvilleKY
43. MichaelLawson
    CincinnatiOH
44. MicheleKramer
    South AmboyNJ
45. ChristopherRyan
    New MilfordNJ
46. ShelbyBeckett
    TulsaOK
47. L. B.Garman
    LongmontCO
48. AndrewPeterson
    BradleyCA
49. MarkW.Moronell, M.D.
    AnchorageAK
50. MarkD.Moronell, MD
    AnchorageAK
51. JoannaJohn
    AtlantaGA
52. JillM.Gordon
    Prairie Du ChienWI
53. JenniferM.Leach
    WashingtonDC
54. JohnYarrow
    PretoriaSouth Africa
55. AmandaSinquefield
    Olive BranchMS
56. LouiseFurleyMcRorie
    Fort LauderdaleFL
57. Pierre-AlexandreSicart
    Xindian CityTaipei CountyTaiwan, Republic of China
58. DeborahNold
    Yuba CityCA
59. danbalman
    marcellusNY
60. ChristopherKokoski
    JeffersonvilleIN
61. LaurelWilczek
    SaylorsburgPA
62. GeneAndrewHoback
    Lake ElsinoreCA
63. JimPhillips
    SaginawMN
64. DebbieGillette
    Fort WorthTX
65. JohnHirtle
    GreenlandNH
66. GerryGriffiths
    San JoseCA
67. ElyseMoran
    MarshfieldMA
68. SusanK.Salzer
    ColumbiaMO
69. RobertA.Lindblom
70. CharlotteCohen
    WestminsterCA
71. RichardM.Bauer
    LangleyWA
72. StephenCvengros
    RedmondWA
73. BillieTravalini
    WilmingtonDE
74. HerbertSpohn
    TopekaKS
75. TrevorTitus
    OwatonnaMN
76. KellyMurray
    Mount HorebWI
77. MortonM.Rumberg
    Rancho CordovaCA
78. BillieTravalini
    WilmingtonDE
79. PatrickKlingaman
    KitteryME
80. BrianJames
    ColumbiaSC
81. NikkiDeckon
    WilsonvilleOR
82. MarkE.Daugherty
    StauntonVA
83. HeatherPatterson
    BloomingtonIL
84. SilkeChambers
    BoardmanOH
85. MarieAnderson
    La GrangeIL
86. J.R.Beau
    La GrandeOR
87. JimMarionEtter
    BethanyOK
88. CarlaJ.Trabert
    Columbia CityIN
89. CharlotteEhney
    GreenwoodSC
90. RichardA.Standring
    PembrokeMA
91. TeresaFreemanCravens
    ManchesterTN
92. JamesF.Smith
    St AugustineFL
93. BrianneLinn
    Lock HavenPA
94. JaimieFrattolillo
    Hamilton SquareNJ
95. P. B.Fox
    CoarsegoldCA
96. SharonWahl
    KatyTX
97. KatieHarrisRichardson
    HavreMT
98. DavidM.Thomas
    MontereyCA
99. ToniSalyers
    GreenfieldOH

Click on the category name below to see the top 100 winners in each area:

Grand Prize Winner
Children's/YA Fiction
Feature Article
Genre Short Story
Inspirational
Mainstream Fiction
Nonrhyming Poetry
Memoir/Personal Essay
Rhyming Poetry
Stageplay
Screenplay