2009 Genre Short Story Winners

Announcing the Genre Short Story winners of the 78th Annual Writer's Digest Writing Competition

Genre Short Story Winners

Winner:
MartShaughnessy
PerrisCA

1. AmandaSigquefield
   Olive Branch, MS 
2. AlexSinclair
   StratfordCT
3. MichaelFourman
   CovingtonGA
4. Sheila Romano
   Elk GroveCA
5. GerryGriffiths
   San JoseCA
6. DawnBoeder Johnson
   Stillman ValleyIL
7. TialenaElliott
   JamaicaNY
8. BenR.Philibert
   Saint LouisMO
9. RobertNorton
   PortlandOR
10. KatyKellogg
    Las VegasNV
11. TrishField
    San ClementeCA
12. MatthewMaybray
    Drexel HillPA
13. Hope R.Gillette
    BinghamtonNY
14. JeffMcCormick
    LakelandFL
15. H.M.Snow
    MinneapolisMN
16. AaronPatterson
    Rocky RiverOH
17. JamesMcGowan
    OmahaNE
18. RonaldSitarski
    Fort LauderdaleFL
19. MatthewMaybray
    Drexel HillPA
20. RichardGoodman
    BooneNC
21. JamesGreer
    Commerce CityCO
22. Robert S.Kidd
    North VancouverBCCanada
23. AliciaStankay
    AmbridgePA
24. RachelKyle
    LumberportWV
25. JenColbert
    RedfordMI
26. JonRipslinger
    DavenportIA
27. David M.Thomas
    MontereyCA
28. BrianTrent
    ProspectCT
29. SteveDimeo
    HillsboroOR
30. M. GraceMatthews
    AlbanyNY
31. ChrisAlesso
    PleasantonCA
32. Fran M.McGovern
    Apache JunctionAZ
33. KatiePinelli
    THE WOODLANDSTX
34. David M.Thomas
    MontereyCA
35. JasonMiller
    PittsburghPA
36. ChristopherHyatt
    FlorenceKY
37. DanTomasulo
    Sea GirtNJ
38. LINDASPOERNER
    POWAYCA
39. StevenCormey
    MedfordMA
40. StevenWhite
    ShorelineWA
41. RochelleWeidner
    KaneoheHI
42. J. StevenFleming
    PhoenixAZ
43. Tim J.Rocheford Jr.
    ZimmermanMN
44. LaurieMiles
    PlacentiaCA
45. Sashad'Or
    PinckneyMI
46. Diana Gudrian
    EastonPA
47. J. PatrickGeraghty
    BayonneNJ
48. AlisaKester
    Mount VernonWA
49. Ruth Welburn
    SidneyBritish ColumbiaCanada
50. Joanna R. Smith
    Cave CreekAZ
51. M. GraceMatthews
    AlbanyNY
52. D. J. Bianca
    Pompton PlainsNJ
53. VictoriaOhlin
    AkronOH
54. AlanNaditz
    SacramentoCA
55. MichaelPirillo
    RomeNY
56. JohnNaylor
    MonroevilleAL
57. LauriePerkins
    NeedhamMA
58. BruceGraham
    Winter ParkFL
59. Mark E.Daugherty
    StauntonVA
60. Brenda L. Witcher
    DenisonTX
61. HilaryTomasek
    CookvilleTX
62. LisaFish
    BloomingtonIN
63. MaureenCallan Fisher
    Eden PrairieMN
64. Kathy Dowell
    VidorTX
65. EbonyMathis-Modlin
    WestchesterCA
66. ChristianTriola
    NortonOH
67. LauriePerkins
    NeedhamMA
68. HamiltonWaymire
    IrvineCA
69. Ruth Welburn
    SidneyBritish ColumbiaCanada
70. John J.White
    Merritt IslandFL
71. BrianTrent
    ProspectCT
72. Benjamin H.Foreman
    Port OrangeFL
73. StevePantazis
    CarlsbadCA
74. James C. Devine
    El PasoTX
75. W. E.Mueller
    ChesterfieldMO
76. GabrielaSantin
    Broken ArrowOK
77. GeraldGriffiths
    San JoseCA
78. BernieBourdeau
    LakelandFL
79. DebbieGillette
    Fort WorthTX
80. JenniferPorter
    OrtonvilleMI
81. HunterGoddard
    EnglewoodCO
82. Steven A. Conness
    OttawaIL
83. D.B.Jacobson
    SewellNJ
84. MelanieBacon
    WaxhawNC
85. RICHARD Murphy
    San AugustineTX
86. SilviaNena
    San PedroCA
87. PatriciaBowman-SteinGyulai
    North HollywoodCA
88. RebeccaEmbrich
    Simi ValleyCA
89. Ashley B.Summers
    Eureka SpringsAR
90. W. E.Mueller
    ChesterfieldMO
91. SandraBuford
    DeatsvilleAL
92. RobbbLightfoot
    Palo CedroCA
93. DadaNabhaniilananda
    Los Altos HillsCA
94. MirjaSalminen
    BellinghamWA
95. WilliamScar
    Rancho Palos VerdesCA
96. Joseph W.Porter
    VeniceFL
97. ChristinaChandler
    ManahawkinNJ
98. ChloeRyan Winston
    ReddingCA
99. DanielSchuler
    MobileAL

Click below to see the top 100 winners in each category:
Grand-Prize Winner
Children's/YA Fiction
Feature Article
Genre Short Story
Inspirational
Mainstream Fiction
Nonrhyming Poetry
Memoir/Personal Essay
Rhyming Poetry
Stageplay
Screenplay

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