Announcing the Winners of the 20th Annual Writer’s Digest Short Short Story Competition
Out of many great entries, WD editors selected the following 25 winners.
Read the Grand Prize winning short story here.
1. “Qutting Time” by Gregory Jeffers
2. “The Pride” by Jane Eaton Hamilton
3. “An Indefinite Progress of Existence” by Sara Lynn Burnett
4. “Frankie’s Mother” by Beth Burnett
5. “The Jury Pool Puzzle” by B. P. Barker
6. “Just a Little Old Lady” by Antoinette Berthelotte
7. “Dad” by Dennys Estevez
8. “A Child’s Night” by Mary Eastham
9. “Ripples” by Angela Sungaila
10. “The Hermit’s Tattoo” by Leslie Kirk Campbell
11. "Mythical Places" by Jessica Hollander
12. "Tear Mine" by Laurel Nathanson
13. "Loretta's Great Deal" by Stephen Michael Berberich
14. "I'm Still Here" by Barbara North
15. "Russell" by Melissa Murphy
16. "Six Pains Over Nine" by Sheilah Michaels
17. "Reflection" by Peter Mayne
18. "April Fool" by Ross N Phillips
19. "A Single Plate" by Liz Waltzman
20. "The Wedding Day" by Ann Menschel
21. "Call Me Pretty" by Mary Maeve McGeorge
22. "On Her Knees" by Susan R. Barclay
23. "Scavenger" by Marci Martin
24. "Sharing Worlds" by Diane Talbert
25. "The Win" by DJ O'Toole
Learn more about first place winner Gregory Jeffers and his writing process in his winner profile.
