Announcing the Genre Short Story winners of the 78th Annual Writer's Digest Writing Competition
Genre Short Story Winners
Winner:
Mart Shaughnessy
Perris CA
- Amanda Sigquefield
Olive Branch, MS
- Alex Sinclair
Stratford CT
- Michael Fourman
Covington GA
- Sheila Romano
Elk Grove CA
- Gerry Griffiths
San Jose CA
- Dawn Boeder Johnson
Stillman Valley IL
- Tialena Elliott
Jamaica NY
- Ben R. Philibert
Saint Louis MO
- Robert Norton
Portland OR
- Katy Kellogg
Las Vegas NV
- Trish Field
San Clemente CA
- Matthew Maybray
Drexel Hill PA
- Hope R. Gillette
Binghamton NY
- Jeff McCormick
Lakeland FL
- H.M. Snow
Minneapolis MN
- Aaron Patterson
Rocky River OH
- James McGowan
Omaha NE
- Ronald Sitarski
Fort Lauderdale FL
- Matthew Maybray
Drexel Hill PA
- Richard Goodman
Boone NC
- James Greer
Commerce City CO
- Robert S. Kidd
North Vancouver BC Canada
- Alicia Stankay
Ambridge PA
- Rachel Kyle
Lumberport WV
- Jen Colbert
Redford MI
- Jon Ripslinger
Davenport IA
- David M. Thomas
Monterey CA
- Brian Trent
Prospect CT
- Steve Dimeo
Hillsboro OR
- M. Grace Matthews
Albany NY
- Chris Alesso
Pleasanton CA
- Fran M. McGovern
Apache Junction AZ
- Katie Pinelli
THE WOODLANDS TX
- David M. Thomas
Monterey CA
- Jason Miller
Pittsburgh PA
- Christopher Hyatt
Florence KY
- Dan Tomasulo
Sea Girt NJ
- LINDA SPOERNER
POWAY CA
- Steven Cormey
Medford MA
- Steven White
Shoreline WA
- Rochelle Weidner
Kaneohe HI
- J. Steven Fleming
Phoenix AZ
- Tim J. Rocheford Jr.
Zimmerman MN
- Laurie Miles
Placentia CA
- Sasha d'Or
Pinckney MI
- Diana Gudrian
Easton PA
- J. Patrick Geraghty
Bayonne NJ
- Alisa Kester
Mount Vernon WA
- Ruth Welburn
Sidney British Columbia Canada
- Joanna R. Smith
Cave Creek AZ
- M. Grace Matthews
Albany NY
- D. J. Bianca
Pompton Plains NJ
- Victoria Ohlin
Akron OH
- Alan Naditz
Sacramento CA
- Michael Pirillo
Rome NY
- John Naylor
Monroeville AL
- Laurie Perkins
Needham MA
- Bruce Graham
Winter Park FL
- Mark E. Daugherty
Staunton VA
- Brenda L. Witcher
Denison TX
- Hilary Tomasek
Cookville TX
- Lisa Fish
Bloomington IN
- Maureen Callan Fisher
Eden Prairie MN
- Kathy Dowell
Vidor TX
- Ebony Mathis-Modlin
Westchester CA
- Christian Triola
Norton OH
- Laurie Perkins
Needham MA
- Hamilton Waymire
Irvine CA
- Ruth Welburn
Sidney British Columbia Canada
- John J. White
Merritt Island FL
- Brian Trent
Prospect CT
- Benjamin H. Foreman
Port Orange FL
- Steve Pantazis
Carlsbad CA
- James C. Devine
El Paso TX
- W. E. Mueller
Chesterfield MO
- Gabriela Santin
Broken Arrow OK
- Gerald Griffiths
San Jose CA
- Bernie Bourdeau
Lakeland FL
- Debbie Gillette
Fort Worth TX
- Jennifer Porter
Ortonville MI
- Hunter Goddard
Englewood CO
- Steven A. Conness
Ottawa IL
- D.B. Jacobson
Sewell NJ
- Melanie Bacon
Waxhaw NC
- RICHARD Murphy
San Augustine TX
- Silvia Nena
San Pedro CA
- Patricia Bowman-Stein Gyulai
North Hollywood CA
- Rebecca Embrich
Simi Valley CA
- Ashley B. Summers
Eureka Springs AR
- W. E. Mueller
Chesterfield MO
- Sandra Buford
Deatsville AL
- Robbb Lightfoot
Palo Cedro CA
- Dada Nabhaniilananda
Los Altos Hills CA
- Mirja Salminen
Bellingham WA
- William Scar
Rancho Palos Verdes CA
- Joseph W. Porter
Venice FL
- Christina Chandler
Manahawkin NJ
- Chloe Ryan Winston
Redding CA
- Daniel Schuler
Mobile AL
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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