Announcing the Mainstream/Literary Short Story winners of the 78th Annual Writer's Digest Writing Competition
Mainstream/Literary Short Story Winners
Winner:
Yvette Whitaker
Cody WY
- Tim Rocheford, Jr.
Zimmerman MN
- Marilyn Mansfield
Potomac MD
- Yvette Ward-Horner
Cody WY
- Sharon Svesnik
Jacksonburg WV
- Heather Ricks
Lithonia GA
- Donna Welch Jones
Tahlequah OK
- Nancy Jean Carrigan
Warrenville IL
- Anna Lefler
Santa Monica CA
- Jim Fant
Dallas TX
- Patsy Pittman
Vienna WV
- Dorothy McMillan
Riverside CA
- Hiley Ward
Warrington PA
- Zachary Kyle McLendon
Many LA
- Susan Alexander
Albany CA
- Jessica Tedrick
Hamilton OH
- Consuela Golden
Hartsdale NY
- Richard C. Johnston
Grove City OH
- Linda Smith
San Mateo CA
- Paul Coleman
Wappingers Falls NY
- John Cusack
Isle Of Palms SC
- Jennifer Kuntz
Norfolk VA
- Gerald A. Winter
Whiting NJ
- Judy Bowen
Millersville MD
- Gregory Frye
Athens Other Greece
- Dorinda Ohnstad
Hanford CA
- Michael Terry
Honolulu HI
- Cassondra Windwalker
Fort Collins CO
- Justine Mazin
Toronto ON Canada
- Ara Corrigan
Davenport IA
- Valerie Gilford
Bronx NY
- Pat Dunnigan
Riverside IL
- Sonia Suedfeld
Langley BC Canada
- Arlene L. Walker
Cerritos CA
- Paul Schultz
Madison WI
- Bonnie Faye Dunn
Healdsburg CA
- Ali Hajighafouri
Concord CA
- Carol Wobig
Milwaukee WI
- Hannah Langley
Valencia CA
- Lori Otto
Dallas TX
- Charlie M. Clint
Portland OR
- Patsy E. Pittman
Vienna WV
- Brian Mullally
Coburg ON Canada
- Gerene Reid
Bellingham WA
- Gale Whittington
Wetumka OK
- Ramona Scarborough
Salem OR
- Todd Reppert
New York NY
- Florita Bradford
Houston TX
- Kathie Gavel
Crozet VA
- Yvonne Nelson Perry
Bonita CA
- Lynda A.. Babcock
Glastonbury CT
- Casi Butts
Pleasant Prairie WI
- May Allen
Toronto Ontario Canada
- Mary Kennedy
Beverly Hills FL
- Robert Sweeten
Seneca MO
- Caitlin Woodcock
Guelph Ontario Canada
- Stephen J. Ranson
Manahawkin NJ
- Terri Laurent
Grayling MI
- Ryan King
Portland OR
- Debbie Cannizzaro
Mandeville LA
- Christopher Hyatt
Florence KY
- Andrew Zembles
Corona Del Mar CA
- Christy Lynne Trotter
Pontiac IL
- Shelia Sherrill
Chatsworth GA
- Mike Ghirardelli
Parker CO
- Daniel Peters
Lewistown PA
- Valerie Norris
Simpsonville SC
- Megan H. Wright
Gaithersburg MD
- Suzannah Bowser
Arcata CA
- Aimee Dansereau
San Diego CA
- Jonathan Littlefield
Somersworth NH
- Robert Sweeten
Seneca MO
- Jimmy Pack Jr
Philadelphia PA
- Jeanette A. Fratto
Laguna Niguel CA
- Stefanie Kramer
Earling IA
- Charles Bilderback
Michigan City IN
- Tanya Babcock
Wayland NY
- Oswald Angulo
Gainesville FL
- Sabrina Escalante
San Fernando CA
- Mary Ingmire
Franklin TN
- Desiree McClain
Harrisburg NC
- Benjamin Martinson
Vincennes IN
- Robin Favello
New Haven CT
- Stan Sveen
Falcon Heights MN
- Stephen J. Ranson
Manahawkin NJ
- Kim Pierce
Pendleton IN
- Karen Robiscoe
Santa Barbara CA
- Carolyn P.C. Martin
Dallas TX
- Kenny Smith
Edmond OK
- Angela R. Sherwood
Kailua Kona HI
- Robert Godfrey
Glen Allen VA
- Robin Favello
New Haven CT
- Beverly Whitehead
De Funiak Springs FL
- Camelia Townsend
Great Falls VA
- Leslie Rodd
San Francisco CA
- Frank Maciel
Los Angeles CA
- Ray Abernathy
Washington DC
- Nicole Rosner
Pasadena TX
- Casi Butts
Pleasant Prairie WI
- Alvaro de Araujo
Dallas TX
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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