Announcing the Winners of the 24th Annual Writer’s Digest Short Short Story Competition
Congratulations to the winners of the 24th Annual Writer’s Digest Short Short Story Competition!
Out of many great entries, WD editors selected the following 25 winners:
1. “The Fountain of Ruth” by Karin Patton
2. “Cotton” by Jasmine Griffin
3. “Sixteen, Summer” by Shannon Bowring
4. “Epilogue: The Story After the Story” by Jim Hunstein
5. “Unscratched” by NVMann
6. “Midrise” by Michele Ruby
7. “The Personality Writer” by Jenno Kane
8. “Ghosts of Winter” by Ronald McGuire
9. “Beyond the Fence” by Noreen Kilbride
10. “We Could Never Afford a Headstone” by Clayton Bradshaw-Mittal
11. “The Smell of Old Books” by David Osgood
12. “Twister” by Gary V Powell
13. “Last Writes” by William County
14. “Last Call” by Kate Adams
15. “Road To Nowhere” by Jennifer Braunfels
16. “A Crown of Azaleas” by Ramona Richards
17. “Hope Never Stops-at-All” by Tiffany Link
18. “The Last Migration” by Robyn Dabney
19. “The Thought of Remembering” by D'Spencer Luyao
20. “The Empress in the Front Yard” by Kristofer Schleicher
21. “A Numbers Game” by John Foley
22. “Dear” by Marilyn Hope
23. “Last Words of Ordinary Things: The Wristwatch” by L.C. Davis
24. “The Okie Dokie” by Rachel Childers
25. “Why Do They Call It Toilet Water?” by Amy DeFlavis
Since obtaining her MFA in fiction, Moriah Richard has worked with over 100 authors to help them achieve their publication dreams. As the managing editor of Writer’s Digest magazine, she spearheads the world-building column Building Better Worlds, a 2023 Eddie & Ozzie Award winner. She also runs the Flash Fiction February Challenge on the WD blog, encouraging writers to pen one microstory a day over the course of the month and share their work with other participants. As a reader, Moriah is most interested in horror, fantasy, and romance, although she will read just about anything with a great hook.
Learn more about Moriah on her personal website.
