The Winners of the 19th Annual Writer's Digest Short Short Story Competition

Congratulations to the winners of the 19th Annual Writer's Digest Short Short Story Competition! WD is proud to announce the top 25 winners.

"Hari Om Senior Center" by Reena Shah
"Saint Christopher" by Vance Cariaga
"Station of Life" by Jeannie L. Link
"The Kind You Can Ride" by Eric Reitan
"Sally and the Goldfish" by Samantha Pilecki
"Twice" by Sarp Sozdinler
"Chain" by Daniel Porter
"The Roots of the Tree" by Faye Arcand
"Sacrament" by Laurie Banks
"Morning Glory" by Kaylee Schuler
"Trousers" by Renee Meloche
"When Crickets Go Ninja" by Deborah Burnside
"Shovelhead" by Eugene Jones Baldwin
"The Bird in the Cage" by Allison Paige
"Black Cat" by Charlene Moncrief
"A Spot of Beauty" by Gogi Hale
"Smoke and Mirrors" by Katya Bacica
"A Teaching Moment on Marcus Garvey Boulevard in Brooklyn" by by Michael Reckord
"I Am Jefferson" by Angus Macpherson
"A Sea of Grief" by RoseMary Griffith
"Boom!" by Tom Di Roma
"Sharp Money" by Brian Condike
"Catching Crickets" by Doug McCracken
"Dusty Boots" by Roger Smith
"Crystalline" by Cassandra Satterfield

About Cassandra Lipp

Cassandra Lipp is managing editor of Writer's Digest. She is the author of Queen City Records, which tells the stories behind the indie record shops of Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky. Her work has appeared in Greener Pastures, The Belladonna, Little Old Lady, Points in Case, and Ohio's Best Emerging Poets 2019. Follow her on Twitter @Cassie000000.