​Please note:  due to the pandemic when we were closed last year, and our diminished staff, we have had difficulties  sending back critiques in a timely fashion. We appreciate your continued patience, and will get them back to you asap. Thanks for your understanding!!

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CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR PAST CONTEST WINNERS!

Literary Fiction Contest:

FIRST PLACE: Debra Madaris Efird, Harrisburg, NC for “Choosing Wrong”
SECOND PLACE: Sarah Blanchard, Raleigh, NC for “Revival”
THIRD PLACE: David Snyder, Easley, SC for “The Hellhound”​

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Hard Times Contest:

FIRST PLACE: Patti Lee, N. Bennington, VT for Inadvertent Life Lessons
SECOND PLACE:  Eileen O’Connor, Cambridge, MA for The Fortuneteller
THIRD PLACE:  Marcy Darin, Berwyn, IL for Learning to Breathe

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Poetry Contest:

​ 1st Place: Kristin Leesment, Brevard NC
2nd Place: Teri Vela, Las Vegas NV
3rd Place: Sherron Westerfield, Danville KY

Humor Me Contest

​ 1st Place:  Felicia Vasquez, Ossining NY
2nd Place: James Thurgood, Durham, NC
3rd Place: William Chase, Miami FL

Memoirs Contest: deadline is Dec. 30, 2021. See Contest Page for guidelines.​