2012 PPW Fiction Writing Contest Winners

Announcing the winners in the 2012 Pikes Peak Writers Fiction Writing Contest!

CHILDRENS (ages 8-12)

1. Ceil Boyles, Parker, CO, for "Hooked"

2. Danelle Miller, CS/CO, for "David Hale in the Land of Up-Size Down"

3. Cheryl Dale, Yakima, WA, for "Word Swallowing"

YA (ages 12-18)

1. Beth Christopher, Broomfield, CO, for "Disappear"

2. Debbie Allen, Woodland Park, CO, for "The Undone"

3. Christine Devlin, Denver, CO, for "St. Vitus Academy Book One: The Lazarus Rock."

HISTORICAL FICTION

1. Cynthia Mines, Wichita, KS, for "Heaven in a Wildflower"

2. Elaine Powell, Manchester, England, for "The Canterbury Witnesses"

MAINSTREAM

1. Victoria Bell, Ottawa, Ontario, for "Letting Go"

2. Diane Owens, Austin, TX, for "Thin Places"

3. Robert Welshons, Cedar Falls, IA, for "Life is a Carnivore"

MYSTERY/SUSPENSE/INTRIGUE

1. Powl Smith, CS/CO, for "The Treasure of Seleucia"

2. Margaret Parks, Tijeras, NM, for "Murder in Madrid"

3. Georgeanne Nelson, CS/CO, for "Morning Edge"

ROMANCE

1. Andrea Stein, Breckenridge, CO, for "Marie Galante"

2. Michael Hope, Littleton, CO, for "Annabelle Returns"

SCIENCE FICTION/FANTASY/HORROR

1. Lawdon, Centennial, CO, for "Would I Ly 2 You"

2. Kenneth Harmon, Ft. Collins, CO, for "The Amazing Mr. Howard"

3. Barb Nickless, CS/CO, for "The Quick"

SHORT STORY

1. Cynthia Ivers, Denver, CO, for "Biting Time"

2. Catherine Dilts, CS/CO, for "Georgia Peach"

3. Terri Weiss, Croton on Hudson, NY, for "By Order of the Synod"

Congratulations to everyone!