NEW WRITER
New Writer: Creative Non-Fiction 2018
New Writer: Creative Non-Fiction 2018
- Third Honorable Mention: Making Sense of Mormonism by Brian Perrin
- Second Honorable Mention: Another Rule Broken by Jacquelene Rivers
- First Honorable Mention: Dog-ma by Colleen Callahan
- Third Place: By the Short Hairs by Jelene Kirkland
- Second Place Fishing with Heber Stock by Kathy Davidson
- First Place: What Are You Living For? by Samantha Thorup
New Writer: Fiction 2018
- Third Honorable Mention: Erotic Hallucinations by Ramiro Torres
- Second Honorable Mention: A War to Bring Peace by Krystal Gerber
- First Honorable Mention: Lester by Patrick Hare
- Third Place: A Painted Smile by Jonathan Humphries
- Second Place: The Maiden's Request by Gregory Lemon
- First Place: Stumblecookies by Garrett Faulkner
New Writer: First Chapter (Fiction or Non-Fiction) 2018
- Third Honorable Mention: CHARLY&NELLA by Tara Creel
- Second Honorable Mention: MIDNIGHT by Natalie Evjen
- First Honorable Mention: The Shadow Master by Justin Cole
- Third Place: Weight of It All by Paul Warburton
- Second Place: Quests & Confusion by Jenna Harris
- First Place: Ruthless by Patrick Hare
New Writer: Poetry 2018
(only three entries – no honorable mentions)
- Third Place: Charge of the Dark Brigade by Zoe Stoffel
- Second Place: The Passenger by Lori Reichard
- First Place: Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School February 2018 by Daniel Cureton
POETRY
Poetry: Encore Poetry (any category) 2018
Poetry: Prose Poem 2018
- Third Honorable Mention: OUT SLIPS MY THUMB by Jef Huntsman
- Second Honorable Mention: The Tainting of My World by Lorraine Jeffery
- First Honorable Mention: This Mundane Life by Anna Marasco
- Third Place: STEPPING INTO LIGHT by Marie Tollstrup
- Second Place: Rebel by Anna Marasco
- First Place: THE REUNION by Jef Huntsman
Poetry: Prose Poem 2018
- Third Honorable Mention: METHOD TO MADNESS by Marie Tollstrup
- Second Honorable Mention: Norihiko's Bonsai by Jo Harline
- First Honorable Mention: The Ride Home by C.H. Hung
- Third Place: ARCHES by Marie Tollstrup
- Second Place: RED RIVER CHURCH by Marie Tollstrup
- First Place: Scapegoat by Alex Leavens
Poetry: Light Verse (Rhyming, Metrical, and/or Humorous) 2018
- Third Honorable Mention: Raincheck by Jeremy Gohier
- Second Honorable Mention: Video Game Guy by Cesanne Greathouse
- First Honorable Mention: The Perfect Pancake by Nathan Wright
- Third Place: Old Gooselbine's Pumpkin Strudel by Alexis Tate
- Second Place: Wrangler Jeans by Josie Hulme
- First Place: Summer Sandcastles by Charlene Harmon
Poetry: Narrative Poetry (Open or Closed Form) 2018
- Third Honorable Mention: ON SEAFORD HEAD by Kevin Shannon
- Second Honorable Mention: Out of Reach by Alexis Tate
- First Honorable Mention: WAR'S BEAUTIFUL FACE by Marie Tollstrup
- Third Place: This by Lorraine Jeffery
- Second Place: Stepmom by Felicia Rose
- First Place: Straining to Hear by Lorraine Jeffery
Poetry: Word Play 2018
- Third Honorable Mention: Traffic Jam by Amy Leskowski
- Second Honorable Mention: The 105 by Daniel Cureton
- First Honorable Mention: Magpies are Bitches by Candie Thomas
- Third Place: A Body of Work by Denis Feehan
- Second Place: Pineapple Rules by Pam Tucker
- First Place: X-ploring by Grace Jessen
PROSE
Prose: Children's Story 2018
Prose: Creative Non-Fiction 2018
Prose: Encore Prose (any category) 2018
Prose: First Chapter (Novel) 2018
Prose: First Chapter (Young Adult) 2018
Prose: Children's Story 2018
- Third Honorable Mention: As to Plan by Johnny Worthen
- Second Honorable Mention: Heroes Inside of Me by Rachael Jessop
- First Honorable Mention: Just Like Max by Robyn Buttars
- Third Place: The Elusive Socks by Jo Ann Stringer
- Second Place: The Day the Spigot Broke by James Crofts
- First Place: S Is For Small by Robyn Buttars
Prose: Creative Non-Fiction 2018
- Third Honorable Mention: Switchbacks by Jill Bowers
- Second Honorable Mention: SWIFT CURRENT by Jef Huntsman
- First Honorable Mention: Boyfriend by Rena Lesué
- Third Place: Aura by Dianne Hardy
- Second Place: Why We Live on a Homestead by Felicia Rose
- First Place: Klatch by Tim Keller
Prose: Encore Prose (any category) 2018
- Third Honorable Mention: Bubble by Lorraine Jeffery
- Second Honorable Mention: Tempest by Tim Keller
- First Honorable Mention: Jamaica Rush by Jef Huntsman
- Third Place: Matching Baggage by Tim Keller
- Second Place: Thing That I AM by Paul Warburton
- First Place: THE SIREN CALL by Marie Tollstrup
Prose: First Chapter (Novel) 2018
- Third Honorable Mention: The Fates of Stars and People by Daniel Martin
- Second Honorable Mention: Forever, Ethan by Rachel DeFriez
- First Honorable Mention: Salt Lake Sorceress by Heidi Voss
- Third Place: What Comes From Darkness by Amanda Luzzader
- Second Place: A Killer Frost by Amanda Luzzader
- First Place: COYOTE SPILL by Jef Huntsman
Prose: First Chapter (Young Adult) 2018
- Third Honorable Mention: The Unenchanted by Emily Wheeler
- Second Honorable Mention: Felicity by Lynne Allen
- First Honorable Mention: Paige Sampson: Misfit Rebel by Kathryn Ferriello
- Third Place: Grey Matters by Rachel DeFriez
- Second Place: SUNK by Maggie Adams
- First Place: THE CHIME CHILD by Lisa Taylor
Prose: Flash Fiction 2018
- Third Honorable Mention: Exhibition by Jeremy Gohier
- Second Honorable Mention: Flash Ants by Kathy Davidson
- First Honorable Mention: Suburbia by Tim Keller
- Third Place: Falling Off My Shoes by David Rodeback
- Second Place: Marie by David Rodeback
- First Place: No Man's Land by Krystal Gerber
Prose: General Fiction 2018
- Third Honorable Mention: I Made Muffins by David Rodeback
- Second Honorable Mention: SANCTUARY WITHIN by Marie Tollstrup
- First Honorable Mention: THE DEATH OF SAMANTHA ROSE by Warren Stucki
- Third Place: MASKS by Marie Tollstrup
- Second Place: Synthetic Heart by September Roberts
- First Place: The Switchboard Operator by Denis Feehan
Prose: Media Article 2018
- Third Honorable Mention: Faceless But Not Forgotten by Robyn Buttars
- Second Honorable Mention: CONFRONTING SUICIDE by Marie Tollstrup
- First Honorable Mention: Heels by Felicia Rose
- Third Place: "Flaunt It Friday" or "One Woman's Domestic Tale" by Alice Batzel
- Second Place: The Hunger, Anthology, Book Review by Daniel Yocom
- First Place: Local Governments in Ancient Egypt by Sariah Horowitz
Prose: Mystery / Thriller 2018
- Third Honorable Mention: New Job by Denise Johnson
- Second Honorable Mention: Hunger Moon by Sariah Horowitz
- First Honorable Mention: The Model by Neil Dabb
- Third Place: A Cup of Hot Chocolate by Lorraine Jeffery
- Second Place: Regret by Keri Montgomery
- First Place: DISTURBED by Jef Huntsman
Prose: Speculative Fiction 2018
- Third Honorable Mention: Tilting Scales by Richard Timothy
- Second Honorable Mention: Breaking Up With an Angel by Heidi Voss
- First Honorable Mention: City of the Bees by Carol Nicolas
- Third Place: A Friend in Need by Caryn Larrinaga
- Second Place: Missing Persons by Emily Wheeler
- First Place: Life Blossoms by Chris Todd Miller
Prose: Spiritual Personal Essay 2018
- Third Honorable Mention: THE TELLING OF THE BEES by Katharine Goodman
- Second Honorable Mention: Of Crayons and Angels by Amanda Luzzader
- First Honorable Mention: Seek, Find, Be by Julie Walton
- Third Place: The Piglet by Felicia Rose
- Second Place: The Topsy-Turvey World of Our Inherited Wolf-Stories by Shaunna goldberry
- First Place: Within My Glass Box by Joni Haws