We're excited to announce the winners for the 2009 Pikes Peak Writers Fiction Writing Contest: The Paul Gillette Awards. In addition to the other prizes, each winner or finalist will receive the code to place the appropriate badge on their website and/or blog. The First Place Winners Are:
Children's (ages 8-12) - Cecilia Boyles - Parker, CO - Seashell Secrets
Historical Fiction - Nancy Wisgirda - Meadville, PA - Grace
Mainstream - Mark Ortler - Aurora, CO - Crossing Boundaries
Mystery/Suspense/Intrigue - Vicki Kinzie -Longmont, CO - Dreams that Drip with Murder
Romance - Lana Williams - Colorado Springs, CO - Trust in Me
Science Fiction/Fantasy/Horror - Scott Lambert - Beulah, CO - Crossing the Labyrinth
Short Stories: Yat-Yee Chong - Ft. Collins, CO - Flavor and Essence
Young Adult (ages 12-18) - Sara Jade Alan - Denver, CO - Spontaneous Combustion
Children's (ages 8-12)
Second Place: Carlos A Sintes - Woodridge, IL - Secret of McClintock Forest
Third Place: Sherrie Petersen - Solvang, CA - Secret of Undine
Historical Fiction
Second Place: Christian Marcus Lyons - Lafayette, CO - Throwing Rocks at God
Third Place: Marc Graham - Castle Rock, CO - Confessio Nauticus: Prince of the West
Mainstream
Second Place: Judith Logan - Highlands Ranch, CO - Tap Dancing on a Spider Web
Third Place: Alan Chaput - Bluffton, SC - Savannah Oak
Mystery/Suspense/Intrigue
Second Place: Patricia McFarland - Colorado Springs, CO - The Third Eye
Third Place: Luther M Mays - Ft. Collins, CO - Dan's War
Romance
Second Place: Anne M MacFarlane - Colorado Springs, CO - Promise Kept
Third Place: Elysia Whisler - Manassas, VA - Black Rocks
Science Fiction/Fantasy/Horror
Second Place: Julie Kazimer - Westminster, CO = The Body Dwellers
Third Place: Ash Krafton - Barnesville, PA - Bleeding Hearts
Short Stories
Second Place: Lucy Colville - Colorado Springs, CO - Little Red
Third Place: Roberta Crownover - Colorado Springs, CO - Friends
Young Adult (ages 12-18)
Second Place: Katharine M Bjornestad - Sundance, WY - Daughter of the Wind
Third Place: Laura K Deal - Boulder, CO - Drift Bones
