Below is the list of winners and VIP judges for the 2012 Pikes Peak Writers Fiction Contest. Congratulations to all the writers who entered and placed in 2012!
| Winner List – 2012 Pikes Peak Writers Fiction Contest | ||
| Children’s (Ages 8-12) | Location | Title |
| 1st: Ceil Boyles | Parker, CO | Hooked |
| 2nd: Danelle Miller | Colorado Springs, CO | David Hale in the Land of Up-Size-Down |
| 3rd: Cheryl Dale | Yakima, WA | Word Swallowing |
| Historical Fiction | ||
| 1st: Cynthia Mines | Wichita, KS | Heaven in a Wildflower |
| 2nd: Elaine Powell | Manchester, UK | The Canterbury Witnesses |
| Mainstream | ||
| 1st: Victoria Bell | Ottawa, ON | Letting Go |
| 2nd: Diane Owens | Austin, TX | Thin Places |
| 3rd: Robert Welshons | Cedar Falls, IA | Life is a Carnivore |
| Mystery / Suspense / Intrigue | ||
| 1st: R. Powl Smith | Colorado Springs, CO | The Treasure of Seleucia |
| 2nd: Margaret Parks | Tijeras, NM | Murder in Madrid |
| 3rd: George Anne Nelson | Colorado Springs, CO | Morning Edge |
| Romance | ||
| 1st: Andrea Stein | Breckenridge, CO | Marie Galante |
| 2nd: Michael Hope | Littleton, CO | Annabelle Returns |
| Science Fiction / Fantasy / Horror | ||
| 1st: Lawdon | Centennial, CO | Would I Ly 2 You |
| 2nd: Kenneth Harmon | Fort Collins, CO | The Amazing Mr. Howard |
| 3rd: Barbara Nickless | Colorado Springs, CO | The Quick |
| Short Stories | ||
| 1st: Cynthia Ivers | Denver, CO | Biting Time |
| 2nd: Catherine Dilts | Colorado Springs, CO | Georgia Peach |
| 3rd: Terri Weiss | Croton on Houston, NY | By Order of the Synod |
| Young Adult (Ages 12-18) | ||
| 1st: Beth Christopher | Broomfield, CO | Disappear |
| 2nd: Debbie Allen | Woodland Park, CO | The Undone |
| 3rd: Christine Devlin | Denver, CO | St. Vitus Academy Book One: The Lazarus Rock |
2012 VIP Judges:
A huge thank you to all of the 2012 VIP judges!
- Romance: Leis Pederson, Associate Editor for the Berkley Publishing Group
- Short Story: Leanne L. Burroughs of Highland Press
- Young Adult: Pat Van Wie, Senior Editor at Belle Bridge Books
- Historical: Lois Winston of the Ashley Grayson Literary Agency
- Children: Kelly Sonnack of the Andrea Brown Literary Agency
- Mystery/Suspense/Intrigue: Laura Bradford for the Laura Bradford Agency
- Mainstream: Stacia Decker of the Donald Maass Literary Agency
- SciFi/Fantasy/Horror: Michael Braff, Assistant Editor for Del Rey Spectra
Previous Years’ Winners: