Storyteller Award Winner
Blood Ruby Scott Micheel, Albuquerque, NM
Mainstream or Literary Novel
1st Place: A Standard Life. Jim Van Waggoner, Toronto, Ontario Canada
2nd Place: Mile High. J. Alicia Shank, Boulder, CO
3rd Place: The Dry Line. Ramona Gault, Seattle, WA
Mystery/Suspense/Thriller/Adventure Novel
1st Place: The Winslow Incident. S. E. Voss, Portland, OR
2nd Place: Carpet Ride. Norman D. Brown, Leander, TX
3rd Place: Shadow Falls. Gloria O'Shields, Farmington, NM
Romance Novel
1st Place: A Virgin for Valentine's. Cathleen Smith, Albuquerque, NM
2nd Place: Out and About. Pauline Montauge, Napa, CA
3rd Place: Stealing Medicine. Tara J. Myers, Houston, TX
Science Fiction/Fantasy/Horror Novel
1st Place: Blood Ruby. Scott Micheel, Albuquerque, NM
2nd Place: They Called Me Dragon. Gail Gibbs, Tyrone, NM
3rd Place: Guardian of the Mountain: Righteous Anger. David J. Corwell, Albuquerque, NM
Historical/American Frontier/Western Novel
1st Place: The Mikvah. Elisabeth E. Williams, Albuquerque, NM
2nd Place: The African Groundnut Scheme. Laurin A. Keto, Silver Spring, MD
3rd Place: Jornada: A Southwestern Girlhood. Teresa Janssen, Port Townsend, WA
Middle Grade/Young Adult Novel
1st Place: The Angels and Mackenzie's Weird Brain. Robert Spiegel, Albuquerque, NM
2nd Place: Leaving Utopia. Jennifer Ruden, Albuquerque, NM
3rd Place: The Molly Chronicles. Anonymous by author's request. Albuquerque, NM
Inspirational or Spiritual Novel
1st Place: Where Love Once Lived. Sidney W. Frost, Georgetown, TX
2nd Place: The Women of Westerville. Rosslyn Elliott, Albuquerque, NM
3rd Place: Believing is Seeing. Michelle J. Holtby, Albuquerque, NM
Science Fiction, Fantasy, or Horror Short Story
1st Place: Dead Man Breathing. David J. Corwell, Albuquerque, NM
2nd Place: Fair Trade. Kathryn Wagoner, Albuquerque, NM
3rd Place: Anna-Dora DeVries, Heres. Valeria Mihalache, Santa Clara, CA
Mainstream or Literary Short Story
1st Place: They Fall Like Stones. Jason Gibeau, Tijeras, NM
2nd Place: A Simple Thing, Rather Elegant. R.E.E. Evans, Santa Fe, NM
3rd Place: Replay. Peter Fisk, Placitas, NM
Mystery or Romance Short Story
1st Place: A Puzzle in Pie Town. Scott Merrow, Albuquerque, NM
2nd Place: Almond Sunset. David Rosenfeld, Ridgewood, NJ
3rd Place: Who Killed the Karaoke Cowboy? Judy Castleberry, Farmington, NM
Historical, Western, etc., Short Story
1st Place: Intuitive. Katie Faguy, Albuquerque, NM
2nd Place: The Ancestor. Dennis Herrick, Rio Rancho, NM
3rd Place: Lynch Mob. Ray Collins, Rio Rancho, NM
Middle Grade or Young Adult Short Story
1st Place: Captive Audience. Sheryl L. Allen and Deborah Snyder, Albuquerque, NM
2nd Place: Ghost Tours. Sheryl L. Allen and Deborah Snyder, Albuquerque, NM
3rd Place: Vision Quest. Nancy LaTurner, Albuquerque, NM
Nonfiction Article or Essay
1st Place: A New View of Nuclear Proliferation. Charles Garner, Albuquerque, NM
2nd Place: Flow: The Other Side of the Writer's Struggle. Monique Parker, Questa, NM
3rd Place: Concepts of War, and Why They Really Matter. Hugh Horan, Rio Rancho, NM
Children's Nonfiction Article
1st Place: Brave Bessie: American Aviatrix. Wendy Bickel, Albuquerque, NM
2nd Place: Georgia's Giant Flowers. Sheila Wood Ford, Van Buren, MO
3rd Place: Beetles Have a Ball. Sheryl L. Allen and Deborah Snyder, Albuquerque, NM
Nonfiction Book
1st Place: Wrestling Navajo Angels. Cindy Foster, Albuquerque, NM
2nd Place: Enlightenment Junkie. Linda Mertz, Albuquerque, NM
3rd Place: The Demon Had a Name: A Lifelong Battle with Bipolarity. Michael Joe DuPont, Albuquerque, NM
Middle Grade or Young Adult Mystery or Suspense Book
1st Place: Knights of the Old Code. Veronica Rossi, Danville, CA
2nd Place: Lair of the Minotaur. Christina Farley, Toccoa, GA
3rd Place: Planting Clues. Liza Wheeler, Albuquerque, NM
Children's Picture Book (Fiction or Nonfiction)
1st Place: Mom Isn't Fancy. Jean Reagan, Salt Lake City, UT
2nd Place: The Forget-Me-Not Keeper. Susanna L. Hill, Poughkeepsie, NY
3rd Place: Chef Franz. Sue Houser, Albuquerque, NM
Screenplay
1st Place: Faithful. Eric Schneider, Santa Fe, NM
2nd Place: The Third Spell. Scott and Paula Merrow, Albuquerque, NM
3rd Place: Half of an Orange. Catherine Fridey, Albuquerque, NM
Poetry
1st Place: Schizophrenia as Hades: A Sonnet Sequence. Luise Putcamp, Jr., Albuquerque, NM
2nd Place: Wolves. Karin Bradberry, Albuquerque, NM
3rd Place: El Vato and the Bees. Kate Padilla, Socorro, NM
Spanish Language Nonfiction Article or Essay
1st Place: La Voz Que Acaricia y Las Naranjas Que Atacan. Margarita B. Montalvo, Albuquerque, NM
No second- or third-place entries.