2014 Contest Winners

Congratulations to the Winners of the
2014 SouthWest Writers Annual Writing Competition

1. Mainstream/Literary Novel

1st Place: Colleen De Maio, Van Nuys, CA, The Myth of Wile E.

2nd Place: Maralie BeLonge, Albuquerque, NM, Flight Patterns

3rd Place: Catherine North, Greater Manchester, UK, Angels

Judge: Laura Biagi, The Jean V. Naggar Literary Agency, New York, NY

2. Mystery/Suspense/Thriller/Adventure Novel

1st Place: Liese Sherwood-Fabre, Lewisville, TX, A Botanical Blunder

2nd Place: Elle Wild, Corsham, UK, Strange Things Done

3rd Place: Andy Simons, Seattle, WA, Days of the Dead

Judge: Sandy Lu, L. Perkins Agency, Bronx, NY

3. Juvenile/Young Adult Novel

1st Place: Barbara Gold, Stamford CT, Weed Whackers

2nd Place: Jennifer Bohnhoff, Albuquerque, NM, Elephants on the Moon

3rd Place: Amanda Searcy, Albuquerque, NM, Adrift

Judge: MacKenzie Fraser-Bub, Trident Media Group, New York, NY

4. Women’s Fiction

1st Place: Orly Konig-Lopez, Gaithersburg, MD, Healing Hoofbeats

2nd Place: Elizabeth Nix, Aspen, CO, Silver Cup

3rd Place: Judith Logan, Highlands Ranch, CO, Tap Dancing on a Spider Web

Judge: Shira Hoffman, McIntosh & Otis Inc., New York, NY

5. Science Fiction/Fantasy/Horror Short Story

1st Place: Stephen Merlino, Seattle, WA, “Outside the Game”

2nd Place: KL Wagoner, Albuquerque, NM, “MoatKeeper”

3rd Place: K. Kitts, Placitas, NM, “The Oppression of Astonishment”

Judge: Leah Bobet, Ideomancer Speculative Fiction Magazine, Toronto, Canada

6. Mainstream/Literary Short Story

1st Place: Marrie Stone, Laguna Beach, CA, “Aviculture”

2nd Place: Linda Michel-Cassidy, Arroyo Seco, NM, “The Tides Were Within Him”

3rd Place: Stafanie Tatalias, Anchorage, AK, “Cigarettes and Buddha”

Judge: Caitlin McGuire, Fjords Magazine, Columbia, SC

7. Creative Nonfiction/Memoir

1st Place: Jan Smith, Taos, NM, Blink Like Crazy

2nd Place: Christopher Murray, Olympia, WA, Unusual Punishment

3rd Place: Sharon MaHarry, Ojai, CA, Crazy Mama

Judge: Mollie Glick, Foundry Literary + Media, New York, NY

8. Nonfiction Essay

1st Place: Elizabeth Rose, Galisteo, NM, “He Saw an Eagle”

2nd Place: Dee Dee Chumley, Edmond, OK, “Passion Redefined”

(The judge declined to name a third-place winner.)

Judge: Robert Fogarty, Antioch Review, Yellow Springs, OH

9. Children’s Picture Book

1st Place: Thomas Fox, West Orange, NJ, Levi and the Heavy Hat

2nd Place: Donna Turello, Staten Island, NY, The Red Beret

3rd Place: Stacy Jensen, Colorado Springs, CO, Never Feed the Humans

Judge: Allison Moore, Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, New York, NY

10. Poetry

1st Place: Phyllis Hoge, Albuquerque, NM, “Quanfu”

2nd Place: Catherine Ferguson, Galisteo, NM, “Bequest”

3rd Place: Linda Yen, Albuquerque, NM, “Shadows”

Judge: Susan Lynch, The Conium Review, Vashon, WA


One comment on “2014 Contest Winners
  1. I have been a contestant several times in Southwest Writers’ competitions and have always found the critiques and comments amazingly helpful! I got my first publication (a short story) through placing in a contest! This is a great contest and a wonderful group!

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