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We are excited to announce the winners of the 2008 Paul Gillette Writing Contest. 

If you are attending the conference, you will have the opportunity to congratulate the winners at the Saturday Night Awards Banquet! If you're not --- there's still time to register!

Congratulations to:

• Cheryl M Reifsnyder - Children's
• Marc D Graham - Historical Fiction
• Julie Kazimer - Mainstream
• Sidna Rachid - Mystery/Suspense/Intrigue
• Allegra Johnston - Romance
• Natalia Brothers - Science Fiction/Fantasy
• Mary Elizabeth Henning - Short Stories
• Catherine Clarke - Young Adult

Complete 2008 Paul Gillette Writing Contest Winners List...

Children's
First Place:
Cheryl M Reifsnyder -- Boulder, CO -- The Last Violin
Second Place:
Ceil Boyles -- Parker, CO -- Sincerely Yours

Historical Fiction
First Place:
Katherine Scott Crawford -- Brevard, NC -- Unto the Hills
Second Place:
Debra S Fromen -- Merritt Island, FL -- The Serpent and the Cross
Third Place:
Sharon Gillespie -- Austin, TX -- Captive

Mainstream
First Place:
Elysia Whisler -- Manassas, VA -- Ghost Dance
Second Place:
Elizabeth F Reder -- Littleton, CO -- Shadow Dancing
Third Place:
Christine Deschamps -- Salem, OR -- The Cliffs of Dunvegan

Mystery/Suspense/Intrigue
First Place:
Johanna Gallers -- Denver, CO -- Know the Enemy
Second Place:
David Erickson -- Denver, CO -- The Hermit
Third Place:
Julie A Kazimer -- Westminster, CO -- Dope. Sick. Love.

Romance
First Place:
Tiffany Yates -- Fort Myers, FL -- Second Chances
Second Place:
Lana Williams -- Colorado Springs, CO -- A Vow to Keep
Third Place:
Heidi Kuhn -- Littleton, CO -- Seared by a Kiss

Science Fiction/Fantasy/Horror
First Place:
Laura E Reeve -- Monument, CO -- Crew Tempo
Second Place:
William E Mason -- Monument, CO -- Primordium
Third Place:
Philip Ligon -- Harvest, AL -- Accolade

Short Stories
First Place:
Elizabeth Skillman -- New York, NY -- Rachel's List
Second Place:
Traci Carver -- Madison, FL -- Remote Control
Third Place:
Mary B. Guevara -- Colorado Springs, CO -- Hash Brown Peyote Casserole

Young Adult
First Place:
Coleen DeGroff -- Sewickley, PA -- Liberty Belz and the Suburb of Doom
Second Place:
Amy Koumis -- Colorado Springs, CO -- Dreamscape
Third Place:
Todd Tuell -- Broomfield, CO -- Body Art

Children's
First Place:
Colin Murcray -- Littleton, CO -- Merely Players
Second Place:
Rebecca Davis -- Colorado Springs, CO -- Fairy Trails
Third Place:
Meridee Jones Cecil -- Golden, CO -- Through Celtic Mists

Creative Non-Fiction
First Place:
Manette Snow -- Centennial, CO -- I Am Other

Mainstream
First Place:
Chris Myers -- Colorado Springs, CO -- Born to Kill
Second Place:
Douglas M. Fain -- Evergreen, CO -- Sink the Kamkara
Third Place:
Traci C. Adams -- Ringgold, GA -- The Truth of Wishing Wells

Mystery/Suspense/Intrigue
First Place:
Barbara Nickless -- Colorado Springs, CO -- To Each Man an Island
Second Place:
Pete Sheridan -- Penrose, CO -- The Last Bear God Made
Third Place:
Laura Chambers -- Colorado Springs, CO -- Murder in Spades

Romance
First Place:
Donnell Ann Bell -- Colorado Springs, CO -- Bad Timing
Second Place:
Michele Braun Whiteaker -- Colorado Springs, CO -- Southern Serenade
 -- & Karen Clark

Science Fiction/Fantasy/Horror
First Place:
Josh Vogt -- Lakewood, CO -- When the Six Bards Sing
Second Place:
Robin Widmar -- Elbert, CO -- Bloodstone Legacy
Third Place:
R. Craig Fraser -- Erie, CO -- Wizard's Way

Short Story
First Place:
Heather Sappenfield -- Eagle, CO -- Tryst
Second Place:
Scott Brendel -- Westminster, CO -- Aunt Tilly
Third Place:
Christian M. Lyons -- Lafayette, CO -- Andante, Andante

Young Adult
First Place:
Pamela Mingle -- Littleton, CO -- Pandemic!
Second Place (tie):
Ceil Boyles -- Parker, CO -- Found Guilty
Karen Wester Newton -- Rockville, MD -- Nomads

Children's
First Place:
Candace Paugh - Colorado Springs, CO -  Zeke in Command
Second Place:
Pamela Mingle - Littleton, CO - No Place Like Home
Third Place:
Cheryl Reifsnyder - Boulder, CO - The Last Violin

Creative Non-Fiction
First Place:
Karen Lin - Longmont, CO - American Moon

Historical Fiction
First Place:
Donna Conrad - Crestone, CO - The Lost and the Holy 
Second Place:
Joyce & Michael Duff - Aurora, CO - The Kidnapping of Abraham Lincoln
Third Place:
Elysia Jones - Manassas, VA - Black Rocks

Mainstream
First Place:
Lisa Stormes Hawker  - Littleton, CO - Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere
Second Place:
Karen Lin - Longmont, CO - Hot Flash
Third Place (tie):
Bruce Hayden - Arvada, CO - Lushan's Way
Jedeane MacDonald - Denver, CO - Thursdays

Mystery/Suspense/Intrigue
First Place:
Benjamin Weinberg - Denver, CO - Killer Cabernet
Second Place (tie):
Elizabeth Roadifer - Pine Bluffs, WY - Oracle
Christopher Boswell - Warrenton, VA - White Bird

Romance
First Place:
Tanya Holmes -  Waldorf, MD - Shadow of the Butcher Boy
Honorable Mention:
Karen Mihaljevich - Ashland, OR - Digging Holes in Paradise

Screenplay
First Place:
Karen Lin & Christian Lyons -  Longmont, CO  - Knock on Wood
Honorable Mention:
Cheri Gillard - Colorado Springs, CO - Son of Thunder

Science Fiction/Fantasy
First Place:
Benjamin Weinberg  - Denver, CO  - Magic is My Business
Second Place:
Deborah Lightfoot  - Crowley, TX - Waterspell
Third Place:
Karen Newton - Rockville, MD -Tribes

Short Story
First Place:
Karen Lin  - Longmont, CO  - Sushi In Bed
Second Place:
Laura Reeve  - Colorado Springs, CO - A Node in Time
Third Place (tie):
Katie Arnsteen - Colorado Springs, CO  - Canyon Country
Ellen Campbell - Rockville, MD - Fall Foliage Princess

Young Adult
First Place:
Ceil Boyles - Parker, CO  - Awakening at Spirit Lake
Second Place:
Olgy Gary - Colorado Springs, CO - Island of my Heart
Third Place:
Sandy Meckstroth - Centennial, CO -  Gorgon