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Winners in the 2006 Contest
Novels
Mainstream-Finals Judge: Patricia Terrell (Drake Valley Press)
1st-Jenny Gardiner, Going Home Again
2nd-Carolann Malley, The Sun Cut Flat
3rd-Vicki M. Schoen, Without Words
Hon. Mention-Travis Erwin, A River Without Water
Mystery/Suspense-Finals Judge: Barbara Phillips, editor/publisher (Bridge Works Publishing Co.)
1st-Gerald R. Hibbs, The Dahlgren Papers
2nd-Teresa Rizzo, The Sand of Silence
3rd-Carol Malley, The Lost Girls
Hon. Mention-Maggie Brown, Prime Suspect
Historical/Western-Finals Judge: Virginia Messer (Eakin Press)
1st-Phyliss Miranda, No Time for Love
2nd-Sam D. Pakan, Jesse's Seed
3rd-Lisa Marie Wilkinson, Fire at Midnight
Hon. Mention-Caron Guillo, Children of Light
Romance/ Women's Fiction-Finals Judge: Jennifer Green (Harlequin)
1st-Maggie Brown, Shady Lady
2nd-Erica Ridley, Unmasked
3rd-Connie Savage, Time out of Time
Hon. Mention-Anita Howard, Infinity's Pond, book 1 in trilogy
SciFi/Fantasy/Horror-Finals Judge: Hilary Sares (Kensington)
1st-Leah Silverman, Dauntless
2nd-Debbie Bradley, Banging My Head on the Soft Side of the Universe
3rd-Sarah L. Clark, Likeness of Heroes
Hon. Mention-Doug Carroll, Crash Kilmon
Juvenile/YA Novel-Finals Judge: Dr. Alexander Kuklin (ACEN Press)
1st-Donna Turello, Becoming Anna
2nd-Ron Coombs, The Lighthouse Keeper's Son
3rd-Sherrin Watkins, The Story of Com
Hon. Mention-None
Short Story
Finals Judge: Carolyn Wall (ByLine)
1st-Barbara Millman Cole, "Natural Birth"
2nd-Truman Godwin, "Patchwork Quilt"
3rd-James A Wood, "Vlad's Place"
Hon. Mention-Barbara Millman Cole, "Morning Tea"
Nonfiction Article or Essay
Finals Judge: Gay Edelman, Senior Editor (Family Circle Magazine)
1st-Martha Davis, "Suicide Note, First Draft"
2nd-Phyliss Miranda, "400 Pages too Late!"
3rd-Katrina Kimble, "God Bless the Moon"
Hon. Mention-Lisa Rutledge, "The Many Roads to Writing Success"
Nonfiction Book
Finals Judge: Steve Kirk (John F. Blair Publishers)
Special Mention-Patsy Rae Dawson, Surviving Marriage to a Jerk
Special Mention-Deborah Elliot-Upton, Not My Clone: Same Parents, So Why are We Siblings so Different?
Screenplay
Finals Judge: Gini Graham Scott, PhD, JD (Changemakers and Creative Communications & Research)
Special Mention-Jeremy Hoffpauir, Winter
Memoir
Finals Judge: Jennifer Pooley, Editor (William Morrow, an imprint of Harper Collins)
1st-Betty J Verdino, It All Began With a Hatpin
2nd-Larry Payne, Miracles on the Mountain
3rd-Deborah J Lightfoot, Filling Spaces
Hon. Mention-none
Juvenile/YA Short
Finals Judge: Cindy Davis (Davis Publications)
1st-Annette Gulati, "Summer of the Junker"
2nd-Jan Sherbin, "Tanya's Embarrassing Secret"
3rd-Charlene Jett, "Nana and Papa Live on a Farm" (primary)
Hon. Mention-Jan Sherbin, "Run Between the Raindrops"
Poetry
Short-Finals Judge: Katherine Gale, PhD (Red Hen Press)
1st-Marilyn Kayton, "Fragments of Writers Polygut"
2nd-Emily F. Sharp, "Paper Moon"
3rd-Jennifer DiCamillo, "Smart Mouths"
Hon. Mention-Elizabeth White, "Helping Mom in Dad's Garden After His Death"
Long- Finals Judge: Stephen R Hunter (Loft Press, Inc.)
1st-Ed Harvill, "The Cowboy and the Turbo-prop"
2nd-Michelle Akins, "Class of 2004"
3rd-Emily F Sharp, "Caprock Canyons Impression"
Hon. Mention-none
FiW Youth Contest Winners
Grade School Winners
Short Story
1st-Ariana Khu -Amarillo 4th grade, St. Andrews
2nd-Elizabeth J Merrell-Groom 5th grade
3rd tie-Cozetta Johnson -Geary, OK 5th grade
--Bailey Raker-Amarillo 3rd grade, Bivins Elem
Article/Essay
1st-Dillan Dennison-Lubbock 5th grade, Whiteside Elem
2nd-Amy Weinheimer-Groom 5th grade
3rd tie-McKenna Britten-Groom 4th grade
--Brianna Lemaster-Amarillo 4th grade, Pleasant Valley Elem
Poetry
1st-Hagen Hall-Amarillo 4th grade, Olsen Park Elem
2nd-Chloe` Moran-Amarillo 4th grade, Olsen Park Elem
3rd-Alex Ragsdale-Pampa 5th grade, Groom Elem
HM-Rileigh Welch-Groom 3rd grade
Middle School Winners
Short Story
1st-Joey Caruthers -Geary, OK 8th grade
2nd tie-Denise Perez-Geary, OK 6th grade
---Kathryn Hillis-Tulsa, OK 6th grade
3rd---Jes Roskens-Groom 8th grade
Article/Essay
No entries
Poetry
1st-Bekah Roskens-Groom 6th grade
2nd-Chandler Shaw-Canyon 6th grade
3rd-Ruth Woldemichael-Amarillo 7th grade, Austin Middle School
HM-Haley Deighan---Calumet, OK 6th grade
High School Winners
Short Story
1st-Michelle Schuller-Geary, OK 12th grade
2nd-Elliot Clay-Geary, OK 12th grade
3rd -Davidson Finke-Canyon 11th grade
HM-Davidson Finke-Canyon 11th grade
Article/Essay
1st-Katy Britten-Groom 12th grade
HM-Katy Britten -Groom 12th grade
Poetry
1st-Michelle Schuller-Geary, OK 12th grade
2nd-Allyson J Costa-Hamden, CT 10th grade
3rd-Katy Britten-Groom 12th grade
HM-Schaller Wright-Geary, OK 10th grade
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