1.       Jean Gipson Award – Short Story – Sponsored by White County Creative Writers

1^st Place – “Trying Again” by Laura Loomis, Pittsburg, CA

2^nd Place – “The Future’s so Bright…” by Christine Henderson, Searcy, AR

3^rd Place – “The Unraveling” by Mary Chandler, Reno, NV

1HM – “Me and Sally” by Lee Ann Russell, Springfield, MO

2HM – “Shadows” by Lisa Collins, Rose Bud, AR

3HM – “Rosebud” by Linda Hamon, Hot Springs Village, AR

2.       FWCA Award – Writers’ Choice, short story, fiction, any genre, sponsored by Fiction Writers of Central Arkansas

1^st Place – “Palmer’s Frankenstein,” by Gary Hoffman, Okeechobee, FL

2^nd Place – “Middleton Gym” by Terry Alexander, Porum, Ok

3^rd Place – “Encounter” by Madelyn F. Young, Hot Springs Village, AR

1HM – “Shades of Morn” by Patricia A. Oplinger, Cherokee Village, AR

2HM—“Swan Song” by Jim Barton, Huttig, AR

3HM – ‘Sylvia and the Birds” by Mary Chandler, Reno, NV

3.       Things that go Bump in the Night – Poetry, sponsored by  The Penpoint Group

1^st Place – “Boogey Man” by Beecher Smith, Memphis, TN

2^nd Place –“This Very Night” by Marilyn K. Smith, FairGrove, MO

3^rd Place – “The Stalking” by Mary Sangster, Ft. Smith, AR

1HM – “Shakespeare’s Dreams” by Peggy Sanders, Searcy, AR

2HM – “Ghosts and Goblins” by Gordon Smith, Hot Springs, AR

3HM – “Ghost Tails” by Jim Barton, Huttig, AR

4.       Central Arkansas Writers Award – Creative Non-Fiction based on childhood memory, sponsored by Central Arkansas Writers

1^st Place – “The Picture Show” by Arline Chandler, Heber Springs, AR

2^nd Place – “Wild Blackberries and Dwarves” by Mary Chandler, Reno, NV

3^rd Place – “The Coal Boy” by Florence M. Bruce, Memphis, TN

1HM – “Magic Cake” by Beecher Smith, Memphis, TN

2HM – “Sprouted Secret” by Geneva King Emerson, Smithville, AR

3HM – “Running Away” by Christine Henderson, Searcy, AR

5.       Westward Ho! Award – Western Short Story or First Chapter of Western Novel, Sponsored by Dusty Richards

1^st Place – “Tough Enough for Texas” by Del Garrett, Jacksonville, AR

2^nd Place – “Courtship – Texas Style” by Nancy Peacock, Ft. Smith, AR

3^rd Place – “Incident at Shadow Creek” by Gary R. Hoffman, Okeechobee, FL

1HM – “The Unholy Alliance” by Cheri Lynn Quattrochi, Cherokee Village, AR

2HM – “Tidewater Terror” by C.J.Clark, Hardy, AR

NO 3HM

6.       Did You Listen? – Poetry or Prose using 5 poetic devices, sponsored by Pat Laster

1^st Place – “Autumn, Far Beneath” by Peggy Sanders, Searcy, AR

2^nd Place – “Midway” by Caroline Zarlengo Sposto, Memphis, TN

3^rd Place – “Monologue after the Moon” by Ellaraine Lockie, Sunnyvale, CA

1HM – “We Pull the Weeds” by Faye Adams, Desoto, MO

2HM – “This Year’s Garden” by Gary R. Hoffman, Okeechobee, FL

3HM – “All My Illusions” by Catherine Moran, Little Rock, AR

7.       Baker Nichols Award – Short Story, Fiction, sponsored by Freeda Baker Nichols

1^st Place – “Tilly and the Mouth Organ” by Mary Chandler, Reno, NV

2^nd Place – “Inherit the Kingdom" by Peggy Sanders, Searcy, AR

3^rd Place – “A Simple Task” by Earl W. Belcher, Cave City, AR

1HM – “Free at Last” by Nancy Peacock, Ft. Smith, AR

2HM – “Midsummer’s Enchantment” by Alice Recker, Pleasant Hill, MO

3HM – “Aunt Betty’s Cure” by Helen Dacus, Searcy, AR

8.       Tweaking the Myth – Short Story retelling a myth in secondary character POV – sponsored by Carol Hodges

1^st Place – “ A Most Preposterous Princess: Cinderella” by Peggy Sanders, Searcy, AR

2^nd Place – “The Bear Facts” by Jim Barton, Huttig, AR

3^rd Place – “The Three Crooked Pigs” by Beecher Smith, Memphis, TN

1HM – “Sole Sister” by Christine Henderson, Searcy, AR

2HM – “Misunderstood Me” by Barbara Chamberlain, Aptos, CA

3HM – ‘Cinderella’s Godmother” by Sara Gipson, Scott, AR

9.       Four-Leaf Clover Award – Poem Praising Ireland or Irish people

1^st place – ‘Ireland’s Emerald Islet” by Melinda LeFevers, Searcy, AR

2^nd place – “For the Irish in Me’ by Jim Barton, Huttig, AR

10.       First Chapter – of a romance Novel, sponsored by Shannon Vannatter

1^st Place – “My Noble Nemesis” by Heather Sutherlin, North Little Rock, AR

2^nd Place – “Amber Frasier”(working title) by Illene Stewart, Edgemont, AR

3^rd Place – “Pocket Change” by Debbie Archer, Walnut Ridge, AR

1HM – “Secrets” by Christine Henderson, Searcy, AR

2HM – ‘Journey to Healing” by M. Nichole Hall, Beebe, AR

3HM – “A Princess Too Pure” by Sara Gipson, Scott, AR

11.       That’s What You Get (for $1.79) – Short Story, sponsored by Peggy Sanders

1^st Place – “The Save” by Steve Whisnant, Little Rock, AR

2^nd Place - "Cyber-Spook” by Marilyn K. Smith, Fair Grove, MO

3^rd Place – “My Favorite Alien” by Sara Gipson, Scott, AR

1HM – “Econ 101” by Gary R. Hoffman, Okeechobee, FL

2HM – “Treasure Chest” by Jennifer Miller, Judsonia, AR

NO 3HM

12.       It Could Be Verse – Lyric Poem, sponsored by Glassworks Ink

1^st Place – “The Timeless Stream” by Gordon Smith, Hot Springs, AR

2^nd Place – “Taking Issue with Marcelino” by Ellaraine Lockie, Sunnyvale, CA

3^rd Place – “The Fullness of Time: A Winter’s Moon” by Peggy Sanders, Searcy, AR

1Hm – “Reaching Through the Paint” by Catherine Moran, Little Rock, AR

2HM – “Take Me to the Fair” by C.J.Clark, Hardy, AR

3HM – “One of Life’s Mysteries” by Earl E. Smith, Searcy, AR

13.       New Writer Contest – Essay or Short Story – Award in memory of WCCW member Lois Clay, sponsored by Dorothy Hatfield

1^st Place – “My Christmas Wish” by Janice Havlik Votsmier, Mountain Home, AR

2^nd Place – “Amends” by Carroll Head, Okeechobee, FL

3^rd Place – “After Yellowstone” by Marlene Kloack, Hot Springs Village, AR

1HM – “Greed – Tragedy- Humor Experienced by a PGA Tournament Director” by Mickey Jordan, Hot Springs Village, AR

2HM – “Climbing Higher” by Geneva King Emerson, Smithvile, AR

3HM – “Que Pasa!” by Illene Stewart, Edgemont, AR

14.       How’d They Do That? – Non-fiction how-to article sponsored by Christine Henderson

1^st Place – “A Privy Secret; How to Build and Outhouse” by Peggy Sanders, Searcy, AR

2^nd Place – “Cutouts” by Lori Goff, Walled Lake, MI

3^rd Place – “Reader’s Choice” by Steve Whisnant, Little Rock, AR

1HM – “Complete Satisfaction” by Earl W. Belcher, Cave City, AR

2HM – “Tan, Don't Burn – Make Your Own Copper Tone” by Del Garrett, Jacksonville, AR

3HM – “Sharing Love” by Mary Chandler, Reno, NV

15.       Family Matters Award – Essay about a family member important to you sponsored by Debra Middleton

1^st Place – “Something to Paint On” by Barbara Chamberlain, Aptos, CA

2^nd Place – “My Ella” by Carol Nash Smith, Hot Springs, AR

3^rd Place – “The Angel in My Life” by Earl W. Belcher, Cave City, AR

1HM – “Laura” by Mary Lou Moran, Hot Springs Village, AR

2HM – “Just a Heartbeat Away” by Janice Havlik Votsmier, Mountain Home, AR

3HM – “Love Gives Itself” by Patricia A. Oplinger, Cherokee Village, AR

16.       For Kids – Short Story, sponsored by RobertsFamily Ark

1^st Place – “The Nose” by Mary Chandler, Reno, NV

2^nd Place – “The Stomping Woman” by Melinda LeFevers, Searcy, AR

3^rd Place – “Bartholomew’s Christmas Sled” by Arline Chandler, Heber Springs, AR

1HM – “The Test” by Madelyn F. Young, Hot Springs Village, AR

2HM – “Summertime Reindeer Races” by Alice Recker, Pleasant Hill, MO

3HM – “A Little Imagination” by Steve Whisnant, Little Rock, AR