REAL WRITERS CONTEST #5
January 1, 2018
THE CHALLENGE: IS THE FIRST PAGE OF THE NOVEL / STORY A GOOD "HOOK"?
ALL THREE CONTESTANTS RECEIVED POSITIVE RESPONSES, BUT THE
NUMBER OF JUDGES VARIED, SO A RUNOFF WAS HELD BETWEEN #2 AND #3.
CLICK HERE TO READ >>> WINNERS <<< ALL THREE ENTRIES.
ENTRY # JUDGES TITLE AUTHOR
1 7 NO MAN'S LAND KELLI PEACOCK
2 4 CAROLERS AND SHOTGUNS MARY BALL
3 3 J CUBED RICHARD ROHRDANZ
First Place earns a year's membership in Arizona Mystery Writers,
Charter Membership in the new REAL WRITERS CLUB,
and a REAL WRITER PIN.
BIG CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL WRITERS AND READERS
IN THE REAL WRITERS CONTESTS !
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REAL WRITERS CONTEST #4
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NO ENTRIES WERE SUBMITTED THIS TIME AROUND.
NOTHING DAUNTED,
REAL WRITERS CONTEST #5
IS A TOTALLY DIFFERENT FORMAT
FOR YOUR WRITING PLEASURE.
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REAL WRITERS CONTEST #3
W I N N E R
April 2017
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CLICK ON THE TITLE TO READ THE STORY
THE JOKE'S ON HER by SHARON STERLING
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REAL WRITERS CONTEST #4 IS NOW OPEN FOR BUSINESS.
ADDITIONAL PRIZES ARE AVAILABLE.
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REAL WRITERS CONTEST #2
W I N N E R S
June 1, 2016
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CLICK ON THE TITLES TO READ THE STORIES
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FIRST PLACE
Make A Wish by DAVID HEACOCK
HONORABLE MENTION
Too Easy by KAY LESH
The Creek by MARY ANN CARMAN
COMMENDATION
Asphalt Attempted Assassination by DEBRA JACOBS
Garden of the Gods by RAJENDRA KUMAR
A Home for Rose by INGRID FOSTER
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REAL WRITERS CONTEST #1
W I N N E R S
February 1, 2016
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CLICK ON THE TITLES TO READ THE STORIES
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FIRST PLACE
A Jar of Pickles : Mary Ball
The right jar of pickles can change your life.
SECOND PLACE
Sisterly Love : Eleanor Nelson
Family tensions yowl their way to the surface.
THIRD PLACE
A Perfect Gentleman : Kay Lesh
HONORABLE MENTION
The Coyote Murder : Richard Rohrdanz
Stick Figures : diedre Knight
A witness unwittingly removes key evidence
from the scene of a shocking crime.
HR Conferences Can Be Murder : Karen Call
Rubbed the Wrong Way : Kathy McIntosh
What stopped the cold heart of their landlord--
bad health, bad karma or murder?
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