Update on Contest

And the winners are...


Final Results: The final results of the Ralph Williams Memorial Short Story Contest, 2008, are as follows:

Alaskana:
First Prize, $1,000.00: "Hatched Mason" by Amber Jusefowytsch
First Runner Up: "The Nature of Need" by Bruce Orton
Second Runner Up: "Time of the Otter" by Cora Holmes

Science Fiction:
First Prize, $1,000.00: "What Gets Thrown Away" by Amy McDonald
First Runner Up: "Ezekiel, Prophet to Bones" by Eric Witchey
Second Runner Up: "Service" by Eric Witchey

Fantasy:
First Prize, $1,000.00: "The Cold Man" by William Farrar
First Runner Up: "Fly" by Steve Roberts
Second Runner Up: "The Pass-Through Window" by Patricia King

Grand Prize Winner, $4,000.00: "Hatched Mason" by Amber Jusefowytsch

On behalf of the Ralph Williams Speculative Fiction Contest, I offer my congratulations to the winners. The judging was difficult because there were so many fine entries. All entries were initially judged in the category in which they were submitted; however, there were insufficient entries in the Young Adult and Humor/Horror categories to offer a separate prize, and so those passed on to the final round were re-categorized as considered most appropriate to the individual story.

Critiques are still being mailed out as they are being collated and matched with envelopes. Thank you to all the participants. A decision has not been made whether the Ralph Williams contest will be offered in 2009. If you are interested, please check back on this site after February 1, 2009.

Stephanie Patel
Chairperson