NCWA 2002
WINNERS, FINALISTS and QUARTER-FINALISTS FOR:
NOVELS
/ NOVELLAS
• Listed on this page are the works that "made the cut" to earn public recognition among all
entries. In total, 468 novels, novellas and excerpts of those two
long-forms of fiction were entered into the 2002 contest. To be listed on this page is a
fine accomplishment. Congratulations!
• Our regrets go to those whose work
did not make any of the winners lists this year. Don't be discouraged! Keep writing and keep working toward
your writing goals! There is no failure in not placing in the contest.
There is only failure when you stop writing - when you give up. So, press
onward!
Good wishes to all!
-The Staff @ New Century Writer
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1st Place
MINOR WEISS
by
Robert Morgan Fisher
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2nd place
SID DEX
by
Anthony
Russo
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3rd Place
LIFELIGHT
by
Robert M.
Stephenson
4th Place
FLOORWORK
by
Dylan
Landis
5th
Place
JUST
OUR LUCK
by
Joe Hill
6th Place
LOST IN
THE CITY
by
Jason
Krieger
7th
Place
SNUG
HARBOR
by
Susan
Tepper
8th
Place
DARK
HERO
by
Peter
Welling
9th
Place
RUTGERS,
1969
by
William
Baer
10th
Place
SPIRITS
OF THE ONCE WALKING
by
Babs Lakey
When so warranted, we highlight excellent
manuscripts that just missed being in the TOP 10 but deserve extra
recognition. This year six such novels deserve Special
Honorable Mention. They are:
ACT OF BETRAYAL by Morgan Avery
BANBURY CROSS by
Rob Jacklosky
EYE OF THE STORM by Kenneth
Kaye
DRESSING ESTELLE by Sheila
Mulligan-Webb
PAPER DOLL by George
Selkirk, M.D.
2002 NOVEL/ NOVELLA FINALISTS
in alphabetical order by last name
| TITLE |
FIRSTNAME |
MIDDLENAME |
LASTNAME |
| FRAUD |
Nick |
|
Andreychuk |
| SPIDER
SONG |
Linnea |
|
Ash |
| POINT
OF DEPARTURE |
Linnea |
|
Ash |
| SHADOW
CREEK |
Linnea |
|
Ash |
| COURITNG
DISASTER |
Susan |
|
Breen |
| THE
DRAGON CHILD |
Robert |
|
Buettner |
| ORPHANAGE |
Robert |
|
Buettner |
| THE
SECRET |
Michael |
|
Campagnoli |
| A
WORLD FORGOTTEN |
Nicholas |
J. |
Cipriani |
| THE
SEASON CHANGER & OTHER STORIES |
Nicholas |
J. |
Cipriani |
| FIRST
WE DANCE |
Craig |
L. |
Clyde |
| THE
RABIES TREE |
Ellen |
Breck |
Coggshall |
| PANIC'S
SISTER |
Deborah |
|
Crooks |
| MURDER
IN METROPOLIS |
Lonnie |
|
Cruse |
| FACING
WEST |
Marty |
|
Darragh |
| SAND
OF THE ARENA |
James |
|
Duffy |
| GERONTOPHOBIA |
Michael |
Lunny |
Duffy |
| FISH
AND SOAP |
Larry |
|
Fondation |
| LAST
WASPS OF AUTUMN |
Joseph |
|
Giorbano |
| IN
OUR COUNTRY |
Christian |
|
Hansen |
| SOUTHBOUND |
Kenyon |
|
Harbison |
| A
SINNER'S GUIDE TO DRIVING |
Ellen |
|
Herbert |
| THE
EVIL KITES OF DR. LOURDES |
Joe |
|
Hill |
| EDDY
WAYCHING |
Linda |
Hudson |
Hoagland |
| TEACHERS |
Barbara |
Hainer |
Howett |
| STILL |
Doris |
|
Iarovoci |
| THE
SEVENTH VIAL |
C. |
L. |
Jackson |
| EVERYBODY
KNOWS THIS IS NOWHERE |
Tom |
Miller |
Juvik |
| EYE
OF THE STORM |
Kenneth |
|
Kaye |
| WORLDS |
John |
|
Kearns |
| BURNING
ROSE |
Shirley |
|
Kennett |
| THE
CANAANITE WOMAN |
Everett |
|
Kergosien |
| SPIRIT
OF THE SILENT BUTLER |
Babs |
|
Lakey |
| LIGHT
SCREAMING |
Ruth |
|
Lilian |
| MISTER
IN BETWEEN |
Susan |
Sachs |
Lipman |
| FOUNDING
FATHER |
Barry |
|
Lyga |
| BLIND
MAN'S BLUFF |
Edith |
S. |
Marks |
| PORTRAITS
OF GRACE |
John |
C.
Augustine |
Maxfield |
| STINGER |
Linda |
Lane |
McCall |
| ONE
WITNESS: THE ROUGH DRAFT OF MAN |
Timmothy |
|
McCann |
| ETERNAL
DESIGNS |
Gracie |
C. |
McKeever |
| JAGUAR
GOD OF THE UNDERWORLD |
Robert |
T. |
Mestrovic |
| AN
OFFICER'S WIFE |
Phyllis |
Zimbler |
Miller |
| EDGE
OF PARADISE |
James |
|
Musgrave |
| THE
BULLET CLUB |
Michael |
|
Phillips |
| PATCHES
OF GREY |
Roy |
L. |
Pickering,
Jr. |
| THE
BINDING |
Tony |
|
Priano |
| TILES |
Ron |
|
Pullins |
| THE
LOST TREASURE OF THE INCAS |
Kevin |
Michael |
Reilly |
| GOING
TO THE ECLIPSE |
Nora |
Ruth |
Roberts |
| COOKING
LESSONS |
Tena |
Loveland |
Russ |
| BLOOD
BROTHERS |
J. |
Alicia |
Shank |
| THE
ART OF FIRE |
Brenda |
|
Smart |
| MISSION
TOWN |
Angela |
|
Tung |
| ALL
THAT MATTERS |
Geoffrey |
D. |
Whitham |
| LATENT
IMAGE |
Brenda |
B. |
Witchger |
| STARS
TO STEER BY |
Sam |
|
Zitter |
2002 NOVEL/ NOVELLA QUARTER-FINALISTS
in alphabetical order by last name
| TITLE |
FIRSTNAME |
MIDDLENAME |
LASTNAME |
| AN
EYE FOR AN EYE |
Alvin |
|
Abram |
| VAGUE |
Lis |
|
Anna |
| SPACE
RACERS |
Jason |
|
Azarraga |
| LONG
DRINK OF WATER |
Julie |
|
Baer |
| DANCER
ON THE EDGE |
Paul |
|
Barlin |
| IT
ALL EVENS OUT |
Sara |
Joan |
Berniker |
| OFF-SEASON |
Lisa |
Lynn |
Biggar |
| DIAMOND
AMONG ZIRCONS |
Debra |
|
Borchere |
| ROAD
KILLS |
Linda |
|
Boroff |
| GASH
ROAD |
Betsy |
|
Boyd |
| THE
MYSTERY OF MOLE PEAK |
Joshua |
|
Bryant |
| REAL |
Donald |
|
Bull |
| WRAPPED
IN GRAY |
Todd |
M. |
Bunker |
| WHERE
ROSES FALL |
Mig |
|
Butterfly |
| THE
SINS OF THE LION |
Don |
|
Campbell |
| LIES
IMITATING LIFE |
Mary |
G. |
Campisi |
| CECILIA:
A VIRGIN'S TALE |
Marybeth |
|
Caschetta |
| RESIGNED
TO DROWNING |
Tania |
|
Casselle |
| ARMY
OF COOL |
Jesse |
|
Chatham |
| THE
OLD MAN AND SHE |
Ambalal |
|
Chauhan |
| O-WORLD
INVESTIGATIONS |
Richard |
C. |
Christensen |
| COTTONWOODS |
Michael |
|
Clark |
| TILL
THE COWS COME HOME |
Judy |
|
Clemens |
| OVERLAND |
Ellen |
Breck |
Coggeshall |
| MUCKERS |
Kathleen |
R. |
Coogan |
| SHIMMER |
Melissa |
|
Cooper |
| SEBASTIAN'S
WOMAN |
Stormy |
M. |
Cordero |
| BOBBY
SOMEDAY |
Mitchell |
|
County |
| THE
GREATEST THING YOU'LL EVER LEARN |
Pearl |
Garrett |
Crayton |
| GOING
STRAIGHT |
Margaret |
A. |
Davis |
| PRIMORDIAL
VAULT |
Frank |
|
Deft |
| THE
ALLIGATOR CHRONICLES |
S. |
ST.
Francis |
Delky |
| CRANE'S
GRACE |
Maija |
Rhee |
Devine |
| NIGHT
ON THE RIVER |
Jane |
|
Dews |
| SUNRISE |
Jane |
|
Dews |
| THE
CUCKOO'S SONG |
Jane |
|
Dews |
| OPERATION:
KICK BUTT |
Margaret |
|
DiCanio |
| NOT
EVEN THE RAIN |
Cassandra |
J. |
Farrin |
| PRINCIPLES
OF NAVIGATION |
Peter |
W. |
Fong |
| THE
PRETENSE |
Jean-Pierre |
|
Frankenhuis |
| DRIVING
FOR CARLOS |
Thaw |
|
Frostson |
| THE
ANGEL OAK |
David |
|
Fuller |
| SEQUINED
STREAMS |
Liane |
|
Gabora |
| CAPTIVE |
Sharon |
|
Gillespie |
| DUST
DEVILS |
Perry |
|
Glasser |
| TATO |
Mrs. |
|
Gogo |
| WITT'S
END |
Douglas |
E. |
Golde |
| KING
OF THE ROMANS |
John |
|
Gorman |
| A
SON'S LIFE |
Liston |
|
Grant |
| TALES
OF BLACK LIVING |
Faye |
|
Grey |
| THREE,
TWO, ONE . . . |
G. |
L. |
Griffith |
| A
SEASON OF COMPROMISE |
Art |
|
Grillo |
| ARACHNID |
Jeffrey |
Alan |
Harr |
| PHOBIA |
Jeffrey |
Alan |
Harr |
| THE
SEXERCIST |
Mick |
|
Haven |
| AND
THEN AGAIN PERHAPS |
Gail |
R. |
Henningsen |
| VALLEY
VISTA |
Joshua |
|
Hernandez |
| THE
ALPHA WOLF CONSPIRACY |
Richard |
|
Hicks |
| BY
ME ANNE SHAKESPEARE |
Yvonne |
|
Hudson |
| THE
DANCE |
Ann |
|
Jillson |
| THE
BRIDGE CLUB |
R.
Michael & Krista Noel |
|
Kelley
& Kelley |
| SARAH
DAVINA |
Jessica |
Brilliant |
Kenner |
| THE
VIOLIN PLAYER |
John |
|
Knoerle |
| IN
THE BELLY OF THE BEAST |
Sean |
|
Kotz |
| MAD
ADDIE |
S. |
Joseph |
Krause |
| NOVEL |
Susan |
J. |
Kroupa |
| MARTIAL
HEART |
Alesia |
|
Kunz |
| SHALL
WE GATHER AT THE RIVER |
Karl |
A. |
Lamb |
| ACCESS
TO MURDER |
Thomas |
A. |
Leach |
| SHARED
DESTINY |
Melissa |
|
Leah |
| RILEY
NICKEL HEART |
Nicholas |
|
Leither |
| SCOTT
AND THE MAGIC LIBRARY |
Anna |
|
Lender |
| MADAM
PRESIDENT |
Shelly |
|
Levy |
| SKY
DANIELS |
Simon |
|
Levy |
| BOOKER'S
GAME |
Jennifer |
Donice |
Lewis |
| THE
BINDING OF SOLOMON FEINGOLD |
Tehila |
|
Lieberman |
| THE
WATER'S EDGE: Book II of WATERSPELL |
Deborah |
J. |
Lightfoot |
| DISENCHANTED |
Sher-may |
|
Loh |
| A
CROSS THEIR RIVER ROSE |
Paul |
|
Lomax |
| SHADOWS
CAST |
Charles |
C. |
Long |
| |
|
|
|
| MYTHS
OF THE MODERN MAN |
Jacqueline |
|
Lynch |
| NOVEL |
Fiona |
J. |
Mackintosh |
| THE
MAN WHO WATCHED TRASH |
Russ |
|
Madison |
| WATER
BLINDNESS |
Melanie |
J. |
Malinowski |
| GROUND
COVER |
Edith |
S. |
Marks |
| REMEDY |
Anne |
|
Marsella |
| THE
FLAME |
Ian |
|
Martin |
| EMERALD
HARBOR |
L. |
C. |
Martin |
| THE
EXPEDITIONS OF ALEXANDER RANGE |
Peter |
|
McDonnell |
| THE
SHADOW OF THE BEAR |
Jonathan |
|
McKay |
| THE
TWELFTH BLONDE |
Douglas |
K. |
McKinstry |
| DETAIL
PUMP |
Jennifer |
|
McLean |
| CALLING
THE DEAD |
Marilyn |
|
Meredith |
| THE
SCREAMING AND CLATTERING |
Robert |
T. |
Mestrovic |
| PUSH
PLAY |
Joyce |
|
Miller |
| THE
NAKED SHOPPER |
Karen |
|
Moulding |
| A
SHADOW IN THE FLAMES |
Michael |
G. |
Munz |
| HUNGRY
RIVER |
Millie |
|
N.S. |
| LAST
CHANCE IRENE |
Cardine |
Davenport |
O'Donnell |
| NICK
CHASE'S GREAT ESCAPE |
Chris |
|
Orcutt |
| EINSTEIN'S
DAUGHTER |
Elizabeth |
|
Orndorff |
| PUSH |
Jeremy |
|
Osbern |
| MEAN
THOUGHTS |
Steve |
|
Oskie |
| THE
WRITER AND THE QUAIL |
Karen |
|
O'Toole |
| FATHER
MOON |
Michael |
|
Phillipps |
| A
SEASON FOR FOOLS |
Robert |
|
Raymer |
| TROPICAL
MOODS |
Robert |
|
Raymer |
| CHILD
WITNESS |
Jendi |
|
Reiter |
| THE
FORBIDDEN JOURNEY |
Patrick |
|
Riley |
| CUPID'S
GUN |
J. |
|
Robbins |
| WOMEN'S
STORIES |
Patricia |
|
Rohner |
| THE
WONDED SWALLOW |
Dominique |
|
Russell |
| FINDING
NOTHING MISSING |
Melissa |
Ryan |
Sanders |
| THE
PRINCE |
Thomas |
|
Sanders |
| SPACE
STORM |
Jay |
|
Santeen |
| ARRIVAL |
Linda |
C. |
Schreiber |
| PAUL
SCHMIDT |
Susan |
|
Scutti |
| DEVONSHIRE
CREAM |
Margaret |
|
Searles |
| SHADOWSHAPERS |
Wendy |
A. |
Simpson |
| ONCOMING
PAST |
Richard |
|
Slota |
| JUNIOR
ROCKETEERS |
Tamar |
|
Smith |
| BENEATH
LONGING |
Claudia |
L. |
Smith |
| OPEN
FRACTURES |
R. |
S. |
Steinberg |
| THE
ANGEL'S CARESS |
Gerald |
|
Strange |
| A
FISTFUL OF BEES |
Holly |
|
Tavel |
| THE
ISLAND OF SEXUAL SADNESS AND JOY |
M. |
F. |
Tedesco |
| NANCY'S
BOY |
Royston |
|
Tester |
| SILENT
STRUGGLE |
Nowodi |
Kosi |
Tette |
| THE
NEW YEAR'S THEORY |
Martha |
|
Twomey |
| THE
LIGHT |
Leonard |
|
Varasano |
| FROM
THE HEIGHTS |
Douglas |
J. |
Vaughn |
| WATERMELON
SNOW |
Robert |
|
Veder |
| SPIRIT
SPINS SEVEN |
Sarah |
|
Voss |
| APPROACHING
LIGHTNESS |
Andrew |
|
Wallingford |
| MURDERER'S
MILE |
Laura |
|
Walters |
| THE
KEEPERS OF ETERNITY |
Laura |
|
Waters |
| REACHING
LITTLE ROCK |
Mary |
Ann |
Webber |
| BACK
THROUGH THE LENS |
Emilia |
|
Wildfield |
| THE
GHOST TREES |
Ann |
Joslin |
Williams |
| THE
MUSIC ADDICT |
Robert |
|
Williams |
| CROSSINGS |
Gerald |
A. |
Winter |
| THE
LOST BOOK OF ANNABELLA |
Gerald |
A. |
Winter |
| AN
OCCASSIONAL MAN |
Roger |
|
Yepsen |
| MINDWALKER |
Shereese |
|
Yvette |
| DREAMSCAPE |
Hart |
|
Zantke |
| HENRY'S
LAW |
A. |
B. |
Ze'ev |
| A
SIMPLE STATE OF GRACE |
Eric |
|
Zeisler |
| VILLAGE
AT THE BOTTOM OF THE LAKE |
Agica |
|
Zivaljevic |
| THE
CROSS AND THE STAR |
Judith |
|
Zivanovic |
| HOBGOBLINS
APLENTY |
Jason |
A. |
Zwiker |
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