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NCWA 2002

WINNERS, FINALISTS and QUARTER-FINALISTS FOR CATEGORY I:

RAY BRADBURY FELLOWSHIP for 

SHORT STORIES

• Listed on this page are the stories that "made the cut" to earn public recognition among all entries. In total, 1100 short stories were entered into the 2002 Ray Bradbury Short Story Fellowship 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


WINNERS !

Congratulations to the two winners of the

Ray Bradbury Short Story Fellowship

 for the NCWA 2002 competition!

  1st Place

Joe Hill

for

"20th Century Ghost"

March 1, 2003 update...Mr Hill's winning story has been published in the High Plains Literary Review [Triple Issue, 2002, Vol. XXII, No. 1-3], and has also been nominated for a Pushcart Prize!

  2nd place

Dylan Landis

for

"Jazz"

 

  3rd Place to

Michael Weinreb

for

"Girl, Boy, Etc."

This winning story will be published for the first time in the winter issue of Verbicide, available in December 2002.

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  4th Place to

Nancy L. Sullivan

for

"So Tell Me"


  5th Place to

Sylvia Reed

for

"Fugue"


  6th Place to

Debra Borchere

for

"Bardolf"


  7th Place to

Anne Bobrick

for

"Journey Through Space"


 8th Place to

Nicholas Antosca

for

"cold night, New Haven (the suicidals)"


  9th Place to

Brenda Witchger

for

"Sanctifying Grace"


  10th Place to

Valerie Yvette Nance

for

"Perfect Model"


2002 SHORT STORY FINALISTS

in alphabetical order by last name

 
Title First Name Middle Name Last Name
BLUE EXILE Chantel
Acevedo
THE DRUNKEN BOAT B. B. Adams
THE GIRL IN THE TREE Dale Gregory Anderson
SANCTUARY LOST Nick
Andreychuk
THE DEAD WET POOL CHILD Nick J. Antosca
IN CAVITIES Nick J. Antosca
THE VISITOR Linnea
Ash
THE WATCHERS Linnea
Ash
ABOUT TOMORROW Linnea
Ash
THIS IS MITCH B. Brandon Barker
YO! GRANDMA Mary Rose Betten
FREE LESSON Mary Rose Betten
DRIVEWAY DISCOURSE Mary Rose Betten
THE LONG CLIMB Anne
Bobrick
THE WAIT Sara
Borden
TURNOVER Laura
Bork
SO WHAT Betsy
Boyd
RED Betsey
Boyd
OF MY AFFECTIONS Leah
Chamberlain
THE FIFTY-CENTAVO GRINGO Kathryn
Christman
JETS Doug
Crandell
DYING WITH MS. NUDE GALAXY Doug
Crandell
PAINTED WINNERS Doug
Crandell
OUTER DARKNESS Darrin E. Delzer
A LEGACY OF GLASS Margaret
DiCanio
HEAVEN'S TRIAGE Margaret
DiCanio
MILK Elizabeth
England
LAMBING SEASON Cassandra J. Farrin
CHASING BEN MARLOWE Cassandra J. Farrin
STALEMATE Larry
Fondation
AFTERMATH Pat
Gallant
SOMETHING BLUE Pat
Gallant
THE BLACK WINDOW Pat
Gallant
A SKELETON IN THE CLOSET Pat
Gallant
IN THE EYE OF THE BEHOLDER Pat
Gallant
BY ANY OTHER NAME Pat
Gallant
THE COST OF INSANITY Karen B. Golightly
STICKMEN Andrew C. Gottlieb
THE TRUEST LOVE STORY Andrew C. Gottlieb
IN FOR A LANDING Jo-Ann
Graziano
THE BUSTLE WITHIN Joshua
Green
BETWEEN FLAPPING AND FLYING Joshua
Green
IT CAME FROM THE VENICE CANALS Diane
Gurman
HONEYMOON Sid
Gustapson
IN THE DAY Sid
Gustapson
IF YOU LIVED HERE, YOU'D BE HOME BY NOW Melanie
Hammer
VIRGINALS Angelle
Haney
TENSION Angelle
Haney
LOW LIGHT Catherine
Hardy
GLITCHES David K. Harford
STILL LIFE WITH BOOBS Anne
Harris
THE WITCH SLAYERS OF EDEN Morgan G. Howell
DO I WAKE OR SLEEP? Leigh
Hunt
FALL OF THE CANE Scott T. Hutchinson
THE PEPPER MILL Richard
Jankowski
THE TROUBLE MAGNET Richard
Jankowski
THE RIDGE Kendall
Johnson
TEA WITH MRS FETTERGILL Jane
Kelly
CHECKMATE Melinda
Kimberly
RAINFALL ON A HONEYED MOON Melinda
Kimberly
SELF DEFENSE Melinda
Kimberly
JOSEPHINE AT THE FRONT Ruth
Kirschner
A DAY AT THE CLINIC Jason
Krieger
THE WITNESS Linda
Lemery
FOWL PLAY Linda
Lemery
THE WISH Linda
Lemery
THE SIGN Linda
Lemery
THE TOOTH Linda
Lemery
THE ILLUMINATION Linda
Lemery
WHISKER'S HOLE Leah
Lepofsky-Kahn
WHAT MORE COULD A PIG ASK FOR? Leah
Lepofsky-Kahn
BIRTH OF A FESTISH Yasmine
Lever
SPACE NEEDLE C. C. Long
PLANET RAIN C. C. Long
ENCHANTE Anne
Marsella
AUNT POISON Linda Lane McCall
LUNAR LANDSCAPES Amanda
McCormick
SUSPENSION Morgan
McDermott
THE UNDERTAKER Rebecca
McDowell
THE DEER Fred
McGavran
OWLWOOD Fred
McGavran
AGOSTO Meredith
Michaud
AUTUMN Gregg T. Milligan
SIMPLE THINGS Gregg T. Milligan
THE GREAT AMERICAN MURDER MYSTERY Gregg T. Milligan
CHRYSALIS Alex
Moffett
LAUGHLIN, NEVADA Vince
Montague
FACTS ABOUT MARLON AND DOCTOR TOM Vince
Montague
MINUTES OF THE PALMDALE COMMONS HOME OWNERS ASSOCIATION Vince
Montague
THIS IS WHAT YOU DO Theo Pauline Nestor
WONDER Derek
Nikitas
O.S.S. Katherin
Nolte
WHEN THE DARK IS LIGHT ENOUGH Gina
Ochsnet
CONTENTS OF A LAKE Gina
Ochsnet
THE METAMORPHOSIS OF MARTIN SCHWARTZ Bernard
Otterman
REDEMPTION OF SPIRIT Elizabeth
Pearl
SNOWFALL Elizabeth
Pearl
THE GLASS WALKWAY Liz
Phang
WHAT HAPPENED Cecilia
Pinto
A DIFFERENT ROAD Cecilia
Pinto
THE BELL TOWER Phil
Pisani
MARYANN AND THE GIANT AUNT Sylvia
Reed
THE WOODEN HAND OF DANSON Joseph C. Romano
RELIEF FOR THE CORBIN COLD Anthony
Russo
SKIN Richard
Scarsbrook
BENJAMIN'S ALIENS Richard
Scarsbrook
THE DOPPLER EFFECT Richard
Scarsbrook
SKY AND EARTH Richard
Scarsbrook
BABY, IT'S THE LAST AMERICAN DREAM Richard
Schmons
NEEDS Ken
Sieben
BITTEN BONES Ken
Sieben
BY THE BANKS OF LAKE MICHIGAN Lillian Ann Slugocki
PAST EDITIONS Robert N. Stephenson
STRIKERS David A. Taylor
ELECTROLYSIS David A. Taylor
HANDS OVER THE BODY Royston
Tester
ENOCH JONES AND THE BOMBMAKER Royston
Tester
COMFORT ZONES Jeffrey
Turner
YUKON JACK Leonard
Varasano
THE COVE Leonard
Varasano
INTERFEROMETRY Victor
Vega
RITA Danica
Vukovic
THE TRAIN TO MOMBASSA Stephen
Wallace
BRODIE Jack
Whitefield
THE FLEDGLING Jack
Whitefield
FLYING LESSONS Cathy S. Wright
MILES TO GO Cathy S. Wright
BIG ROAD Roger
Yepsen
GENTLE JIM Sam
Zitter

 

2002 SHORT STORY QUARTER-FINALISTS

in alphabetical order by last name

Title FirstName MiddleName LastName
GONE Elisabeth
Alba
VENUS DE OHIO Jessica
Anthony
DEPARTURES Zsuzsanna
Ardo
JUST FRIENDS J.F.
Armstrong
READY FOR THE REAL WORLD J.F.
Armstrong
SCRAPE D.M.
Ash
GHOST D. M.
Ash
SNOWFLIES AND SAVAGES Stephen
Ausherman
IDENTIFIABLE FEATURES Susan
Austin
WHY WE SHOOT BEARS Susan
Austin
JUNE Rick
Austin
THE SOLAR RUN Jason
Azarraga
GHOSTS Cecilia
Baader
THE LAST GAS MASK D. A. Ball
PENANCE Tom R. Bentley
WHERE THE CACTI FREELY ROAM Sara
Berniker
MEXICAN BOOB JOB Sara
Berniker
MAGGIE AND THE MANNEQUINS Sara
Berniker
A LONG WAY UP David Jay Bernstein
SUSPENDED Mary Rose Betten
SITTING AT THE GATE OF THE TEMPLE B. Lynch Black
WALLET DIZZINESS Byron
Blake
FRAME OF REFERENCE Nathan Scott Blant
FREEDOM RUN Timothy A. Block
NUTS Jon
Boilard
TWO RULES Jon
Boilard
PUSH-PEDAL CAR Todd Ryan Boss
CONTINUING EDUCATION Todd Ryan Boss
THE MOTION OF FALLING BODIES Amy
Boutell
THE ACT Thaddeus B. Bower
THE SOUNDS OF BREATHING Matthew
Bradley
THE EXECUTIONER William R. Brinton
THE RAIN C. Hanako Brown
SEDUCTION AT TIVOLI Susan
Brown
SOUVENIRS Barbara
Bryan
SUNDAY DINNER Glenda
Burgess
THE TILE THAT LEVI LAID Alyssa
Burke
SANCHO THE CLOWN K.S.R.
Burns
THE FALL AND RISE OF SIMON B. J. Burrow
REAPERS Jeffrey Lee Byrem
OUTCHOPPING Kenneth M. Cadow
WORSHIPPING BRADBURY Erin VanDevanter Carter
DEAD MAN'S GOLD R.E.
Chamberlain
MISS OCTOBER Chance
Chambers
THE STRIPPER Russell
Chan
THE PRIME MINISTER'S GIRLFRIEND Russell
Chan
THE RELUCTANT ELF Thomas E. Chase
THE KINDS OF MYSTERIES Ambalal
Chauhan
THE BACK PAGE Jake
Child
THE RISE AND THE FALL OF CHILD STARS Cynthia
Closkey
PROGENY Bernard Brachya Cohen
HEALING Bernard Brachya Cohen
SEIZURE Peter
Cole
SENSE OF SOLACE Peter
Cole
HARLEY Tom
Collier
FRESHMAN DANCE Jim
Connor
IN THE DARKNESS Cait R. Coogan
BROTHERS Cait R. Coogan
WRONG Michael
Corrill
GIVE ME A BREAK Art
Cosing
RED MANGOES Peter
Court
OPERATION GUEVARA Moses
Cramden
TWO THOUSAND EIGHTY FOUR Moses
Cramden
THE GREATEST THING YOU'LL EVER LEARN Pearl Garrett Crayton
NOT A CREATURE LEFT STIRRING Alex
Dale
THE BIRTHDAY GIRL Cindy
Dale
MY YEAR TO BE A HORSE Gabriel S. De Anda
LOCAL COLOR Gabriel S. De Anda
AFTER HER Andrew
Debes
THICKER THAN WATER David C. Dickson III
DEATH TWITCH Joseph
Diviny
INSPECTED BY No. 6 Jack
Donahue
TWO THINGS Shannon
Doyne
SIDEREAL Laurence
Dumortier
THE ORGASMS OF SPIDERS Jesse C. Dunn
HUNGER Jesse C. Dunn
SONGBIRD Jesse C. Dunn
MITCHING Owen
Dwyer
RESPITE Owen
Dwyer
HOMESTORY Jennifer
Epstein
PAST PERFECT Craig
Etchison
THE TRUNK Craig
Etchison
THE FARTHEST PATH FROM THE CABIN Halie
Evans
EVIL SAN VINCENTE Kris
Evans
A CLARINET IN THE CONVENT Erin E. Falkevitz
OFFICE GIRL Erin E. Falkevitz
COFFEE

Faye
THE BOARDWALK Dale A. Ferdon
TRAPPED Therese A. Finch
PACKAGED DEALS Shari R. Fineman
WAITING FOR GOLD TO CHANGE Michael
Fish
THE SUN ON THE GANGES Joan
Frank
A REGULAR DON JUAN Adam
Freedman
AMERICA, THE BEAUTIFUL (A Satire) Kiki
Freeman
THE MIRACLE OF THE SANTO NINO Ramon
Garcia
INTO THE GARDEN D'Anne Turner Gilmore
THE CRYING TREE J. R. Goldberg
SISTERS Estela
Gonzalez
A SUBTLE RESCUE Keith
Gow
THE RETURN OF ROMANCE Cameron