Thank you to everyone who submitted to the Prick of the Spindle Fiction Open Competition No. 1. As competition was quite stiff, Judges Erin McKnight, Cynthia Reeser, and Scott Bowen were put to the test.

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Without further ado:

The Winners.

Grand Prize.
Peter Weltner: "Give Us Peace"

1st Place.
J. A. Tyler: "& (one-hundred and eleven)"

2nd Place.
Jennifer Weathers: "The Triplets"

3rd Place.
Amie Heasley: "15 Ways to Pass the Time in a Bomb Shelter"

Honorable Mentions.

Anne Germanacos: "African Parrot"

Sarah Hilary: "Junkyard Sheriff"

Tim Dicks: "Domo"

Gabriella Natal: "At What Age Do We Unlearn to Fly?"

Erin McKnight: "Strings"*

 

* Erin McKnight was removed from judging for her own piece, of course. Judges Scott Bowen and Cynthia Reeser considered her story with the possibility of favoritism removed.

fiction open competition winners.