WINNERS and FINALISTS--9TH ANNUAL WRITING CONTEST

Short Stories

First Place ($200) - The Discount Countess by Flora Doone, Boca Raton

Second ($100) - The Funeral Crasher by Tina Koenig, Hollywood
Third ($50) - Terminus By Kathy Macdonald, Miami Shores

Finalists-
Naveen by Jo Anna Barrath, Hollywood
Broad Shoulders by Maryln Kaufman, Miramar
Typing by Lynne Rich, Fort Lauderdale

Children’s Stories

First Place ($200) - Strongest Dad in the World by Michelle Delisle, Pembroke Pines

Second ($100) - The Red Jacket by Pascale Mackey, Aventura
Third ($50) - To Touch a Cloud by Angela Maria Padron, Pembroke Pines

Finalists -
Catch Me if You Can by Kerrey O’Malley Cerra, Coral Springs
Alphabet Zoo by Marlene Klotz, Boca Raton
Adopt a Gorilla by Peter Hawkins, Deerfield Beach

Poetry

First Place ($200) - Running to Fiji by Susan Glazer, Pompano Beach
Second ($100) - The Game by Susan Glazer
Third ($50) - Family Photograph: Uncles by Kathy Macdonald, Miami Shores

Finalists -
Faces in Places by Suki Munsell, Pompano Beach
Legacy by Kathy Macdonald, Miami Shores