Contest Topic:  At that moment she should have left
Speaker/Judge: Lynn Oldshue 
Prose
First place: Linda F. Willing   Title: The Butterfly Effect
Second place: Sonya Bennett   Title: This story is over 
Honorable mention: Shannon Shelton Brown   Title: My Mom and the King
Honorable mention: Nancy Oremann   Title: Fly Away
Honorable mention: Glenda Slater   Title: “It’s Time To Go”

Poetry
First place: Suzanne S. Barnhill   Title: The Long Goodbye
Second place: Patricia Smith   Title: A Red Barn Choice
Honorable mention: Gregory Smith   Title: The moment she should have left
Honorable mention: C.I. Marshall    Title: Somethings You Learn With Time