2010 Abbey Hill Literary 1st Quarter Quick Lit Challenge Winners
Congratulations to the winners of the Abbey Hill Literary 1st Quarter Quick Lit challenge, and our thanks go out to every author who participated in the contest. We sincerely appreciate the time, skill and creative effort that went into each and every short story. Our winners are:
1st - "Dead Women Don't Throw Parties" by Lisa Fary
2nd - "George" by Andrew Salchert
3rd - "Tequila Kisses" by Aisling Burke
Evolving Talent - "Diamond in the Rough" by Julie Long
Flash Fiction - "Between the Lines" by C. Rochelle Weidner
Honorable mentions, in no particular order, are:
"Grandma's Treasure" by Alicia Stankey
"You Will Do" by Rodney Dickinson
An untitled entry by Tammy Alhadef
Please click on the following links to read the winning stories. Enjoy!
Our sincere thanks to 1st Quarter judge, Ms. Moira Allen, who is the editor and publisher of Writing-World.com, one of the world's largest websites for writers. She has published eight books and more than 350 columns and articles in a variety of magazines, including The Writer, Writer's Digest, Byline, Cats, British Heritage, and many others.
Her books include Starting Your Career as a Freelance Writer; The Writer's Guide to Queries, Pitches and Proposals (of which a new edition is forthcoming in spring 2010); and Writing to Win: The Colossal Guide to Writing Contests.
She also hosts a website dedicated to Victorian research: Mostly-Victorian.com.
She can be contacted at editors@writing-world.com.