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Lorian Hemingway Short Story Competition
List
of Winners:
The internationally respected Lorian
Hemingway Short Story Competition supports and encourages
the efforts of emerging writers of short fiction.
Each year, the competition receives between
600 and 900 entries from throughout the U.S. and many
other countries.
Its final judges are Lorian
Hemingway, author of the Pulitzer Prize nominee “Walk on Water” and the PEN nominee “A World Turned Over”; editor and
award-winning short story writer Jeff Baker; and writer Cristen Hemingway Jaynes.
The awards announcement takes place
annually in late July in Key West, Florida, during a
reception presented by Casa Antigua, Ernest Hemingway’s
first Key West home.
Supporters of the competition and associated literary
events include Casa Antigua, Wyland Galleries of Key West, Hidden Beach,
Lighthouse Court, Pier House Resort and Caribbean Spa,
Realty Mortgage, the Harry S. Truman Little White House
Museum, Southernmost Hotel and Resorts, and GEICO.
Each year, the competition presents a
$1,000 first prize, $500 second prize, $500 third prize,
and numerous honorable mentions.
The Lorian Hemingway Short
Story Competition is proud to congratulate the following
writers of merit.
2007
Winners
2006
Winners
2005
Winners
2004
Winners
2003
Winners
2002
Winners
2001
Winners
2000
Winners
- 2007 LORIAN HEMINGWAY
SHORT STORY COMPETITION WINNERS -
First Place
Bruce Overby of Los Altos, California, for "Bookmarks"
Second Place
G.L. Osborne of Caulfield South, Victoria, Australia, for
"We Were at the Edge of a Gorge"
Third Place
Cecily Anders of Houston, Texas, for "Thump"
Honorable Mentions
Jordan E. Rosenfeld of Morgan Hill, California, for
"Shut-ins"
Mike Jones of Webster, Texas, for "Who We Left in
Amarillo"
Marjorie E. Brody of Schertz, Texas, for "In the
Underside"
Tracey Lion-Cachet of New York, New York, for "Noticed"
Caroline Roberts of Knoxville, Tennessee, for "The
Dream Carriers"
Melissa Jackson Brister of Panama City, Florida, for
"Sandcastles"
Oji Godwin of London, the United Kingdom, for "Guilt"
Eugene Hwang of Norwood, New Jersey, for
"Counterclockwise"
Nancy McKinley of Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, for
"Goat Meat"
G.L. Osborne of Caulfield South, Victoria, Australia, for
"The Feeder"
Amina Gautier of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, for "A Cup
of My Time"
Joseph J. Franco of Staten Island, New York, for
"Betty's Dead"
Stephen A. Baker of Pleasant Hill, California, for
"First Love"
Todd Powell of Duvall, Washington, for "Burn Pile"
Kelley Walker Perry of Fairland, Indiana, for "Lake
Effect"
Charles Brashear of Corvallis, Oregon, for "The Enemy"
Scott Winokur of Berkeley, California, for "An
Occurrence at Bernal Dwellings"
Rosalie Metro of Ithaca, New York, for "The
Autobiography of Joseph Sameltewski"
L.B. Gschwandtner of Stafford, Virginia, for "Piney's
Way"
Ann Fox of Northport, New York, for
"Indian Hero Almost Meets End at Little Bighorn"
John Kimbrough of Beaverton, Oregon, for "Going Home
for Christmas"
- 2006 LORIAN HEMINGWAY
SHORT STORY COMPETITION WINNERS -
First Place
Beth McMurray of San Mateo,
California, for "Mascot"
Second Place
Amaali Lokuge of Camberwell,
Victoria, Australia, for "Phoenix"
Third Place
Matthew C. Johnson of
Clarkston, Georgia, for "An Altogether Polite
Desperation"
Honorable Mentions
Bryan Godfrey of Girard, Pennsylvania, for "Citizens of
Atlantis"
Jim Bartels of La Jolla, California, for "Olympics"
Jeni Schwagerman of Lee's Summit, Missouri, for
"Objects of Prayer"
Judith Manchester of Rutland, Vermont, for "Old Lily"
T. C. Hand of Lexington, Kentucky, for "Soar"
Steve Wade of Pula, Cagliari, Sardinia, for "The
Cringer"
Laurel Ostrow of St. Paul, Minnesota, for "Too Many
Cats: 1963"
MaryLee McNeal of Palo Alto, California, for "In The
Night"
Shirleko Dai of Berkeley, California, for "All of Us"
Philippa Kelly of Berkeley, California, for "The
Captain of the Ship"
Lisa Allen of Atlanta, Georgia, for "Daddy's Milk"
Kay Miller of Park City, Utah, for "Getaway"
Carol Wobig of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, for "The Haircut"
Eileen Bordy of San Carlos, California, for "The Sauna"
Joanne Peterson of Port Townsend, Washington, for "A
Gamble"
Pierre Hauser of New York City, New York, for "Girlyman"
Richard J. Savastio of Key West, Florida, for "Jake and
Henna"
- 2005 LORIAN HEMINGWAY
SHORT STORY COMPETITION WINNERS -
First Place
Naomi Benaron of
Tucson, Arizona, for “The Chemical Nature of Things”
Second Place
Rich Savastio of Key
West, Florida, for “Sushi’s Armada/Kevin’s
Typewriter Too”
Third Place
Lana Kyle of
Sevierville, Tennessee, for “Five Frames”
Honorable Mentions
George M. Daily of
Douglas, Michigan, for “The Reformation of Louis Telini”
Arlene Sanders of Flint
Hill, Virginia, for “The Arrival”
Mal G. King of Santa
Paula, California, for “This Intense State of Witness”
Gilda A. Herrera of San
Antonio, Texas, for “My Brother Chose a Lighthouse”
Anan Singh of Oslo,
Norway, for “Belie Ram”
V. Elaine Bowers of
Confluence, Pennsylvania, for “Shadows in the Mist”
Adrian Cole of Maynard,
Massachusetts, for “Indian Night”
Melinda Field Perlman
of Greenview, California, for “The Ledge”
Suzanne LaFetra of
Berkeley, California, for “Catch and Release”
Jeanne Colette Morel of
Seattle, Washington, for “Life Without”
Gerald Kamens of
Arlington, Virginia, for “Friends”
Jason Lee Brown of
Sullivan, Illinois, for “Rooster”
Eric Carter of
Bloomington, Illinois, for “Memory is a Mixed Blessing”
H.W. Bernard, Jr., of
Roswell, Georgia, for “Oregon Grinder”
Raymond Morrison of
Winston-Salem, North Carolina, for “Steady Rain”
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2004 LORIAN HEMINGWAY SHORT STORY
COMPETITION WINNERS -
First Place
Heidi
Durrow of Los Angeles, California, for “’Light-Skinned-ed’
Girl”
Second Place
Patrick
Roscoe of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, for
“Beggars”
Third Place
Leslie C.
Youngblood of Greensboro, North Carolina, for “Poor Girl’s
Palace”
Honorable Mentions
James Lee
of Encinitas, California, for “Bury My Body Lord I Don’t
Care Where”
Mary Beth
Caschetta of Provincetown, Massachusetts, for “Lifelines”
Gayle
Gillette Hummel of Cincinnati, Ohio, for “Will the Doctor
Have an Egg?”
Christine
D. Allen-Yazzie, of Syracuse, Utah, for “Getting in Touch
with Nature”
Cynan
Jones of Ceredigion, Wales, for “The Rabbit”
Sariah
Dorbin of Los Angeles, California, for “The Fall”
Corinne
Nawells of Dunedin, Florida, for “My Life”
Aruna
Jethwani of Kalyani Nagar, Pune, India, for “Bridge on
River Krishna”
Jane
Seaford of Westmorland, Christchurch, New Zealand, for
“The Latecomer”
Michael
Fahy of St. Charles, Minnesota, for “Three Hots and a Cot”
Robyn
Detterline of Portage, Indiana, for “For Good”
Gregg
Cusick of Raleigh, North Carolina, for “Without Vowels”
Brad
Andrews of Lynnwood, Washington, for “The Moat”
Michael
J. Franich of Milton, Washington, for “High Tide in Old
Town”
Melissa
H. Kerby of Richmond, Virginia, for “The Prize”
Amina
Gautier of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, for “Girl of
Wisdom, Girl of Fifteen”
Dan
Sullivan of Lexington Park, Maryland, for “Fair-Haired Boy
Gone Grey”
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2003 LORIAN HEMINGWAY SHORT STORY
COMPETITION WINNERS -
First Place
Anne
Earney of St. Louis, Missouri, for “The End of the Cycle”
Second Place
Joseph
Starr of Denver, Colorado, for “Every Inch a Wolf”
Third Place
Jonathan
Sanchez of Charleston, South Carolina, for “Heroin Story”
Honorable Mentions
Mary
Stepp of Carbondale, Illinois, for “Red Clouds Breaking"
Mark
Schafron of Gardner, Massachusetts, for “One Trip Across”
Emily
Polk of Berkeley, California, for “The Day Daddy Got Mama
Out of the Tree”
James W.
Wray, Jr., of Ramona, California, for “Bread Crumbs From
the Master’s Table”
Ruth A.
Barrett of Stratford, Ontario, Canada, for “Six-Pack
Thompson”
Elizabeth
Gittens of Warren, Massachusetts, for “Through the Trees”
Jay
Prefontaine of Charleston, Illinois, for “Small Engine
Repair”
Laurel
Ostrow of St. Paul, Minnesota, for “Tilling Light”
Dana Cann
of Bethesda, Maryland, for “Crash Claims One on Pass”
Mal King
of Santa Paula, California, for “Frogs and Front Porch
Philosophy”
Stephanie
Garber of Worthington, Ohio, for “The Pernicious Hour”
Thomas
Locicero of East Islip, New York, for “Genealogy”
Lorraine
Kemp of Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada, for
“Speechless”
T.
Zachary Cotler of Healdsburg, California, for “Last Son”
Praveen
Asthana of San Jose, California, for “Caravan of Flawed
Women”
Steve
Hermanos of San Francisco, California, for “Perfect
Control”
Jessica
Mae Pavlas of Westlake, Ohio, for “Young Woman”
Kelly Jo
Weiner of Lino Lakes, Minnesota, for “The Lawd and George
Hadley”
Martin
Lindauer of Daly City, California, for “The Book Lover”
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2002 LORIAN HEMINGWAY SHORT STORY
COMPETITION WINNERS -
First Place
Susan
Jackson Rodgers of Manhattan, Kansas, for “Bodies”
Second Place
Chelsea
Laine of Dallas, Texas, for “Simon Says, I Rebuke You”
Third Place
Leslie C.
Youngblood of Chamblee, Georgia, for “My Henry”
Honorable Mentions
Jen Hirt
of Moscow, Idaho, for “Coldframes”
Scott
Yarbrough of Charleston, South Carolina, for “Silver Star”
Vanessa
Tribastone of Cambridge, Massachusetts, for “White
Knuckles”
Jane K.
Stuppin of Sebastopol, California, for “Yolanda”
Paul
Mihas of Carrboro, North Carolina, for “Reading Matthew”
Nickole
Brown of Louisville, Kentucky, for “Laughing With You”
Marcus
Grimm of Lancaster, Pennsylvania, for “Water Torture”
Mary Lee
Malcolm of McLean, Virginia, for “Where My Ghosts Live”
Frank
Early of Flagstaff, Arizona, for “Big Two-Fisted Heart”
Edward M.
Cohen of West Park, New York, for “Theme and Variations”
Lucy
Ferriss of West Hartford, Connecticut, for “Over the
Cliff”
Ric Jahna
of Tampa, Florida, for “09-13-02”
David
Harris Ebenbach of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, for
“Fighting”
Myron L.
Stokes of Fairborn, Ohio, for “Monkey Road”
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2001 LORIAN HEMINGWAY SHORT STORY
COMPETITION WINNERS -
First Place
Kate
Small of Kirkland, Washington, for “Mira Instead”
Second Place
Greg
Tebbano of Saratoga Springs, New York, for “Only Children”
Third Place
Neale
McDevitt of Montreal, Canada, for “The Lighthouse Keeper”
Kermit “Shine” Forbes Award
The late
G. Joseph Roach of Key West, Florida
Honorable Mentions
Joseph M.
Giordano of Prague, Czechoslovakia, and Chicago, Illinois,
for “Right”
Tory
McCagg of Providence, Rhode Island, for “Chain Material”
Christopher Dungey of Lapeer, Michigan, for “Mother’s Day”
Peter
Paul Smith of Hopkins, Minnesota, for “After All”
Elysia
Whisler of Manassas, Virginia, for “Susquehanna Girls”
Nancy
Middleton of Carlisle, Pennsylvania, for “Charity”
Richard
Alan Rykard of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, for “Another
Run”
Jessica
Treglia of Irvine, California, for “October”
Anne
Leigh Parrish of Seattle, Washington, for “What Do You
Want Most in the Whole World?”
Erika
Mikkalo of Chicago, Illinois, for “Peek-A-Boo”
Neale
McDevitt of Montreal, Canada, for “Dark Girl”
Linda M.
Young of Sylva, North Carolina, for “Minos”
Chris
Harold of Libertyville, Illinois, for “Big Game”
Elizabeth
Weld of Charleston, South Carolina, for “Between You”
James J.
White of New York, New York, for “Irish Bar Mitzvah”
Peter Jay
Herrmann of Scottsdale, Arizona, for “The Dog Food Lesson”
Sharon
Walsh of San Diego, California, for “Cake”
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2000 LORIAN HEMINGWAY SHORT STORY
COMPETITION WINNERS -
First Place
Dale
Dapkins of Key West, Florida, for “Church of the Bunny"
Second Place
Laura
Wilson of Libertyville, Illinois, for “Secrets”
Third Place
Louis
Berger of New York, New York, for “Smoke Screen”
Kermit “Shine” Forbes Award
Penny
Griffith of Carlisle, Pennsylvania
Honorable
Mentions
Paul
Brock of Durham, North Carolina, for “Lucky Bullet”
Susan
Choy of Chanhassen, Minnesota, for “The Fish Bride”
Jocelyn
Jane Cox of Tuckahoe, New York, for “Evil Business”
Gregg
Cusick of Durham, North Carolina, for “Photos I’m Not In”
Steve
Fayer of Boston, Massachusetts, for “The Hi-Flyer”
R. L.
Foster of Lafayette, Indiana, for “The Bee Keeper”
Michael
J.E. Hanson of Sioux Falls, South Dakota, for “Still”
Sondra
Kelly-Green of Lincoln City, Oregon, for “Crashing”
Angelina
Menezes of Passaic, New Jersey, for “The Road to Home”
Gabriella
Mirollo of New York, New York, for “Hide in Plain Sight”
Jon Way
of Yonkers, New York, for “White”
Julie
Zapoli of Columbia, South Carolina, for “Emerging”
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