CRAFT Elements Contest 2018

 

Thank you to everyone who submitted! We loved reading your stories. Congratulations to the 2018 winners, finalists, and honorable mentions.

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Winners

Character: “So Much Trouble,” by Karin Lin-Greenberg

Dialogue: “Heart Trouble,” by Rex Adams

Setting: “Passing,” by Thaïs Miller

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Finalists

Character:
“Emm,” by Maria Cichosz
“February 25, 1964,” by Mark Farrington
“Heart Trouble,” by Rex Adams
“The Unweighting,” by Laura Theis

Dialogue:
“Clown Ambulance,” by Rachel Lyon
“Passing,” by Thaïs Miller
“Step on a Crack,” by Sue McGarry
“You Break Your Teeth on Harlem Avenue,” by Kira Compton

Setting:
“Bog Iron,” by Clare Becker
“River Bandit,” by Carl Napolitano
“Splattered,” by Tucker C. Newsome
“That More Dear Than Hands or Tongue,” by Clare Fielder

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Honorable Mention

“Golden Horizons,” by Timothy Hennum for Character
“Lock Two,” by Kevin Lanahan for Setting
“The Marchioness,” by Corey Flintoff for Character
“Siblings,” by Nicole Simonsen for Setting
“Sunday at the Depot Diner,” by Wendy Palmer for Setting
“Thoughts and Prayers,” by Deborah Schupack for Character & Setting
“What Would Make Them Happy,” by Amy Hanson for Character & Dialogue
“Who Stole Aunt Rachel’s Girdle?,” by Jean Ende for Character