And the Winners Are…!
P. S. Foley
P.S.Foley, First Place
“Room Thirteen”
P.S. Foley is the author of Riding Godzilla and the soon to be released, Something Fearless… A graduate of Stanford University, he lives in Sebastopol with his wife, two daughters, two poodles, two cats and a host of wild animals. Room Thirteen is the first of a series of short stories about Catholic priest Father James Liaden. Foley has also worked in film on such movies as Mask and The Thing Called Love.
To read the story, click Room Thirteen.
Malena Eljumaily
Malena Eljumaily, Second Place
“Smooth Move”
Malena Eljumaily has been a member of Redwood Writers since 2008. She is currently the Membership Chair for the Northern California chapter of Sisters in Crime. Though mystery is her primary genre, she sometimes switches gears and writes about subjects other than murder and mayhem. Her short play, Special Delivery, won the Audience Choice Award at the 2012 Redwood Writers Ten Minute Play Festival. She lives in Santa Rosa.
To read the story, click Smooth Move.
Cheri Ause
Cheri Ause, Third Place
“Trouble with Sylvia”
Born in Ohio, Cheri Ause spent most of her life in Salt Lake City, where she married, raised two children, and spent 31 years teaching teenagers the finer points of literature, grammar, and composition. In May 2010, she and her husband moved to Gualala where she writes short fiction, poetry, and most recently, memoir. Her work has appeared in The Redwood Coast Review, Midwest Literary Review, Fiction 365, and Every Day Poets, among others.
Deborah Taylor-French
Chair: Deborah Taylor-French
Judges: Rhys Bowen, Shelley Singer and
Kelli Stanley.
Please click on each judge’s name to learn of her illustrious writing career.
