2026 SWA Contest Winners
Many thanks to our sponsors and to everyone who entered!
For questions, please contact our Contest Coordinator.
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First Place: Brigette Dennis, “Sammy’s Fanny”
Second Place: J.B. Frady, “Lyndon”
Third Place: Sylvia Clark, “Neighbors”
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First Place: Kelly Capers, “Stone”
Honorable Mention: Jacob Perez, “Spring’s Quiet Promise”
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First Place: Candice Lisle, “Hanukkah on the Moon”
Second Place: Blakely Wallace, “The Breakfast Bots”
Third Place: Tara Villanueva, “Mistaken Fire”
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First Place: Sylvia Clark, “Letters from Home”
Second Place: Douglas Dowling, “Three Cups”
Third Place (Tie): Candice Lisle, “The Spoken Word” and Tara Villanueva, “A Little Good News”
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First Place: Fred Wehling, “One Officer to Another”
Second Place: Tara McKee, “Cave of the Crystal Maiden”
Third Place: Wendy Haley, “Nana Embar’s Memory Ride”
Honorable Mention: Candice Lisle, “A Sweet Taste of Earth”
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First Place: Jane Suen, “The First and Last Love Song”
Second Place: Eric Honour, “Assassination of History”
Third Place: Todd Jones, “Beneath the Canopy, Beyond the Light”
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First Place: Pamela Taylor, The King of Mann
Second Place: Dana Ridenour, All the Hidden Pieces
Third Place: Kevin George, Scammers
Honorable Mention: Kelly Capers, The Boys of Daffin Park
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First Place: Sylvia Clark, “Black Feathers”
Second Place: Brigette Dennis, “Lies in the Lye”
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First Place: Tara Villanueva, “Crossing the Border”
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First Place: Todd Jones, “A Soul’s Echo”
Second Place: Tara McKee, “The Stuff of Nightmares”
Third Place: Christine Wallace, “The Cellar Door”
