Winners


  Winner of the 2007 NEWN Short Story Contest
"Willy’s Fall"
by Harold Huber
Ottertail, Minnesota.


Winner of the 2007 NEWN Flash Fiction Contest
"Later"
by Bonnie Fancy
West Boylston, Massachusetts.

Both stories will be published in the Spring 2008 issue of NEWN Magazine.



Winner of the 2007NEWN Mystery Suspense/Contest
"Double Indemnity”"
by L. Carroll Kiser
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

Read "Double Indemnity" and "Why We Chose" in the Winter 2007 issue of NEWN.



Honorable Mention
"The Garden Wall"
by Peter Poole
Oarton, Virginia.

Read "The Garden Wall" and "Why We Chose" in the Spring 2008 issue of NEWN.



Winner of the 2007NEWN Personal Essay Contest
"Moonlight and Big Machines"
by Kathryn Wolfe
Shreveport, Louisiana



Winner of the 2007 NEWN Poetry Contest
"Assault"
by Brenda Whiteside
Robbinsdale, Minnesota

Winners will be published in our Autumn (Sept) 2007 issue.


Winner of the 2007 NEWN Short Story Contest
"The Day of the Goat"
by Mary Nelson
Salt Lake City, Utah

Will be published in our Summer (June) 2007 issue.


Honorable Mentions
"Mind Games"
by Alan Gould
Pleasant Hill, California

"Rhapsody for the Street"
by L. Carroll Kiser
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Will be published in our Autumn (September) 2007 issue.



Winner of the 2007 NEWN Flash Fiction Contest
"The Bonus"
by Kat Fast
Weston, Massachusetts

Will be published in our Summer (June) 2007 issue.



Winners of the 2006 T.O.B. Contest
Theme: Leap of faith
*Alternate theme: Beside myself


Fiction - Leap of faith:
"Catching Up"
by Harold Huber
of Ottertail, Minnesota.


Fiction - Beside myself
"Careful What You Ask For"
by William Parsons
of Ruckersville, Virginia.



Personal Essay Winner
"Separating"
by Lené Anne Gary
of Montpelier, Vermont.


Poetry Winner:
"Seismic Shift"
by Sandi Stromberg
of Houston, Texas.


The winning poem, personal essay, and "Catching Up" will appear in the Spring 2007 (March) issue of NEWN. "Careful What You Ask For" will be in the Summer (June) issue.
*Due to an editorial error, two themes were announced for this contest; so we have selected a short story for each theme.



Winner of the 2006 NEWN Mystery Suspense/Contest
“Dear Hunting”
by JMM Holloway
of Kerrville, Texas

Read “Dear Hunting” and “Why We Chose” in the Winter (December) 2006 issue of NEWN


Winner of the 2006 NEWN Personal Essay Contest
"Life's Little Surprises"
by Linda Hoagland
of N. Tazewell, Virginia


Winner of the 2006 NEWN Poetry Contest
"forbidden vegetable"
by Charles H. Reisfar
of Indianapolis, Indiana

Winners will be published in the Autumn (Sept) 2006 issue of NEWN.


Winner of the 2006 Short Story Contest:
"Parallel Paths"
by Dorothy Raney
of Morehead City, North Carolina


Winner of the 2006 Flash Fiction Contest:
"Medical Decision"
by Ray Dreyfack
of Coconut Creek, Florida

Winners will be published in the Summer (June) 2006 issue of NEWN.


Winners of the 2005 T.O.B. Contest

Fiction Winner:

"Vigil by the Window"
by Theresa Schimmel
of Wakefield, RI.


Personal Essay Winner:
"Snapshots"
by Charles Houston Reisfar
of Indianapolis, IN.


Poetry Winner:
"In a Heart Beat"
by Suzanne Lovejoy
of Holden, MA.

Winners were published in our Spring (March) 2006 issue.



Winner of the 2005 Mystery/Suspense Contest:
"Murder in the Marsh"
by M.E. Kemp
of Saratoga Springs, New York


Honorable Mentions:
"Life is a Cabernet"
by Sunny Frazier
of Lemoore, California

"Death by Soup"
by Nancy Gardner
of Lexington, Massachusetts

"A Relative Matter"
by Linda Thorne
of Hanford,California

Winners were published in our Winter (December) 2005 issue.


Winner of the 2005 Poetry Contest:
“Pick-Off”
by Sandra McBride
of Mechanicville, New York

Winner were published in the Autumn (Sept) 2005 issue of NEWN.


Winner of the 2005 Personal Essay Contest:
"Cleaning Up the Past"
by Kathryn Lord
of Granby, Connecticut


Winner of the 2005 Short Story Contest:
"New Shoes"
by Kathryn Carroll
of East Lyme, Connecticut


Winner of the 2005 Flash Fiction Contest:
"Hospitality"
by Debka Colson
of Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts

Winners were published in the Summer (June) 2005 issue of NEWN.



Winners of the 2004 T.O.B. Contest
Fiction Winner:

"Claret Cup Cactus"
by Myrina McCullough
of Washington, DC.


Personal Essay Winner:
"Touched by Angel Wings"
by J. Eva Nagel
of Stillwater, New York.


Poetry Winner:
"Letting Go"
by Helen Ramsey
of Portland, Oregon.

Winners were published in the Spring (March) 2005 issue of NEWN.


Winner of the 2004 Mystery/Suspense Contest:

"Bad Places"
by Carol Perry
of Lunenburg, Massachusetts


Honorable Mentions:
"Green and Gold Are Christmas Colors"
by Marian Poe
of Haughton, Louisiana

"Murder, Ad Lib"
by Charles Schaeffer
of Bethesda, Maryland

Winners were published in the Winter (December) 2004 issue of NEWN.


WHY WE CHOSE THE WINNER - Mystery/Suspense Contest

Bad things happen in "Bad Places." Carol's story will show you what happens to young Mona, her dad, and a...
Well, that would be giving it away. Don't miss our Winter issue. Subscribe now to find out how Mona resolves her deadly conflict.

Murder, mayhem, tension, and suspense – just right for a cold winter night. Read these winning stories, as well as more chilling fiction, poems, personal essays, and as always “Why We Chose to Publish” -- all in the Winter (December) 2004 issue of NEWN.


Winner of the 2004 Poetry Contest:

"FATHER"
by Howard Van Dine
of Saint Albans,Vermont


WHY WE CHOSE THE WINNER - Poetry Contest

Why I Chose the Poetry Contest Winner (Excerpt) by Poetry Editor Marj Hahne

Of the forty-seven poems submitted for this year's poetry contest, Howard Van Dine's 10-line poem "FATHER" best satisfies the qualities I value in a poem . . . music/rhythm, fresh language choices, and form in service to content.

Read Howard's poem and Marj's complete "Why I Chose" in the Autumn (September) 2004 issue of NEWN.



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