2023 Finalists
I am pleased to announce The 2023 LAURA Short Fiction Award finalists (listed in alphabetical order):
“Gifts from the Crows” by Pamela Redcliff
“Mayfield” by Sherry Skye Stuart
“Posse” by Caroline Arlen
Final placements will be announced during the 2023 Women Writing the West Virtual Conference in October. Congratulations!
I would like to thank all Women Writing the West members who submitted their short fiction to The 2023 LAURA Short Fiction Award Contest. WWW received seventeen original submissions this year, all of which demonstrated a high caliber of outstanding short fiction.
The final selection process proved extremely difficult for our screeners, who did not know the identity of any author, and who screened according to the LAURA rubric found on the WWW website. Additionally, no screener knew who else was selected to screen, and they themselves will remain anonymous. If you were a screener and you are reading this, THANK YOU—the LAURA Awards depends on members like you who are willing to support the efforts of fellow members.
A determination of first, second, and third placements will soon be made by our final judge, Kari May. These will be announced at the 2023 Women Writing the West Virtual Conference.
Congratulations again to the finalists!
Sincerely,
Gayle Gresham
2022-2023 President-Elect and LAURA Award Chair
Women Writing the West
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