LIGONIER VALLEY
WRITERS
2024 FLASH FICTION CONTEST WINNERS
Theme: Thunderbirds, Phoenixes & Other Mythological Birds
FIRST PLACE ($50 prize)
By Dominic Romito (Jeannette, PA)
SECOND PLACE ($25 prize)
The Frustrated Phoenix & the Very Big Fire
By Greg Beatty (Bellingham, WA)
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THIRD PLACE ($15 prize)
By Greg Beatty (Bellingham, WA)
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HONORABLE MENTION
By Chris Clemons (Toronto, Ontario)
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HONORABLE MENTION
By Rainbow Medicine-Walker (Maple Falls, WA)
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HONORABLE MENTION
By Barbara Parker (Radford, VA)
2023 FLASH FICTION CONTEST WINNERS
Theme: Jack-O-Lanterns.
FIRST PLACE ($50 prize)
The Princess and the Jack-O-Lantern
By Don Ellenberger (Stahlstown, PA)
SECOND PLACE ($25 prize)
By Cricket Jean Baunoch (Indiana, PA)
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THIRD PLACE ($15 prize)
By Lord My'k Podgor (Cleveland, OH)
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HONORABLE MENTION
By Cindy Bartolotta (Monongahela Valley, PA)
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HONORABLE MENTION
By Alicia Stankay (New Brighton, PA)
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HONORABLE MENTION
By Jamie Brian
2022 FLASH FICTION CONTEST WINNERS
Theme: Mermaids, Selkies & Other Water Dwellers
FIRST PLACE ($50 prize)
By Lindsay Flock (Conyngham, PA)
SECOND PLACE ($25 prize)
By Elizabeth Spragins (Fredericksburg VA)
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THIRD PLACE ($15 prize)
By Helen Liptak (Hartsville, SC)
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HONORABLE MENTION
By Cindy Bartolotta (Monongahela Valley, PA)
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HONORABLE MENTION
By Alicia Stankay (New Brighton, PA)
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HONORABLE MENTION
By Jamie Brian
2021 FLASH FICTION CONTEST WINNERS
Theme: Evil Twins
FIRST PLACE ($50 prize)
By Greg Beatty (Bellingham, WA)
SECOND PLACE ($25 prize)
By Barbara Purbaugh (Las Vegas, NV)
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THIRD PLACE ($15 prize)
By JT Williams (Norolk, VA)
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HONORABLE MENTION
By Cindy Bartolotta (Monongahela Valley, PA)
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HONORABLE MENTION
By Alicia Stankay (New Brighton, PA)
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HONORABLE MENTION
By Jamie Brian
2020 FLASH FICTION CONTEST WINNERS
Theme: Snakes & Other Reptiles
FIRST PLACE ($50 prize)
By Heather Rath (Ontario, Canada)
SECOND PLACE ($25 prize)
The Snake Was Always Just an Excuse
By Greg Beatty (Bellingham, WA)
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THIRD PLACE ($15 prize)
By Jessica Joy (Kent, United Kingdom)
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HONORABLE MENTION
By Cindy Bartolotta (Monongahela Valley, PA)
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HONORABLE MENTION
By Alicia Stankay (New Brighton, PA)
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HONORABLE MENTION
By Jamie Brian
2019 FLASH FICTION CONTEST WINNERS
Theme: Fairies & Elves
FIRST PLACE ($50 prize)
By Candace Kubinec (Greensburg, PA)
SECOND PLACE ($25 prize)
By Jim Busch (White Oak, PA)
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THIRD PLACE ($15 prize)
The Subtle Refrain of Adulation
By Vicki Thomas (Johnstown, PA)
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HONORABLE MENTION
By Cindy Bartolotta (Monongahela Valley, PA)
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HONORABLE MENTION
By Alicia Stankay (New Brighton, PA)
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HONORABLE MENTION
By Jamie Brian
2018 FLASH FICTION CONTEST WINNERS
Theme: Bigfoot and Other Cryptozoological Creatures
FIRST PLACE ($50 prize)
By Jeremiah Cook (Camp Hill, PA)
SECOND PLACE ($25 prize)
By Greg Beatty (Bellingham, WA)
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THIRD PLACE ($15 prize)
By Mark Matzke (Painesville, OH)
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HONORABLE MENTION
By Cindy Bartolotta (Monongahela Valley, PA)
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HONORABLE MENTION
By Alicia Stankay (New Brighton, PA)
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HONORABLE MENTION
By Jamie Brian
2017 FLASH FICTION CONTEST WINNERS
Theme: Haunted Objects
FIRST PLACE ($50 prize)
By Ryan McBriar (Pittsburgh, PA)
SECOND PLACE ($25 prize)
By Greg Beatty (Bellingham, WA)
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THIRD PLACE ($15 prize)
By John A. Frochio (New Brighton, PA)
HONORABLE MENTION
By Cindy Bartolotta (Monongahela Valley, PA)
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HONORABLE MENTION
By Alicia Stankay (New Brighton, PA)
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HONORABLE MENTION
By Jamie Brian