Below are the published submissions for the 2016 Becoming Writer’s Anniversary Contest.
Stories are listed in order by the author’s last name. Click on a story’s title to read it. If you find a story you like, share it with your friends. The author will appreciate it.
The judging is in progress. Once it is finished, the top ten stories will be featured on Short Fiction Break.
Authors, if your story is missing or if there is a problem with your story, please contact Jeff Elkins at jffelkins@gmail.com
CONTEST SUBMISSIONS
Spider and the Web by Diwaker Krishna Acharya
If Only by Kerrian Adebanjo
Forgotten by Jennifer Alexander
Different Strokes by Adam Al-Ghosien
Southern Lemonade by Dorothy Al-Ghosien
Forever Doesn’t Have to be Forever by Sabrina Al-Ghosien
Our World Fell Apart by Kyros Amphiptere and Orion T. Hunter
City Love by Anshu
The Portrait by Sarkis Antikanjian
Lifpprnk by Loan Antoci
The Color of Happy Endings by Anthia Archontides and Maria Xystra
The Timeless One by Robert Auten
Bonsai in Walnut by Deb Bailey
Wrecked by Tanja Baric
Making a Secret by Caitlin Bartnik
Holding On by Amanda Beard
Stripped by Laura Beiler
They Gave Her Crayons by Kasidy Blake
The Rhythm by Giselle Bodden
Ashes of Salvation by Kami Boedigheimer
Play for Me by Steve Boseley
Master of Pixels by Katherine Boyes
Painting with Black by Zoe Brewer
A Gift from the Heavens by Karen Bromberg
The Artist by Kelly Brookbank
Her World, Her Life by Chenoa Bunts-Anderson
I’m NOT an Artist! by Kimberly Bunts-Anderson
White by Roland Burrows
The Church Bazaar by Karen Call
Garrett’s Secret by Richmond Camero
Writing Heals by Sara Campos
The Woodcutter’s Toys by Gail Cartee
Padded Room Hunting by Jason Carter
Strawberries and Champagne by Michelle Chalkey
The Last Member of the Sculpting Club by Yubany Checo
The Winter Wolf by Selina Churchill
Barista Provocateur by Valorie Clark
In Her Emerald Eyes by Aarika Copeland
Memories Manifest by Peter Crispin
City Lights by Jesa David
In Search of a Muse by Paulie Dee
A Ghost of a Chance by Peter DeHaan
The Gift by Dheemarie
Freedom by Jade Dor
Art Attack by Isobel Duncan
Acoustic Element by Shakyra Dunn
She Walks at Night by Nate Ealy
Gold in Peace by Alex Earley
Noah the Cat and the Flood by Deborah Ebersold
Your Child by Fatima El Harony
The One Hundred Faces of Madness by Ricardo Elorza
From Fired to Freedom by Ashley Emma
The Mother of Drums by Donley Ferguson
Voyage of Discovery by Shane Fitzpatrick
And Miles to Go by Kate I. Foley
Unwelcome Visitors by Melissa Freeman
Slag by Matt Freeze
The Lonely Angel by Megan Gables
Resurrection by Jasmine Gilmore
In Memory of Flight by Bethany Gotschall
Invictus Maneo by Ruveneko Gowora
The Chanteuse by A.L. Green
Black Cross by Wendell Green
What it Takes to Save Someone by Rosa Grimsdottir
Shadows of the Past by Logan Hammonds
The White Rose by Nancy Hartmann
I See You by Greta Hauksdottir
A Day in the Life by Daniel Hawks
Standing Together by Darlyne Hayes
The Magic Pen by Thomas Heaven
Crisis of Conformity by John D Henderson
Black, White, and Gray by Dave Hines
The Unexpected Reader by John Horn
One with the Water by Leanne Howard
A Mess in the Pages by Andie Howell
Black-Eyed Peas by Cynthia Hughen
Pictureboy by Bailey Huser
The School Room by Murray Ingram
Too Little, Too Late by Garrett Jensen
Cracked Up by Nia Johnson
So Alone by Elizabeth Jones
The Hook by S. Blake Judkins
Interrupted by Jennifer Kelly
A Space Nightmare by Summer Khattak
Impacted Convergence by Karissa Kuhle
The Cough by Ekin Kurtdarcan
Can You Keep a Secret? by David LaPointe
Ghost Writer by Hallie Larsen
Dark Plan by Philip Larson
The Crooner by David Law
This Paradise by Andrena LeBlanc
Coffee Stains in the Earthlight by Olivia Leitner
The Luckiest Guy in the World by Ada Liao
I Y’am What I Y’am by Gary Little
Criminal Confessions by Debra Lobel
The Coffin by Stephen Loyd
The Dollarbird’s Ink Children by Ashlee Lucas
Elaine the Intern by Samantha M.C. Luck
Her Own Worst Character by Kristen Marks
Made to Measure by Dylan McIntosh
The Healing Colors of Love by Chrissy Medeiros
The Price I Paid by Marcus Meradith
Overnight Success by Kieran Meyer
Perdita by Brittany Micka-Foos
Bank Job by Chris Miller
Voices by Erin Miller
The Endless Quest for Freedom by Tinashe Mirembe
The Call by Subhendu Mohanty
The Underground Palace by Tieshia Montgomery
The Masterpiece by Mike Moyle
An Echo From Far Away by Samran Muhammad
Words for My Daughter by Katie Nelson
Way Down the Hole by Kelseigh Nieforth
Oblivious by Arkham Noir
Artist of All by Jacob Nutter
Animation by Christian Opperman
To Forget a Memory by Rachel Pankuch
Creative Censorship by Mary Patrick
Maude and Other Poems by Megan Pindling
Do Time Travelers Keep Journals? by Natasha Powell
Photophile by Maximilien Luc Proctor
The Creative Life by Emily Pryor
When She Was by K.K. Quinn
Finding the Substance by Susmita Ramani
Crushing Dreams by Vinil Ramdev
Legato Hands – Staccato Dreams by Lia Redmann
Love in Action by Elizabeth H. Ricci
Observations From a Check-In Desk by Jacy Richardson
The Song Writer by Jilly Richman
Birdsong by Neil Rochford
The Adventures of a Procrastinator by Johanna Rosberg
Paint by Paulina Sanchez
The Lost Scribe by Jennifer F. Santucci
Her Essence by Talia Semeniuk
Butterfly by Kathy Servian
Greenfields by Jo Seysener
Viking Chair by Sridhar Shankar
Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore by Edward Shaw
The Proposal by Larnelle Sinegal
Fan Mail Murder by Lauren Sisley
A Painful Subject by Dave Skinner
The Story Keeper by Amanda Spain
The Boy by Wanda Spannuth
A New Beginning by Sally Stap
Jack’s Perspective by Edmund Stone
Writing Female by Alexandria Sure and Richelle Renae
Insanity on Canvas by Joe Tassone
This Time by Helena Toto
Taking Risks by Roy Turner
Ungifted by Christine Urtz
The Girl with Rainbow Hands by Megan Veillette
Jack’s Pile by C.A. Villeta
The Canoe by Jay Warner
Funny Girl by Brian Warrick
Nevermore by Sue Weems
Swan Song by Andrea L. Wellings
Gift of Curse by Waldo Wesley
Her Finest Piece by Taya Weyland
Death Comes Easy as a Writer by Terri Williams
Struggles of Math Class by Trinity Woessner
Cake by Renay Zamora