Fiction: Short Story

1. “A Life that Almost Wasn’t” A Cup of Comfort for Christian Women (book), Sandy Adams, Georgetown, Tex.

2. “A Good and Kind Heart” The (Fayette, Ala.) Times-Record, Mark Jones, Gordo, AL

3. “Max and the Cheater Woman” Magnolia Blossoms and Afternoon Tales (Book), Shannon Rulé Bardwell, Columbus, Miss.

Poetry:

1. “Who Am I?” The Unity Messenger, Pat Taylor, Hueytown, Ala.

2. “Blessed Mary” Tannehill Trader, Norma Blackstock, Bessemer, Ala.

3. “My Prayer” Tannehill Trader, Wanda Rutherford, Bessemer, Ala

HM. “Forgiveness” Bubble Bath Moments (book), Christine Collier, Carriere, MS

Letter to the Editor

1. “Bring prayer back into public schools” Tuscaloosa (Ala.) News, Curtis Hallman, Moundville, Ala.

2. “Hoping for grateful, flexible employees” Mobile (Ala.) Press-Register, Wayne Brady, Mobile, Ala.

3. “A story of sacrifice, survival” Cullman (Ala.) Times, Tanya Shearer, Cullman, Ala.

HM. “Voters were tired of smear tactics” Birmingham (Ala.) News, Pat Taylor, Hueytown, Ala.

Non-Fiction - Newspaper Article

1. “Time” Picayune (Miss.) Item. Sandy Lemoine. Picayune, Miss.

2. “Empty Nest Christmas” Picayune (Miss.) Item. Grace Booth, Picayune, MS

3. “Hand over your paper, ma’am” Columbus (Miss.) Commercial Dispatch. Shannon Bardwell, Columbus, Miss.

HM. “Chris Leggett’s legacy continues” Cleveland (Tenn.) Daily Banner, Lettie Burress, Cleveland, TN

Non-Fiction - Magazine Article

1. “Nathan’s Wonder Slide” Parents, Karen Blakeney, Gulfport, Miss.

2. “Homemade Ministry Recipes” AFA Journal, Teddy James, New Albany, MS

3. “The Story of the Goat Man” Georgia Backroads, Deborah Malone, Rome, Ga.

HM. “Mama Laughs, Too!” Mature Living, Lettie Kirkpatrick Burress, Cleveland, TN

HM. “Plenty and poverty … face to face” AFA Journal, Randall Murphree, Tupelo, Miss.