Fiction From The Heartland Contest

Previous winners

2008 winners

First Place - Piper's Kiss by Sheryl Carpenter, Young Adult

Second Place - Heaven Sent by Deb Yates, Historical *

Third Place - No Substitute by Susan Diane Johnson, Inspirational *

2008 Finalists

Touch of Twilight by Clarissa Ellison, Paranormal *

No Substitute by Susan Diane Johnson, Inspirational

Piper's Kiss by Sheryl Carpenter, Young Adult

Rehabilitation by Nancy Evertz, Contemporary *

Love at the Doorstep by Ronica Stromberg, Inspirational

Big Panties and Other Parachutes by Sarah Tregay, Young Adult

Heaven Sent by Deb Yates, Historical

Sailing Into Trouble by Diana Welker, Romantic Suspanse

Redefining Family by Wendy Marcus, Contemporary

Against All Odds by Constance Marquise, Inspirational *

Light of Truth by Sheri Boeyink, Young Adult

*  Full manuscript requested by editor/agent judge

2007

First Place - The Woodcutter's Daughter, by Melanie Dickerson, Inspirational

Second Place - Midnight Promises, by Anne Barton Ardizzone, Historical

Third Place - The Trouble With Ghosts, by Jodi Redford, Paranormal

2006

 First Place - To Win a Gladiator by Carla Hughes, Inspirational

Second Place - In Her Defense by Vicki Tharp, Romantic Suspense

Third Place - My Life in the Void by Betsy Norman, Young Adult

2005

For more information about the Fiction From the Heartland Contest, contact Keri Smith, contest coordinator.