2nd Place: Kathleen Bradean
Solace or Moonlight

3rd Place: Alana Noel Voth
Rock Stars: In Particular Order

Runner up: Gwen Masters
Ten Years Later

Runner up: Lee Minxton
Panic in Detroit

Runner up: Sarah Black
Susie Q

We received over two hundred entries in this contest, and it was a delight to read all of them. From the original entries, we narrowed it down to a dozen finalists, and then the judges went to work, making the almost-too-hard choices. We appreciate every writer's participation in this contest, and will look forward to reading more in our next contest in the spring!

           --Susannah Indigo, Editor-in-Chief, October 2005