Vol. 5 – 2014
The LAURA Short Fiction Awards, named in honor of Laura Ingalls Wilder, are sponsored by Women Writing the West (WWW) and open to its members. WWW is proud to publish the winners in the LAURA Journal.
Women Writing the West is a nonprofit organization of writers and other professionals writing and promoting the Women’s West. Membership is open to all interested persons worldwide.
Table of Contents
First Place
Nugget by Bonnie Hobbs
Second Place
The Family Snake Oil by Jerrie Hurd
Third Place (tie)
The Telegraph Tree by Linda Broday
Honorable Mention
Murder as Rose by Andrea Poniers
Honorable Mention
On the Fringes by Randi Samuelson-Brown
2014 LAURA Committee
Cynthia Becker
WWW President
Anne Schroeder
WWW President Elect
Erin Gray
WWW Past President
Women Writing the West Thanks
C. K. Crigger
2014 Final Judge
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