Vol. 8 – 2017
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
Queen of the Hill by Carmen Peone
Second Place
The Lotus by Bonnie Hobbs
Third Place
The Tent by Caroline Arlen
Fourth Place
Voices by Barbara Marshak
Fifth Place
The Bucket by Charlotte Hinger
2017 LAURA Committee
Linda Jacobs
WWW President
Carmen Peone, Chair
WWW President Elect
Doris Baker
WWW Past President
Women Writing the West Thanks
Denise Chavez
2017 Final Judge
