Vol. 12 – 2021
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
Lila’s Song, by Jane Colletti Perry
Second Place
The Pretender, by Karen Jones
Third Place
Mountain Trout, by Heather Ormsby
2020-2021 LAURA Committee
Betsy Randolph
WWW President
Lynn Downey, Chair
WWW President Elect
Barbara Froman
WWW Past President
Women Writing the West Thanks
Sarah Cortez
2021 Final Judge
