MAINSTREAM FICTION:

Winner: Melissa Payne for “The Secrets of the Lost Stones” 

Finalists:

• C. Joseph Greaves for “Church of the Graveyard Saints”

• Laurie Marr Wasmund for “To Walk Humbly”

CHILDREN’S PICTURE BOOK:

Winner: Linda Osmundson for “Papa's Changes”

Finalists: 

• Dede Stockton & LaRae Musselman for “Scratches: My New Life”

• Lisa Reinicke for “Wilhelmina's Wish”

COOKBOOKS, TRAVEL, SELF HELP, HEALTH AND FITNESS:

Winner: Jody L. Pritzl for “A Story of American Made Christmas Ornaments”

Finalists: 

• Marc Graham for “Runes for Writers, Destroy Writer’s Block”

• Kim Murdock for “Feeling Left Behind: Permission to Grieve”

CHILDREN’S/JUVENILE:

Winner: Jim and Stephanie Kroepfl for “Merged” 

Finalists:

• Sarah Byrn Rickman for “Nancy Love: WASP Pilot"

• M.J. Evans for “Pinto”

MYSTERY, CRIME, SUSPENSE:

Winner: Barbara Nickless for “Ambush”

Finalists:

• Stephanie Kane for “A Perfect Eye”

• Jennifer R. Kincheloe for “The Body In Griffith Park”

POETRY - COLLECTION:

Winner: Jared Smith for “That's How It Is”

Finalists: 

• Catherine R. Berra for “Lucid Life”

• Art Elser for “It Seemed Innocent Enough”

SCIENCE FICTION:

Winner: M.H. Boroson for “The Girl With No Face”

Finalists:

• Todd Fahnestock for “The Undying Man”

• Natli VanDerWerken for “WindRunner”

POETRY - SINGLE POEM:

Winner: Valerie Szarek for “This Winter's Day”

Finalists:

• Dan Guenther for “Remembrance of Libraries Past”

• Carol Grever for “Waiting”

HISTORICAL, BIOGRAPHICAL:

Winner: Mary Taylor Young for “I Found You In The Mountains”

Finalists:

• Patricia Eagle for “Being Mean”

• Ian Neligh for “Spurred West”

SHORT STORY:

Winner: Amy Hempe for “Finding The Perfect Sandy”

Finalist:

• Bruce W. Most for “The Dead Man in the Pearl Gray Hat”

WESTERN:

Winner: Cindy Maynard for “Soyala”

Finalist:

• Lori R. Hodges for “Sweet Twisted Pine”

ESSAYS:

Winner:  R. Gary Raham for “Curing the Bindweed Blues”

Finalist:

• Kent Ira Groff for “Living Creatively with Diminishments”

ROMANCE:

Winner: Harper McDavid for “Zapata”

Finalists:

• Paula L. Silici for “Wanted”

• Jodi Bowersox for “Beware the Eyes of Mars”

FEATURE ARTICLES:

Winner: Lou Dean for “Blue Mountain Summers”

Finalist:

• R. Gary Raham for “The Poudre River: A Four Part Series”

COVER DESIGN: ANY BOOK COVER, PRINTED OR E-BOOK:

Winner: Mary Taylor Young for “I Found You In The Mountains”

Finalists:

• Catherine R. Berra for “Lucid Life"

• Lisa Reinicke for “Toast with a Side of Dragon”

SCREENPLAY/STAGE PLAY:

Winner: Bruce Leaf for “Pinto”

Finalist:

• Phyllis J. Perry for “Plays For You and A Friend Or Two”