This award is for the best short story. A short story is a story with just one chapter, yeah yeah... I know you didn't need to get that explained. The story must be done, unfinished stories will be rewarded next year!

And the nominees are:

Author and story
Nominator and motivation

RedEye

Incident at Devil's Gate

at Writers' Ranch

Karen
This is a really fun story, yet it is short. Enjoy the read!

Karen

Saying Goodbye

at Ponnyexpressen

*bright
I loved this little story. It was beautifully crafted and the spin on the insight
into their friendship gave it extra weight.

Mary Ayers

No More Regrets

at Writers' Ranch

Tyra
Lovely bitter-sweet little story.


Jamie

Until Dusk

at Ponnyexpressen and Rival Riders

*bright
The mellow tone of the stor
y, together with the vivid desriptions of the passing day makes the sorrow that lays beneath the words so much more pungent.

There's no big gestures, no grand maneurism - just a overwhelming sadness and the knowlegde you have to sustain it all the same.
Made me cry.

Jill D

Reaching Hands

at Writers' Ranch

Tyra
So sad and still it ends hopefully. Amazing fic.

 

Charla

Shattered Silence

at Ponnyexpressen

Wendy M
Charla has a gift with writing the characters just as they are....I could imagine their faces, the way that each character...and how they reacted to hearing Ike speak for the first time...And how amazed and surprised Ike was at his ability to do so after so much time of not having a voice...