| Cover Story - Friday, December 10, 2010
Short Story Contest Winners
Congratulations to the winners of the 2010 Palo Alto Weekly Short Story Contest, listed below. Winners receive gift certificates to our sponsoring bookstores or, for adults, cash awards. The stories and author biographies of the winners are published online at www.paloaltoonline.com.
Adults, 18 years and older
1st place: "The Harrow" by Ross Peter Nelson
2nd place: "Solitaire" by Dawn Wood
3rd place: "2012" by Kevin Sharp
Young adults, 15-17 years old
1st place: "Monday" by Caitlin Colvin
2nd place: "Leonard" by Shreya Ramachandran
3rd place: "Escaping Utopia" by Alessandra Occhiolini
Teens, 12-14 years old
1st place; "The Kitchen Maid's Apprentice" by Grace Yukiko Kuffner
2nd place: "The Folder" by Esmee Morris
3rd place: "Once Upon A Homework" by Caitlin Crosby
Honorable mention: "Human" by Patricia Lin
Children, 9-11 years old
1st place: "Double Identity" by Brittany Nguyen
2nd place: "Hawk Lover and Golden Horizon: A Story of Friendship" by Zoe Weiss
3rd place: "An Itchy Adventure" by Emily Wang
Honorable mention: "Maggie Finn's Incredible Escape" by Caroline Hallee
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