WRITERS' LEAGUE OF TEXAS
formerly the Austin Writers' League
2003 Awards
2003 Finalists & Winners
Manuscript Contest Awards
Two hundred and seventy-three authors competed in five categories in our annual Manuscript Contest, and winners were announced at the 10th Annual Agents Conference in July
Historical/ Western
Fall From Grace by Sandra Worth from Houston, TX
A Thirst for Distant Plenty by Mary Frances Chupick Bennett from
Kerville, TX
The Age of Illumination by Catherine Mallet, from Austin,
TX (WINNER!)
Mainstream
Harvard Yard, 1914 by Allegra Young from Austin, TX
Before I Count to Ten by Heather Osterman from Austin, TX
Sally’s Wrestling Ranch by James Pounds from Austin, TX
Brown Inside by Dave Bernstein from New York, NY
Ropeless by Tracy Koretsky from Berkeley, CA (WINNER!)
Mystery/Thriller/Action-Adventure
Contraband Bayou by John Pape from Friendswood, TX
The Eyes Have It by Peggye Swenson from Ft. Worth, TX
Untitled Mystery by William McIntosh from Austin, TX
For Sale by Murderer by Julie Lake from Austin, TX
Rebel Music by Rachel Sanborn from San Marcos, TX (WINNER!)
Romance
Second Season by Joy Selak from Austin, TX
Everyday Courage by Donna Fest from Harker Heights, TX
That Girl by Cyndee DuHadaway from Austin, TX (WINNER!)
Science Fiction/ Fantasy/Horror
Heaven’s Anvil by Simon Rex-Lear Arlington, TX
A Cold and Hungry God by Charles Marrs from Kyle, TX
The Rise of the Unsworn: Book One in the Trilogy of the Keys by Kelly
Schierman from Austin, TX (WINNER!)
Congratulations to Finalists and Winners. May they be as successful as past winners, like Marsha Moyer, who have gone on to be published.
And a special thank you to Julie Anderson who chaired the Contest Committee,
Carla Hultberg who spent many hours coordinating the manuscripts and readers,
the wonderful judges and agents who read the manuscripts, the volunteers
who organized and worked on the committee, and especially the writers
who submitted their manuscripts and who return day after day to their
typewriters and computers to perfect their craft.
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