Thank you to all who submitted to the 2015 Faith & Culture Writing contest!
This year, we had two categories: narrative non-fiction (essay) and fiction/short story. Contestants were asked to write their piece based on the 2015 Faith & Culture Writers Conference theme, ROUGH DRAFT: “From Blank to Beautiful.”
All work will was judged by AWARD-WINNING literary agents, editors, authors, publishers, bloggers, and teachers.
Congratulations to our 2015 winners, Laura Scott (fiction) and Kara Chupp (non-fiction). Our runners up were: Heidi Sadler (fiction) and Carly Gelsinger (non-fiction)!
Check out their winning pieces below:
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Non-Fiction Winner: “Remembering and Forgetting” by Kara Chupp
- Fiction Winner: “Blessed” by Laura Scott
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Non-Fiction Runner Up: “The Bus” by Carly Gelsinger
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Fiction Runner Up: “The Funeral” Arranger by Heidi Sadler