ACFW Virginia is pleased to announce the winners of our first Short Story contest!

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1st place
Angela Couch with a historical entry titled “I Heard the Bells”
-Winner of $50 prize-

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2nd place
Kathy Neely with a contemporary entry titled “The Missing Piece”
-Winner of $30 prize-

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3rd place
Emily Conrad with a speculative entry titled “Returning Christmas”
-Winner of $15 prize-

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Other winners that are invited to be in the anthology are (last name alphabetically):

Kari Fischer, “Christmas Presence” (Contemporary)
Allison Garcia, “Just Another Navidad” (Contemporary)
Kathy Neely, “The Dance” (Young Adult)