Vol. 9, 2018
The LAURA Short Fiction Awards, named in honor of Laura Ingalls Wilder, are sponsored by Women Writing the West (WWW) and open to its members. WWW is proud to publish the winners in the LAURA Journal.
Women Writing the West is a nonprofit organization of writers and other professionals writing and promoting the Women’s West. Membership is open to all interested persons worldwide.
Table of Contents
First Place
Night Riding, by Candace Simar
Second Place
Chessy’s Wedding, by Elizabeth Boyle
Third Place
The Bang Girls by Anne Schroeder
Fourth Place
I Stare at People, by B.K. Froman
Fifth Place
Separation of the Stars, by K. Lyn Wurth
2017-2018 LAURA Committee
Carmen Peone
WWW President
Cindy Sandell, Chair
WWW President Elect
Linda Jacobs
WWW Past President
Women Writing the West Thanks
Janet Harris, Ph.D.
2018 Final Judge
