Fall 2009 Story Contest Winners

Narrative congratulates the winners and finalists.

FIRST PLACE

JOE DAVID BELLAMY
East House

SECOND PLACE

DAVE BAUSCH
Dim Lighting at the Afterparty

THIRD PLACE

NATE HAKEN
Leach Pad

FINALISTS

David Abrams

This Is Not a Christmas Story

Megan Mayhew Bergman

Housewifely Arts

Han-ping Chin and William O’Daly

This Earthly Life: A Historical Novel

Abby Frucht

Quint

William Litton

The Seamster

Jerry Mathes

Birth of the Hippo

Mary Morrissy

Sirens

Evan James Roskos

A Real American Hero

Heather Sellers

Victory Gardens

Olivia Shannon

The Palm of a Loving Hand

And Don’t Miss:

The Spring Story Contest, with $5,000 in prizes.
Entry Deadline: July 31, 2025.