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2001 Short Story Contest |
Entries in the 2001 Short Story Contest
of the SFNovelist Writing Workshop
On October 8, 2001, our annual Short Story Contest was held
as a diversion from our normal writing as novelists.
of the SFNovelist Writing Workshop
This year's theme: First Contact.
The results:
Placing
Title
Author
1
The Cosmic Vacuum Cleaner Salesman
Ken Brody
2
Voyage of the White Plum
Michael Martineck
3
Tears of Krishna
Don Muchow
4
Greetings & Salutations
David Sperry
5
Elements of a Champion
Michael Martineck
6
First Cont'act
John Bowers
7
A Failure to Communicate
Jeff Robinson
8
The Cowboy Solution
Ken Brody
9
Toys Are U.S.
Howard Johnson
10
Hello Humanity
Richard Womack
11
I Love Lucy
Williard Wells
12
Witness
Ian Sales
13
A Man Without a Universe
Victory Crayne
14
Leave the Light On
David Harris
15
Human Nature
Tierry
16
Vagabonds
Jeff Johnson
17
The Sky-Trog People
Daniel Turner
18
Divine Comedy, Take Two
Don Muchow
19
Dimensional Conflict
Hoyt Brown
20
The Interview
Ian Sales
21
A Glass, Shattered
Sean Barrett
22
Flowers for Nibrof
Jeff Parker
23
World Trade Center
Eric Vesely
24
Sensory Suation
Richard Womack
25
Music
Peter Kelly
The judging was done without knowledge of the authors'
names. The sole judge of the contest was John
Koehler. The winners were selected on the basis of:
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75% on writing skills
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25% on theme, SF content, originality and entertainment value.
All the contributors were members of the SFNovelist writing
workshop as of October 1, 2001.
| Placing | Title | Author |
| 1 | The Cosmic Vacuum Cleaner Salesman | Ken Brody |
| 2 | Voyage of the White Plum | Michael Martineck |
| 3 | Tears of Krishna | Don Muchow |
| 4 | Greetings & Salutations | David Sperry |
| 5 | Elements of a Champion | Michael Martineck |
| 6 | First Cont'act | John Bowers |
| 7 | A Failure to Communicate | Jeff Robinson |
| 8 | The Cowboy Solution | Ken Brody |
| 9 | Toys Are U.S. | Howard Johnson |
| 10 | Hello Humanity | Richard Womack |
| 11 | I Love Lucy | Williard Wells |
| 12 | Witness | Ian Sales |
| 13 | A Man Without a Universe | Victory Crayne |
| 14 | Leave the Light On | David Harris |
| 15 | Human Nature | Tierry |
| 16 | Vagabonds | Jeff Johnson |
| 17 | The Sky-Trog People | Daniel Turner |
| 18 | Divine Comedy, Take Two | Don Muchow |
| 19 | Dimensional Conflict | Hoyt Brown |
| 20 | The Interview | Ian Sales |
| 21 | A Glass, Shattered | Sean Barrett |
| 22 | Flowers for Nibrof | Jeff Parker |
| 23 | World Trade Center | Eric Vesely |
| 24 | Sensory Suation | Richard Womack |
| 25 | Music | Peter Kelly |
