WLT announces 2020 manuscript contest winners<\/p>\n

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The winners of the 2020 <\/span><\/span>Writers\u2019 League of Texas<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/a> (WLT) Manuscript Contest are:<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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GENERAL FICTION<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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WINNER<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

White Feathers<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/em> by Claire Mitchell<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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FINALISTS<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

TailFins<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/em> by Hamilton Beazley<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Sisters of the Cloth<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/em> by Monique Danye<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The Astronomer and Her Daughter<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/em> by Erin McGuff-Pennington<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The Songs of Keni James<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/em> by Lee Reed<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Naylor in the Coffin <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/em>by Rust Strong<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

How to Measure Things No One Can See<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/em> by M.C. Williams<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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NONFICTION (GENERAL NONFICTION & MEMOIR)<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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WINNER (General Nonfiction)<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Corrected<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/em> by Maria Timm<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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WINNER (Memoir)<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Little Dove<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/em> by Julie Gray<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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FINALISTS<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Baby Rocker: Life and Death in the NICU<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/em> by Cathy Chapaty<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Tender the Dark<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/em> by Grace Lightfoot Chairez<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

I’ve Seen You Naked Over 8,000 Times: Marriage and Other Risks of a One-Night Stand<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/em> by Ilene Haddad<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The R.O.T. War; Texas’ Fight for Secession<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/em> by Donna Marie Miller<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Deliverance from Adultery<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/em> by Sara Parker<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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HISTORICAL FICTION <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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WINNER<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The Miracle of Kryshenshok<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/em> by Danielle Resh<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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FINALISTS<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The Hellions<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/em> by Mitch Baranowski<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

TailFins <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/em>by Hamilton Beazley<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Sisters of the Cloth<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/em> by Monique Danye<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Warrensburg<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/em> by Fleury Sommers<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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SCIENCE FICTION\/FANTASY<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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WINNER<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Trap Street<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/em> by Christopher Kerns<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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FINALISTS<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Seer’s Song <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/em>by Amanda Bennett<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The Elementals<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/em> by Haleigh Dean<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The Alistair Scrolls: The Unusual Murder of Countess Abigail Hector<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/em> by Neil Flinchbaugh<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The Miracle of Kryshensho<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/em> by Danielle Resh<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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MYSTERY<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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WINNER<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The Alistair Scrolls: The Unusual Murder of Countess Abigail Hector <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/em>by Neil Flinchbaugh<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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FINALISTS<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Wolf of White Sands<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/em> by Robert Ashcroft<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Hardscrabble Homecoming<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/em> by K.P. Gresham<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Wrongs Hushed Up <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/em>by Elizabeth Tschurr<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The Rich Get Dead<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/em> by Joy Zeigler<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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ROMANCE<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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WINNER<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Elise and Jack<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/em> by Amanda Waters<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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FINALISTS<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

A Season of Clarity<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/em> by Donna Milakovic<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Paroxysm<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/em> by Haley Peck-Law<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Elisabeth With an “S” <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/em>by Sharon Roberts<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Winter at Candlesend <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/em>by Amanda Wenger<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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THRILLER\/ACTION ADVENTURE<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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WINNER<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Mr. Lodol<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/em> by DF Salvador<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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FINALISTS<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Murder is Personal <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/em>by BJ Condike<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The Redhead at Caf\u00e9 Du Monde <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/em>by Evelyn Donahoe<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The Undoing: Escaping the Mob<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/em> by Francis Hicks<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Almirante by Morning <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/em>by Don M. Patterson<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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MIDDLE GRADE<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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WINNER<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The Pleiades Puzzle: A Constellation Clues Mystery<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/em> by Lee Reed<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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FINALISTS<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The God Thieves: Hunger of Ammit <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/em>by Brad Christy<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Lucy Renkin<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/em> by Parker Dorris<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Desert of Dreams<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/em> by Sarah Kay Ndjerareou<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Mae Morgan: Supernatural Detective<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/em> by Mary Osteen<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The Reasoner’s Apprentice<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/em> by Jennifer Tavares<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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YOUNG ADULT<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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WINNER<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The Color of Gravity<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/em> by Roger Patrick<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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FINALISTS<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

TailFins<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/em> by Hamilton Beazley<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Friday Night Fever <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/em>by James Brooks<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Flower in the Ash<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/em> by Am\u00e9lie Corner<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Shame Chamber <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/em>by Sean Craypo<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Winners of the manuscript contest are eligible to win a free registration to the WLT’s 2020 Agents & Editors Conference<\/strong><\/a>; <\/span><\/strong>meet with a top literary agent in their category or genre; be recognized during one of the general sessions of the conference and in the printed program (also applies to finalists); and receive valuable, specific written feedback on their work.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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