2008 Gatewood Prize Winner: Marisa Crawford

Judge Denise Duhamel has selected Marisa Crawford's manuscript The Haunted House as the 2009 winner of The Gatewood Prize.

Congratulations, Marisa!

The other finalists were, in no particular order:

Alchemy & Other Misfires, Brianna Colburn

& Waited, Kristin Hatch

Perpetua Takes a Backseat, Catherine Cafferty

Wheel to Wing, Steffi Drewes

Face & Act, Rosa Alcala

Whale in the Woods, Blueberry Morningsnow

The Broken Zoo, Melanie Jordan

Darling Beastlettes, Gina Abelkop

Congratulations to ALL our finalists, and thanks to everyone who submitted. You all make the contest process very difficult, and we are proud to have had such fine work to consider!

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