Congratulations to the winners of the 9th annual Star Trek: Strange New Worlds writing contest:

First, the prize-winners:

GRAND PRIZE: "Orphans", by R.S. Belcher (Speculations category)
SECOND PRIZE: "Choices", by Susan S. McCrackin (Voyager)
THIRD PRIZE: "Mestral", by Ben Guilfoy (Enterprise)

And the runners-up:

The Original Series:

"Gone Native", by John Coffren
"A Bad Day for Koloth", by David DeLee
"Book of Fulfillment", by Steven Costa
"The Smallest Choices", by Jeremy Yoder

The Next Generation:

"Staying the Course", by Paul C. Tseng
"Home Soil", by Jim Johnson
"Terra Tonight", by Scott Pearson
"Solace in Bloom", by Jeff D. Jacques

Deep Space Nine:

"Shadowed Allies", by Emily P. Bloch
"Living on the Edge of Existence", by Gerri Leen
"The Last Tree on Ferenginar: A Ferengi Fable From the Future", by Mike McDevitt
"The Tribbles' Pagh", by Ryan M. Williams

Voyager:

"Unconventional Cures", by Russ Crossley
"Maturation", by Catherine E. Pike

Enterprise:

"Rounding a Corner Already Turned", by Allison Cain
"Mother Nature's Little Reminders", by A. Rhea King

Speculations:

"Remembering the Future", by Randy Tatano
"Rocket Man", by Kenneth E. Carper
"The Rules of War", by Kevin Lauderdale
"The Immortality Blues", by Marc Carlson

These stories will appear in Star Trek: Strange New Worlds 9, to be published in August 2006.

Also, special shout outs go to Kevin Lauderdale, Susan S. McCrackin, Jeff D. Jacques, Catherine E. Pike, and Russ Crossley for becoming the lastest additions to the Wardy List, so named by SNW alumn TG Theodore.

(Yes, I'll update that page....later!)

Nice job, folks. Can't wait to read the stories!