First Susan Lanning, Prescott Valley, AZ: The Sight

Second Jill Hedgecock, Walnut Creek, CA: Lost Cause

Third Michael J. Cooper, Lafayette, CA: Shadows Over Yanoun

Nonfiction

First Frances H. Kakugawa, Sacramento, CA: You're Going To Hell

Second Carolyn Johnson, Rancho Cucamonga, CA: Choose The Light

Third Pamella Bowen, Temecula, CA: Keep It Real

Poetry

First Kerri Buckley, Portland, OR: The Man From San Jose

Second LaVonda Krout, Williams, IN: Primal Shadow

Third Margaret Ellis Hill, Fair Oaks, CA: In the Shadows

Congratulations to our winners, and thanks to everyone who participated in the 2009 "Shadows" contest. We had many high-quality writings which made the task of judging difficult.

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