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2013 HorseChannel.com Fiction Contest


The Results Are in!



We received hundreds of entries from horse lovers around the country and beyond, and narrowing the field down to just ten finalists was no easy task. Thank you to everyone who participated in our inaugural fiction contest, and congratulations to the winning writers!



Grand Prize:

Let’s Fly
By Jennifer Bissett

Runners-up:

Free Spirit
By Clarissa Chipman

Toby’s Meadow
By Greg Huddleston

To Fly without Wings
By Dana Kerkentzes

Just to Finish
By Kerry Lowrey

I Do What I Do
By Jess Paquette

Hopelessly Horse-Crazy
By Deborah Penn

Echoes of Sunrise
By Chelsea Schmidt

Waiting for Sally
By Mariamne Shin

Miracle Mare
By Mollie Trainum


The horseillustrated.com editors selected ten finalists to be judged by equine author Michele Scott. The grand prize winner receives a $100 Amazon.com gift card and will have her story published in an upcoming issue of Horse Illustrated!

The ten finalists each receive an autographed copy of Michele Scott’s new novel, Silent Harmony.

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