Best Unpublished Novel

Congratulations to Mary Lou Hall of Richmond for winning first place in the 2011 Best Unpublished Novel Contest, co-sponsored by Richmond Magazine. The competition was fierce with over 70 submissions from all over the state.

Here are all of the 2011 winners:

First Place:

Dogs and Heroes
by Mary Lou Hall of Richmond, VA

Finalists:

Little Song
by Margaret Rodenberg of Reston, VA

The Hesitancy of the First Moon
by Lavinia Moxey of Richmond, VA

Special thanks to the team of writers and publishing professionals who helped with this massive undertaking, especially Anne Westrick, Jann Malone, Kelly Justice, Rebecca Joines Schinsky, Michele Young-Stone, and Irene Ziegler.

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Congratulations to Kathleen Kay Chalmers of Newport News for winning first place in the 2009 Best Unpublished Novel Contest, co-sponsored by Richmond Magazine. Read this article to find out more about Kathleen and to read the first two chapters of her book.

Here are all of the 2009 winners:

First Place:

Murder in a Good Neighborhood
by Kathleen Kay Chalmers of Newport News, VA

Finalists:

Kinlock Shelter
Nicole Anderson Ellis of Richmond

Bright Coin Moon
Kirsten Lopresti of Oak Hill

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Congratulations to Catherine Baab for winning first place in the 2008 Best Unpublished Novel Contest, co-sponsored by Richmond Magazine. Read the Five Questions interview with Kit about her novel’s subsequent publication.

Here are all of the 2008 winners:

First Place:

I Love You I Get Good Grades
by Catherine Baab

Finalists:

A Gambler’s Feast
by William Gerald Hamby

Running from Trouble
by Kit Wilkinson

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