Fiction contest winners announced!

In October 2007, ec announced plans to hold a fiction writing contest. The response was great. We received stories from all over the country, Alaska included, and enjoyed reading all your stories. It made for a fun afternoon at a local Nashville coffeehouse. With no further ado, I'd like to announce the winner and two finalists of ec's first-ever fiction writing contest.

The winner is . . . Alexis Deese of Lexington, S.C. Alexis' story, "A Bullet of Faith," centered on a Columbine-like attack at a school and a teen's decision to stand strong in her faith even in the face of great danger. She wrote, "I dedicate this story to the incredibly brave students at Columbine High [who] weren't afraid to stand up for God. Their faith was strong and true." You can read Alexis' winning submission in the August 2008 issue of ec.

The two finalists are:

• Whitney Stewart of Lehigh Acres, Fla. Her story was called "Underneath My Skin." It will be posted in its entirety on this blog in August 2008.

• Jessica Morgan of Los Alamos, N.M. Jessica's story, "The Last One," was very creative. It will also be posted on this site in August 2008.

All of the submissions were very creative and imaginative. Thank you all for sharing your talents with ec and our readers. Continue to strive to know God, own your faith, and make Him known in the world around you—and use your talents to do so!

We plan to offer a similar contest next year, so get to working on your submissions!