Non-Fiction Non-Technical Published
1st Place
David Cropp… Risk Assessment: Dispatchers Need Domestic Violence Training Too
2nd Place
John Weinstein…Are We Failing our Officers? A Critique of Elevating Marksmanship Training Over Gun-Fighting
2nd Place
John Weinstein…Your Active Incident Plans Are Likely to Fail: Here's Why and What You Can Do To Fix Them
3rd Place
John Weinstein…Dealing With Protesters: Maximizing Conflict While Protecting School Interest
Honorable Mention
Paula Darnell…The Amateur Sleuth At Work
Non-Fiction Non-Technical Unpublished
1st Place
Keith Bettinger…Lynn My True Love
Poem Unpublished
1 st Place
Joseph B Haggerty Sr….Choices, Good-Byes and Courage 9-11 Revisited
2nd Place
George Cramer…Sand Creek
3rd Place
David Cropp…Noises In Her Head
Flash Writing Fiction
1st Place
David Cropp…The Do-Over
2 nd Place
George Cramer…Coming Home
3 rd Place
Jim Guigli…Listen To The Gunsmith
Honorable mention
David Cropp…Into The Mirror
Flash Writing Non-Fiction
1st Place
Keith Bettinger…Mickey and Roy's Shining Example
2 nd Place
Keith Bettinger…My Birthday Presents
3 rd Place
Keith Bettinger…The Safe
Honorable mention
Keith Bettinger…I Wish You Met Tim
Short Story UnPublished
1 st Place
Charlene Bell Dietz…The Disappearance of Shorty Sharpshank
2 nd Place
Gerald Martin…Lunch Date
3 rd Place
Joseph B Haggerty Sr. The Ultimatum
Honorable Mention
Gerald Martin…The Mint Julep
Short Story Published
1 st Place
Frank Zafiro…One Fine Day
2 nd Place
Frank Zafiro…Hallmarks of the Job
3 rd Place
Jim Guigli…Looking For Misha
Honorable mention
Frank Zafiro…The Last Cop
Non-Fiction Book Unpublished
1 st Place (3-Way Tie)
Marilyn J Wooley Ph.D….How Heroes Heal
Steve Rush…Kill Your Characters Non-Fiction Book
John Madinger…Lost In High Grass: Memories of a Undercover man
Short Story Collection Unpublished
1 st Place
Keith Bettinger…Stationhouse Tales
2 nd Place
David Dean…Tomorrow’s Dead
Fiction Book Unpublished
1 st Place
Steve Rush…Lethal Impulse
2 nd Place
Mar Preston…Chasing the Big Steal
3 rd Place
Steve Rush…Deadly Measures
Non-Fiction Book Published
1st Place
Bill Cassara…Hollywood in Monterey
2 nd Place
LaDonna Humphrey…The Girl I Never Knew
3 rd Place
Richard (Buz) Wiliams…Police Pranks, Jokes, and Other Stories Not Suitable for Children
Fiction Book Published
1 st Place
SL Ditmars…Big Dogs-The Adventure Begins
2 nd Place
Ellen Kirschman… The Answer to His Prayers
3 rd Place (tie)
Charlene Bell Dietz…The Scientist, the Psychic and the Nut
Mark Bergin…Apprehension
Honorable Mention
John Madinger…Pipe Dreams: The dark side Behind Hawaii’s Most Notorious Crime