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Let the readers of rickshangle.com blog be the first to know that Eric and I didn’t win (or shortlist) the 2005 Three Day Novel contest with our entry Taketh. No problem. We’ll tackle it again next year.

Excelsior and congratulations to the winners and short-listers! And next year - maybe a non-Canadian winner!

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- reprinted without permission. i would set this up as a link to 3DN’s web page if I could find a permalink to the 2005 winners. rds -

Here are the winners and runners-up from our 28th annual literary marathon!

1st Prize (Publication Spring 2006)

DAY SHIFT WEREWOLF
by Jan Underwood

It’s not always easy to scare up a living. Warren the werewolf is on the outs with the union; regulations say they can’t fire him, but they can demote him to a very undesirable shift. Is it the end of Warren’s career, or a chance to muzzle out his true identity? Day Shift Werewolf  is about the underdogs of the horror industry: a claustrophobic mummy, a zombie who questions the meaning of undeath, a possessed demon child who’d rather play with dolls and other incompetent monsters who stagger against the grain and find new truths in life on the dark side.

About the author
Jan Underwood was born in Pennsylvania, has lived in Canada, Mexico and France and now lives with her daughter in Portland, Oregon.  She teaches Spanish at a community college and writes, acts and fools around on the piano in her spare time. Day Shift Werewolf is her first novel.

2nd Prize ($500 Cash Award)
Skunks I Have Loved by Srividya Natarajan  (London, Ontario)

3rd Prize (Library of 3-Day Novels)
Basement Fishing  by Terry Dove   (Vancouver, British Columbia)

Shortlisted Authors (literary prizes for each)

Emily Anderson and Zach Scott, Chicago, Illinois
Manuel Azuaje, Edmonton, Alberta
Elizabeth Bachinsky and Amber Dawn, Maple Ridge/Vancouver, British Columbia
Matthew Claxton, Langley, British Columbia
James Dallas Smith and Adam Sikora, Oshawa, Ontario
Jessica Darago, Arlington, Virginia
Eric Howerton, Nashville, Tennessee
Nicolas Milligan, Hinton, Alberta
Patricia Morningstar, Falls Church, Virginia
Griffith Owain, Toronto, Ontario
Jason Pearce, Richmond Hill, Ontario
Kristin Sumner, Winnipeg, Manitoba
Heather and Wes Wardell, Markham, Ontario
Robert Weston, Vancouver, British Columbia
Joe Wiebe, Vancouver, British Columbia

All of our 379 entrants deserve serious credit for stepping up to this challenge, and those who managed to complete and submit an entire novel should be very proud. Selecting a shortlist was a very difficult task for our judges, who had to compare many deserving books and weigh creativity, originality, technical skill, solid plots, neat characters, compelling phrasing, admirable risk- taking and good old-fashioned storytelling.

Best wishes in 2006 to all you writers. Good luck working on your novels or other drafts, and we hope you have a creative and productive year!

Regards,
Barbara Zatyko, Publisher
Melissa Edwards, Managing Editor

P.S. – The abebooks.com chatroom is still open for anyone who wants to talk to their fellow entrants. Visit www.3daynovel.com   and look in the upper right corner for the link.

P.P.S – Check out this review of Love Block, the winner of the 27th Annual 3-Day Novel Contest: http://www.bookslut.com/fiction/2005_12_007314.php

P.P.P.S—Check your mailboxes in the coming days for your token of completion and a special pre-registration offer for 3-Day 2006!