The Gulf Coast Writers Association this week announces the nine winners of this year’s Annual Gulf Coast Writers Association Writing Contest. The award-winning stories can be read on GCWA’s website under “Contest.”

Fiction

1st Place — Richard Drummer, Bonita Springs, “Prey for Me”

2nd Place — Bradley Burt, Fort Myers, “My Whiffenpoof”

3rd Place — Linda Saether, Cape Coral, “Woman in the Adidas Shirt”

Nonfiction

1st Place — Patti Walsh, Fort Myers, “Between the Heat and the Bugs”

2nd Place — Sheryl Stillman, Fort Myers, “What I Learned About Grief After My Dog Died”

3rd Place — April James, Fort Myers, “Down the Rabbit Hole”

Poetry

1st Place — Daniel Moreschi, Wales, U.K., “Maracaibo Melodies”

2nd Place — Ed Sessa, Fort Myers, “The Last Decoy”

3rd Place — Amelie Flagler, Raleigh, N.C., “Illogical Imaginings”

A celebration, where the winning authors will read their celebrated stories, will be held Saturday, Sept. 21, from 10 a.m. to noon, at Lakes Regional Library, 15290 Bass Road in Fort Myers.

For more about the GCWA, visit GulfWriters.org.