5 a.m. was an early wake-up for me to join the Mysterious Murders short story competition winners call this morning, but totally worth it to celebrate with my fellow judges and the first, second, and third-place winners!

A huge congratulations to Theresa Baumgartner, Lee Adam, and Kathy Schilbach who each met the “murder mystery with a fun twist” brief and then took it to the next level.

You can find out more about the winners – and read their winning short stories for yourself! – on the Mysterious Murders website: