Congratulations to our 2019 Conference Award Recipients

Participating editors and agents have the option of selecting the fiction or nonfiction project that most intrigues them, for a Conference Choice Award. These awards do not represent the winner of a competition, but rather an encouragement to the authors selected that their work stands out among the hundreds of other submissions. Receiving a Conference Choice Award is an honor that should be viewed as an acknowledgement of your hard work and professional writing.

SDSU Writers' Conference Choice Award Winners

  • Betsy Amster
    • Julianna LembeckBlue Water
  • Jenny Bak
    • Hailey HershkowitzGone with the Flames
  • Jenny Chen
    • Gary Jaus — Work in Progress - True Crime
  • Taylor Curtin
    • Maple WaldronHow Ramon Died
  • Taylor Curtin
    • Hailey HershkowitzGone with the Flames
  • Jessica Faust
    • Susan Ann RobsonSearching for a Shadow
  • Lori Galvin
    • Jack LarkinFrom the Valley of the Sun
  • Emily Graff
    • Mary Hill-WagnerGirlz 'n the Hood
  • Karen Grencik
    • Hallie ShillingThe Boss Adventures of Hamlet McCloud
  • Jen Gunnels
    • Lisa HagermanUtopia
  • Holly Kammier
    • Nicole NyffeneggerMoon Root: The Tower of Souls
  • Joe Monti
    • Peter CruikshankThe Dragon Whisperer
  • Paula Munier
    • Annoushka LyversHuman Ever After
  • Helen Richard
    • Perry KirklandThe Llama Man
  • Angela Rinaldi
    • Lisa PasoldBeau Jean
  • BJ Robbins
    • Rebecca Blair HarutunianFirst, Practice to Deceive
  • Ann Rose
    • Annoushka LyversHuman Ever After
  • Zoe Sandler
    • Kelly PottsHatched
  • Alexa Stark
    • Van ThaxtonHoarders Like Us