Fiction

Read the winning stories and meet the authors who took top honors in this year's fiction contest.

"Buried Treasure," by Diana Bletter, won first place in Family Circle's 2011 Fiction Contest.

"Red Raspberries," by Amy Cappelli, is the second place winner in the Family Circle Fiction Contest 2011.

"Ice Cream," by Kathy Paulsen, is the third place winner in the Family Circle Fiction Contest 2011.

See the rules and entry information for the 2011 Family Circle Fiction Contest.

Read the winning stories and meet the authors who took top honors in this year's fiction contest.

Patty O'Hara's story, "The Secrets of Celestial Navigation," won first place in the Family Circle 2010 Fiction Cont...

Jennifer Dupree's story, "Divorce Circus," won second place in the Family Circle 2010 Fiction Contest.

Sarah Grubb's story, "The Ravens Are Leaving the Tower," won third place in the Family Circle 2010 Fiction Contest.

Linda Fears, Family Circle's editor-in-chief, asked readers to recommend books for her 12-year-old son, and you sur...

Read the winning stories and meet the authors who took top honors in this year's fiction contest.

Vicki L. Wilson's story, "On the Wire," won second place in the Family Circle 2009 Fiction Contest.

Cynthia L. Hefti's story, "The Sanity of Socks," won third place in the Family Circle 2009 Fiction Contest.

Lisa A. Koosis' story, "Our Atlantis," won first place in the Family Circle 2009 Fiction Contest.