Judged by: Jean Fullerton, Lizzie Lane and Francesca Capaldi
Winner: Andrea Davies, writing as Lily Watson: The Liverpool Library Girls
Second: Katie Carr: Harvest Home
Third: Lisa Firth, writing as Betty Firth: Sweethearts of the Forces
Highly Commended: Jill Steeples: A New Start at Paradise Fields
Theme: The Day I Met…
Judged by: Sir Tim Rice
Winner: Valerie Dumnore (Clement Atlee)
Runners-up: Sanja Moore-Kamberi (You) and Mari Wallace (Spike Milligan)
Highly Commended: Roberta Grieve (Patrick Moore)
Theme: Promise
Judged by: Vic Pickup
Winner: Vivien Brown: Best Friend Remembered
Highly Commended: Vivien Brown: Nine Lives
Highly Commended: Deela Vardera: Homeward
Judged by: Benita Cullingford and Anne S Murray
Winner: Lynne Hackles: Final Harvest
Runners-up: Lynne Hackles: Guests From Hell and Janet Howson: A Woman, A Dog, and A Dark Secret