Audio drama may not be the biggest venue for writers, but it’s one more source of good stories.

Imagination Theater’s Fourth  Annual Audio Drama Script Writing Contest again has drawn a good number of writers with stories to tell.Naturally, several of the winners submitted mysteries.

Here are the winners of the annual radio drama contest.

1st Prize: The Phil Harper Award:  “Holy Relics” (Supernatural Mystery) by L. Alan Gutierrez.

2nd Prize: “The Mutts” (Mystery) by John S. Fitzpatrick

3rd Prize: “Junior” (Humor) Evan C. Purcell

Honorable Mention goes to:”The Mendenhall Treasure” (Mystery) by John S. Fitzpatrick”A Heavenly Price” (Science Fiction) by Mike Murphy”12:30″ (Horror) by Mike Murphy

Prizes include production of the first and second prize winners, subscriptions to Mystery Scene Magazine, Script Magazine, AudioFile Magazine and books and CDs.

For more information on radio drama, visit these sites: Harry Nile, Sherlock Holmes on the radio, and radio mysteries.