Taylor wins ESG Mystery Writing Contest

TEMECULA — Nathalie Taylor of Fallbrook placed first in the 2009 Erle Stanley Gardner Mystery Writing Contest with her short story, “Clue of the Scratched Stones.”

The contest accepts entries from throughout the nation. Taylor was presented an engraved plaque, a certificate and a cash award of $200.

This is only the third fiction piece Taylor has written since her university days. All three were written for the ESG contest and all three were award-winners.

In 2006 she placed first with the story “Erica’s Discovery,” and in 2008 she took third place with “The Mystery of the Front Room.” Taylor...