From May until October 2005, Pariah Publishing ran a contest called the One Chapter Contest. The premise of this merit-based event was to highlight new writing talent within the constraints of a single chapter. The following is a list of the winners with links to the top submission each month.

Monthly Contest Winners - October 2005

Grand Prize:
Sully the Gambler, by James Ruka

Runner-up:
Ladies and Gentlemen . . . the Heroes, by Rita Gogerty

Honorable Mentions:
The Expats, by Richard Pruitt
Testament, by Keena Neal
Revelation of Genesis, by Helen Wiggins

Monthly Contest Winners - September 2005

Grand Prize:
Around the Block, by Susan Wilinski

Runner-up:
The Prize Money Heist, by Gary Crist

Honorable Mentions:
Mosquito Country, by Lucinda Waldron
Dimensions In Ego, by Robert Marazas
Beautiful Rubbish, by Maura Keefe

Monthly Contest Winners - August 2005

Grand Prize:
Fallen Horizon, by David Thompson

Runner-up:
The Memory House, by Jeanne Greene

Honorable Mentions:
Anchor of Hope, by Pamela Greer
Janie's Ghost, by Ben Clabaugh
The Simian Fable, by James Willett

Monthly Contest Winners - July 2005

Grand Prize:
Coffee at Midnight, by Colleen Komishock

Runner-up:
The DoppelGanger Protocol, by Patrick Astre

Honorable Mentions:
Broken in Slow Motion, by Emad Georgy
The Colour of Shadow, by Daniel Conrad
The Guest House, by Roni Fuellhart

Monthly Contest Winners - June 2005

Grand Prize:
The Tao of Creative Caddying, by Tom Renz

Runner-up:
Miss Nellie's Song, by Sandy Fackler

Honorable Mentions:
Cooking Lessons, by Tena Russ
Perhaps a Sin, by Frank Fisher
Faithful Vengence, by Grant F. C. Gillard

Monthly Contest Winners - May 2005

Grand Prize:
Antithesis, by Nick Egoroff

Runner-up:
The Gamblers, by Steve Ambrose

Honorable Mentions:
The Perils of Bibliophilia, by Jenny Lentz
Women Need Not Apply, by Marie Shield
Loki the Deceived, by David Goldschmidt

Monthly Contest Winners - April 2005

Grand Prize:
Saluting the Sun, by Mary Hutchings Reed

Runner-up:
The Tao of Creative Caddying, by Tom Renz

Honorable Mentions:
Roller Girls, by D. M. Bordner
Thirty Days Till Eternity, by Dorothy C. Hardy
The Simian Fable, James Willett

Monthly Contest Winners - March 2005

Grand Prize:
Cooking Lessons, by Tena Russ

Runner-up:
Unbelievable Origin of Superspiff & the Toothpick Kid, by David Thompson

Honorable Mentions:
The Girl from Dickson Street, by Vicki Williams
Saber and Horse, by Scott Kendricks
Return of the Assassin, by Wolf Wootan