CONTEST WINNERS

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Congratulations to Our 2009 Contest Winners!!

 

2009 MEMOIRS CONTEST WINNERS

FIRST PLACE ($350):Marcy Darin,Oak Park, IL: “The Shoe Polisher”

SECOND PLACE ($250):Annie Dawid, Westcliffe, CO: “All Thy Waves”

THIRD PLACE ($150):Kathryn Brackett, Spartanburg, SC: “The Girl in Gold Heels”

HONORABLE MENTIONS:

Sandi Tomlin-Sutker, Marshall, NC; Eileen Wilhem, Pinnacle, NC;
Nancy Bartley, Federal Way, WA.

 

2009 FICTION CONTEST WINNERS

FIRST PLACE ($350): Jeannette Rogers, Raleigh, NC: “Fallen Star of Minerve”

SECOND PLACE ($250): George G. Randall, Austin, TX: “The Dog and Pony Show”

THIRD PLACE ($100): Frieda Miller, Chicago, IL: “The Hotel Tunisia”

HONORABLE MENTIONS:

Charles Eakins, Pittsburgh, PA; Jane Rosman, Los Angeles, CA; James Willis, Atlanta, GA.

 

HARD TIMES CONTEST WINNERS

FIRST PLACE: Felicia Underwood, Los Angeles, CA.

SECOND PLACE: Ryan Wright, Pittsburgh, PA.

THIRD PLACE: Patricia Takayama, Pacoima, CA. 

 
HONORABLE MENTIONS: 

Kim Atchley, Pauline, SC; David Fitzpatrick, New Haven, CT; Edith Julian, Salisbury, NC;

Lisa Miller, Hickory, NC; Jamie Mollison, Greensboro, NC. 
 

POETRY CONTEST WINNERS

FIRST PLACE: Thomas Early, Memphis, TN.

SECOND PLACE: Sharon Reed-Miller, Chicago, IL.

THIRD PLACE: Alicia Wright, Kingston, GA. 

HONORABLE MENTIONS:

Jacqueline Jones, Davidson, NC; Maryann Phillips, Charlotte, NC; Stephen Knowles, Miami, FL; Jane Stewart, Atlanta, GA.

 

AUTHOR’S CONTEST WINNERS 

FIRST PLACE: ”The Protectorate of Bohemia” by Thomas McConnell, Spartanburg, SC

SECOND PLACE:  “Fractures” by Lane Stewart, Athens, GA

Lane Stewart met Peter Matthiessen and E. L. Doctorow as her prize! Read about her "life-changing" experience here.

THIRD PLACE (Tied):  “Bend in the River” by Tamara Titus, Charlotte, NC and “Salvation” by Kurt Corriher, China Grove, NC. 

Remaining winners' stories are not posted since they are being considered for publication elsewhere. They may be read at our office.

HONORABLE   MENTIONS:

Lois Barr, Riverwoods, IL;  Mary Hunter Daly, Charlotte, NC;  Annie Dawid, Westcliffe, CO;  Justine Tal Goldberg, Boston, MA; Sam Howie, Spartanburg, SC;  Gwenda Ledbetter, Asheville, NC; Diane McPhail, Highlands, NC; Willa Schmidt, Madison, WI.

 

WORDS OF LOVE CONTEST WINNERS

FIRST PLACE: Natasha Vadim, New York, NY

SECOND PLACE: Jackie Lowell, Atlanta, GA

THIRD PLACE: Nathan Smith,Dallas, TX

HONORABLE MENTIONS:

Lois Barr, Riverwoods, IL;  Darlene Cah, Columbus, NC; Marian Shapiro, Lexington, MA;  Carole Urmy, Franklin, TN; Cindy Witherspoon, Spartanburg, SC.

 

 

AUTHOR'S CONTEST WINNERS

FIRST PLACE: ”The Protectorate of Bohemia” by Thomas McConnell, Spartanburg, SC

SECOND PLACE:  “Fractures” by Lane Stewart, Athens, GA

THIRD PLACE (Tied):  “Bend in the River” by Tamara Titus, Charlotte, NC and “Salvation” by Kurt Corriher, China Grove, NC. 

HONORABLE   MENTIONS:

Lois Barr, Riverwoods, IL;  Mary Hunter Daly, Charlotte, NC;  Annie Dawid, Westcliffe, CO;  Justine Tal Goldberg, Boston, MA; Sam Howie, Spartanburg, SC;  Gwenda Ledbetter, Asheville, NC; Diane McPhail, Highlands, NC; Willa Schmidt, Madison, WI.

 

WORDS OF LOVE CONTEST WINNERS

FIRST PLACE: Natasha Vadim, New York, NY

SECOND PLACE: Jackie Lowell, Atlanta, GA

THIRD PLACE: Nathan Smith,Dallas, TX

HONORABLE MENTIONS:

Lois Barr, Riverwoods, IL;  Darlene Cah, Columbus, NC; Marian Shapiro, Lexington, MA;  Carole Urmy, Franklin, TN; Cindy Witherspoon, Spartanburg, SC.