SWW Storyteller

2011 SouthWest Writers Writing Contest Winners

2011 Storyteller Award Goes To

Luise Putcamp, Jr., Salt Lake City UT, Confessions of a Card-Carrying Cadaver
Won first place in the Personal Essay/Column category
Judge: Sharen Marten-Brown, Art and Editorial Director, Ampichellis E-Books.

1. Mainstream or Literary Novel

1st Place: Holly S. Warah, Dubai UAE  Married to the Mansours

2nd Place: Colleen M. Story, Idaho Falls ID   Loreena's Gift

3rd Place: Robert Schladale, Sacramento CA   A Place in the Land

Judge: Diana Finch, Diana Finch Literary Agency

2. Mystery/Suspense/Thriller/Adventure Novel

1st Place: Dennis Jang, Santa Fe NM   Still Life in a Red Dress

2nd Place: Thomas J. Zuzich, Chicago IL   The Voices

3rd Place: Anne E. Kyle, Tulsa OK   Exile

Judge: Robert Brown, Ampichellis Ebooks

3. Science Fiction/Fantasy/Horror Novel

1st Place: Jennifer C. Martin, Peoria IL  Out of Order

2nd Place: Kevin Wolf, Littleton CO  A Town Called Vengeance

3rd Place: William Moore, Bellingham WA   These Sunken Eyes

Judge: Danielle Stockley, Penguin Group

4. Historical Novel

1st Place: Lorena Hughes, Albuquerque NM   The Black Letter

2nd Place: Michelle Sauceda-Halliday, Albuquerque NM   The Sofer's Pen

3rd Place: Kathleen Cherry, Kitimat, B.C., Canada   To Marry an Earl

Judge: Katherine Pelz, Penguin Group

5. Middle Grade/Young Adult Novel

1st Place: R. E. Steedman, Canandaigua NY   Falling

2nd Place: Sara Bautista, Albuquerque NM   To Jocelyn With Love

3rd Place: Beth Christopher, Broomfield CO   Disappear

Judge: Rachel Abrams, HarperCollins Children's Books

6. Mainstream or Literary Short Story

1st Place: Holly S. Warah, Dubai, UAE   "My Brother's Wife"

2nd Place: Debra Border, Lawton OK   "One Night in Abilene"

3rd Place: Holly S. Warah, Dubai, UAE   "Bride Price"

Judge: Phong Nguyen, Editor, Pleiades

7. Memoir Book

1st Place: Bonnie Lee Black, Taos NM   Patchwork: A Memoir of Mali

2nd Place: Donald E. Moss, Clark CO   Phoenix of the Mind

3rd Place: Desiree Perriguey, Albuquerque NM   The Struggle

Judge: Patricia Moosbrugger, Literary Agency

8. Memoir Article

1st Place: Kristin Barendsen, Santa Fe NM   "Marilena"

2nd Place: Gabriella P. Savarese, Tijeras NM   "Necklaces in the Eucalyptus Tree"

3rd Place: Kristin Barendsen, Santa Fe NM   "Sacrificial Man"

Judge: Tim McKee, The Sun Magazine

9. Nonfiction Essay or Article

1st Place: Shanti E. Bannwart, Santa Fe NM   "Solitude"

2nd Place: Mary E. Kienholz, Spokane WA   "Fannie's Mea Culpa"

3rd Place: Robert C. Schenck, Jr., Corrales NM   "The Ghost of Chris LeDoux"

Judge: Ashley Biggers, New Mexico Magazine

10. Personal Essay/Column

1st Place: Luise Putcamp, Jr., Salt Lake City UT   "Confessions of a Card-Carrying Cadaver"

2nd Place: Elizabeth Rose, Galisteo NM   "Lies Streaming"

3rd Place: Mary Kay Chapman, Albuquerque NM   "I'm Not Scared of Dying, But"

Judge: Stephanie Hainsfurther, abqARTS Magazine

11. Nonfiction Book

1st Place: Shanti E. Bannwart, Santa Fe NM   Dancing on One Foot

2nd Place: James Thompson, Rio Rancho NM   The Ethics of Chaos

3rd Place: Scott Tyson, Albuquerque, NM   The Unobservable Universe

Judge: Brandi Bowles, Howard Morhaim Literary Agency, Inc.

12. Children's Fiction or Nonfiction Picture Book

1st Place: Linda Tripp, Albuquerque NM   Who's My Momma?

2nd Place: Jennifer Buchet, Germantown MD   An Extraordinary Talent for Jumping

3rd Place: Marijanet Doonan, Pinehurst NC   The Ayudante

Judge: Jayne Carapezzi, HarperCollins Children's Books

13. Screenplay

1st Place: Helen S. Brodeur, Albuquerque NM   Las Tres Madrinas

2nd Place: Eric Schneider, La Junta CO   1793

3rd Place: Phaedra Greenwood, Arroyo Hondo NM   Devil Weeds

Judge: Michael David Jensen, www.TopFilmFestivals.com

14. Poetry

1st Place: Katherine Seluja, Santa Fe NM   Of Calamine and Honey

2nd Place: Larry Greenly, Albuquerque NM   The Promise

3rd Place: Susan Switzer, Albuquerque NM   Contemplating the Crepuscular

Judge: Ruth Moose, The Rambler Magazine