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Monthly Archives: January 2014
2013 Winners
CONGRATULATIONS to the winners of the:
2013 Third Bimonthly Writing Contest
Flash Fiction or Short is Good
1st Place: Martha Lea Bryant, Tahlequah, OK “Epiphany at Walmart”
2nd Place: Jeanne Shannon, Albuquerque, NM “She Was Lonely”
3rd Place: Wendy Bickel, Albuquerque, NM “The Witch of Eton Hollow”
Honorable Mention:
Spring Pearson, Asheville, NC “Caravan Blues or The Migratory Patterns of Salmo Trutta Morpha Lacustris”
SL Allen & DA Snyder, Albuquerque, NM “Fatal Flight”
Robert E. Butterworth, Sedona, AZ “Take it from the Bank”
2013 Second Bimonthly Writing Contest
Humorous Anecdote
1st Place: Patty Kline, Forest Hill, TX “Beware of the Flex Hose!”
2nd Place: Vici Wray, Fredericksburg, TX “Leggo”
3rd Place: Jon Griffith, Cumming, GA “Mending Fences and Backyards”
Honorable Mention:
Elizabeth Singer, LaVerne, CA “Iambic Pentameter”
Molly Houston, Albuquerque, NM “The Hog That Crossed the Bridge—or Not”
Martine Lopez-Bowers, Rio Rancho, NM “Lord Have Mercy”
Cecilia Lynne, Kerrville, TX “A Skunk Tale”
Cathy C Hall, Lilburn, GA “The Hardy Factor at the Smith House”
2013 First Bimonthly Writing Contest
A Love/Revenge Poem
1st Place: Katherine B. Hauth, Rio Rancho, NM “Letter to a Late Husband”
2nd Place: Stella Pevsner, Albuquerque, NM “D is for Divorce”
3rd Place: Charles Powell, Albuquerque, NM “The Choking Kind”
Honorable Mention:
Yvonne Nunn, Hermleigh, TX “February”
Linda J. Elliot, Mississauga, Ontario, Canada “Not a Love Poem”
Martine Lopez-Bowers, Rio Rancho, NM “Love on Vacation”
Karin Bradberry, Albuquerque, NM “The Club”
2013 Winners
Congratulations to the Winners of the 2013 SouthWest Writers Annual Writing Competition
2013 Storyteller Award Goes To
Laura Keller
Making Sense of Us
Laura Keller won the $1500 grand prize Storyteller Award, as well as first place in the Juvenile/Young Adult Novel category for her entry.
The following is a list of winners by category and place standing.
1. Mainstream/Literary Novel
1st Place: Norma Libman, Placitas, NM Lonely River Village
2nd Place: John White, Merritt Island, FL Nisei
3rd Place: Tom Moore, Bellingham, WA The Heifer Girl
Judge: Nicole LaBombard, Rees Literary Agency, Boston, MA
2. Mystery/Suspense/Thriller/Adventure Novel
1st Place: Kevin Dyer, Antrim, Northern Ireland Deadtown
2nd Place: Dennis Jung, Santa Fe, NM Jack of All Trades
3rd Place: Bill Brier, Thousand Oaks, CA The Killer Who Hated Soup
Judge: Paul Fedorko, N.S. Bienstock, Inc., New York, NY
3. Juvenile/Young Adult Novel
1st Place: Laura Keller, Overland Park, KS Making Sense of Us
2nd Place: Stephanie Kroepfl, Grand Lake, CO I Hear You
3rd Place: Amanda Searcy, Albuquerque, NM A Boy and His Frog
Judge: Gemma Cooper, The Bent Agency, Brooklyn, NY
4. Historical/Western Novel
1st Place: Donavon Day, Sacramento, CA A Lumber Baron’s Fury
2nd Place: James Scarantino, Albuquerque, NM The Bone Pile
3rd Place: Mark Warren, Dahlonega, GA Adobe Moon
Judge: Bridget Smith, Dunham Literary, Inc., New York, NY
5. Science Fiction/Fantasy/Horror Short Story
1st Place: K. Eisert, Placitas, NM “Primus V. Secundus”
2nd Place: KL Wagoner, Albuquerque, NM “Wishling”
3rd Place: Marian Meyer, Albuquerque, NM “Another Jennifer Day”
Judge: Kristopher O’Higgins, The Scribe Agency, Madison, WI
6. Mainstream/Literary Short Story
1st Place: Ben Wuamett, Albuquerque, NM “Ben’s Story”
2nd Place: Gary Smith, Rio Rancho, NM “Cattle Call”
3rd Place: Tucker Brown, Las Cruces, NM “The Trees Do Bear Witness”
Judge: Phong Nguyen, Editor, Pleaides, University of Central Missouri
7. Nonfiction Book Proposal
1st Place: Roger Bunch, Santa Cruz, CA Wenceslao
2nd Place: Larry Greenly, Albuquerque, NM Snake Island
3rd Place: Marguerite Kearns, Santa Fe, NM More Than Tea and Talk
Judge: Gina Panettieri, Talcott Notch Literary Services, LLC, Milford, CT
8. Memoir
1st Place: Stella Pevsner, Albuquerque, NM Roommates With a View
2nd Place: Joan Kraft, La Mesa, CA Untwined
3rd Place: Val Valentine, Pagosah, CO Through His Eyes
Judge: Lindsay Edgecombe, Levine|Greenberg Literary Agency, New York, NY
9. Essay
1st Place: Heather Gemmen Wilson, Markleville, IN “Her World, So Big”
2nd Place: Hillary Fields, Santa Fe, NM “A Horse Named Pockets”
3rd Place: KL Wagoner, Albuquerque, NM “Dressing the Dead”
Judge: Tim McKee, Managing Editor, The Sun, Chapel Hill, NC
10. Children’s Picture Book
1st Place: Linda Tripp, Albuquerque, NM Old Mama Crocodile
2nd Place: Monica Harris, Kalamazoo, MI Grapevine Zoo
3rd Place: Randi Mrvos, Lexington, KY Cholla, the True Story of an Artsy Horse
Judge: Stephanie Hedlund, Editorial Director, ABDO Publishing Group, Edina, MN
11. Screenplay
1st Place: Kimberly Kiegel, Albuquerque, NM The Fortune
2nd Place: Briley Webb, Scottsdale, AZ Casa in the Desert
3rd Place: Kate McCusker, Wickenburg, AZ Guadalupe Night
Judge: Douglas Eboch, screenwriter, Los Angeles, CA
12. Poetry
1st Place: Carolyn Madero, Stamford, CT “Would You Like to Hear My Poem?”
2nd Place: Catherine Ferguson, Galisteo, NM “Breaking Down in the Desert”
3rd Place: Ellen Seusy, Columbus, OH “Preparing the New Teacher: Letter from an Urban District”
Judge: Timothy Green, Editor, Rattle, Studio City, CA