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”

CONGRATULATIONS to the winners of the:

2012 Sixth Bi-Monthly Writing Contest

Holiday Anecdote

1st Place: Lori Coffin, Saratoga Springs, NY “Dear Oh Deer!”

2nd Place: Susan Dietrich Schneider, La Junta, CO “Not a Silent Night”

3rd Place: Joann Mazzio, Silver City, NM “When Santa Came to Our House”

Honorable Mention:
Elizabeth Rose, Galisteo, NM “…in foreign parts.”
Rose Marie Kern, Prescott, AZ “The Thanksgiving Trip”
Darlene Buechel, Chilton, WI “Easy Bake Christmas”
Gary Smith, Rio Rancho, NM “I Met a Man Today”

2012 Fifth Bi-Monthly Writing Contest

Your Most Memorable Character

The judge complained that there were too many good entries, making them difficult to rank.

1st Place: Barbara Ragsdale, Germantown, TN “Simple, Huh?”

2nd Place: Eileen Wiard, Ranchos de Taos, NM “Alice Hughes: The Secret Guardian”

3rd Place: Wally Gordon, Tijeras, NM “Freedom”

Honorable Mention:
Patricia Lamborowski Williams, Albuquerque, NM, “My Hero, My Nemesis”
Heidi Wells, Albuquerque, NM “Daughter of Elements”
Susan J. Alexis, Albuquerque, NM “Survivor”
Melissa Zamites, Rio Rancho, NM “Illegal Friend”

2012 Fourth Bi-Monthly Writing Contest

Happy or Sad Memories

1st Place: Desiree Perriguey, Albuquerque, NM “The Weight of Life”

2nd Place: Embree H. Bolton, Grenada, MS “The Flag…A Burning Issue”

3rd Place: Christine Marie Alemshah, Lake Forest, CA “I Love You, Daddy”

Honorable Mention:
Patricia Lamborowski Williams, Albuquerque, NM, “Six Days Later”
J. Allen Whitt, Albuquerque, NM “Clyde”
Willma Willis Gore, Sedona, AZ “His Name was Bill”
Kathleen Adam, Albuquerque, NM “If It’s Not One Disappointment, It’s Two”
Jon Griffith, Cumming, GA “Dog Gone”

2012 Third Bi-Monthly Writing Contest

Anything Goes Poem

1st Place: Sally Clark, Fredericksburg, TX “Rear View Mirror”

2nd Place: Yoko Nagamune, Albuquerque, NM “Chest Drawer Handles”

3rd Place: Amara Cudney, Waikoloa, HI “Anger Flash Song”

Honorable Mention:
Jay Brooks, Placitas, NM, “Rick’s Lament”
Amara Cudney, Waikoloa, HI “Venus Transit”
Anna Griego, Albuquerque, NM “Meditations of What Has Become Religion”
Katherine B. Hauth, Rio Rancho, NM “In Time”
Marie Toole, Delray Beach, FL “My Grief”

2012 Second Bi-Monthly Writing Contest

Story-Telling Hook

1st Place: Eric Schneider, La Junta, CO “Skeletons and Angels”

2nd Place: Donald Morgan, Albuquerque, NM “The Eagle’s Claw”

3rd Place: Elizabeth Rose, Galisteo, NM “Trigger”

Honorable Mention:
Dennis Kastendiek, Albuquerque, NM, “Pennzoil Afternoon”
Sally Rodgers, Santa Fe, NM “The Six Degrees Club”
Lori Allison, Bloomfield, NM “Spooky Lucas”
Eric Schneider, La Junta, CO “The Buddha and Matthew”

2012 First Bi-Monthly Writing Contest

Personal Essay About Animals

1st Place: Sue Houser, Albuquerque, NM “A Prickly Turn of Events”

2nd Place: Susan J. Alexis, Albuquerque, NM “Communing with Grayfriar”

3rd Place: Ruth H. Marshall, Albuquerque, NM “Requiem for Another Soul”

Honorable Mention:
Laura J. Nitsos, Albuquerque, NM “Diamond in the Dust”
Marylin Warner, Manitou Springs, CO “The Truth About Men and Dogs”
Janice S. Matthews, Albuquerque, NM “Farewell to a Fuzzy Buddy”
Paula K. Nixon, Santa Fe, NM “A Dog Called Poly”
Laurel Burnett, Albuquerque, NM “Rapscallion”
Susan Dietrich Schneider, La Junta, CO “Summer Walk”
Bernice G. Schneider, Albuquerque, NM “The Stepped-On Puppy”

CONGRATULATIONS to the winners of the Sixth 2011 SWW Bi-Monthly Writing Competition

A Poem about the Southwest

1st Place: Catherine Ferguson, Galisteo, NM “I Remember Christmas on the Sonoran Desert”

2nd Place: Elizabeth Rose, Galisteo, NM, “Makima and Sandia are One”

3rd Place: Karin Bradberry, Albuquerque, NM “Crazy Woman Creek”

Honorable Mention:
Sara Bautista, Albuquerque, NM “New Mexico Love Story”
Verona Winn, San Diego, CA “First Snowfall”
Heidi Wells, Albuquerque, NM “Southwest Winter–A Villanelle”
Amara Cudney, Albuquerque, NM “Angels on Central”
Yvonne Nunn, Hermleigh, TX “Acres Burn”

CONGRATULATIONS to the winners of the Fifth 2011 SWW Bi-Monthly Writing Competition

Personal Essay

1st Place: Paula Nixon, Santa Fe, NM “Mom’s Pie”

2nd Place: Carola Sena, Albuquerque, NM, “Wartime Wedding”

3rd Place: Don Downey, New Orleans, LA, “Sheet Lightning”

Honorable Mention:
Stephanie Flores, Los Ranchos, NM, “Not That Kind of Clear”
Ruth Friesen, Albuquerque, NM, “Ted’s Traveling Circus: Ploesti”
Charles Powell, Albuquerque, NM, “I Will Salute No More Forever”
Desiree Woodland, Albuquerque, NM, “Writing the Sorrow”

CONGRATULATIONS to the winners of the Fourth 2011 SWW Bi-Monthly Writing Competition

Flash Fiction

1st Place: Alice Hurst, Albuquerque, NM, “Mango”

2nd Place: Dennis Kastendiak, Albuquerque, NM, “The Professional”

3rd Place: Barbara R. Duchek, St. Louis, MO, “Chatty Kathy”

Honorable Mention:
Suzan E. Boyer, Running Springs, CA, “The Magic Swing”
Karen Higgins, Albuquerque, NM, “Not Again”
Maralie W. BeLonge, Albuquerque, NM, “Bears”
Elizabeth Rose, Galisteo, NM, “…it’s hot enough”
Katherine B. Hauth, Rio Rancho, NM, “White Cloth, Cold Room”
Bruce A. Mann, Albuquerque, NM, “Sanguinity”
James H. Brooks, Abilene, TX, “Eating Out”

CONGRATULATIONS to the winners of the Third 2011 SWW Bi-Monthly Writing Competition

A Love Poem

1st Place: Phyllis Hoge, Albuquerque, NM, “Blue Flowers”

2nd Place: Karen McKinnon, Sandia Park, NM, “Anniversary”

3rd Place: Yvonne Nunn, Hermleigh, TX, “Family Sea Shells”

Honorable Mention:
Dodici Azpadu, Albuquerque, NM, “Amniotic Waters”
Verona Winn, Albuquerque, NM, “Loves Tempest”
Ruth Friesen, Albuquerque, NM, “A Heavenly Blend”

CONGRATULATIONS to the winners of the Second 2011 SWW Bi-Monthly Writing Competition

A Pet Anecdote

1st Place: Charles R. Powell, Albuquerque, N.M., “Mozambique Mouth Breeders”

2nd Place: Jeannette Clift George, Houston, Texas,”Little Dog’s Big Appetite”

3rd Place: Julia Rothstein, Burbank, Calif., “The Worthless Cat”

Honorable Mention:
James H. Brooks, Abilene, Texas, “Nuts”
Susan Cooper, Albuquerque, N.M., “Runaways”
Susan Cooper, Albuquerque, N.M., “Who Says Dogs Are Dumb”
Jan Fenimore, Rio Rancho, N.M., The Case of the Missing Lingerie”
Bob Kidera, Albuquerque, N.M., “Otis (My Man)”
Jacqueline Robinson, Albuquerque, N.M., “Sunshine Went Flying”
Elizabeth Rose, Galisteo, N.M., “Cats Love Chimneys”
Jasmine Tritten, Corrales, N.M., “The Kiss of a Llama”

CONGRATULATIONS to the winners of the First 2011 SWW Bi-Monthly Writing Competition

Memoir Hook

1st Place: Teresa Civello, Albuquerque, NM “The Photograph”

2nd Place: Donald T. Morgan, Albuquerque, NM, “Seventy-Seven and Counting”

3rd Place: Charles Powell, Albuquerque, NM, “Deadwood Jail”

Honorable Mention:
Dodici Azpadu, Albuquerque, NM, “Shoebox”
Maralie W. BeLonge, Albuquerque, NM, “Flight Patterns”
Donald DeNoon, Albuquerque, NM, “Nightmare at Midnight”
Holly Deuel Gilster, Albuquerque, NM, “This is Bloody Awful”
Desiree Perriguey, Rio Rancho, NM, “The Struggle”
Sandra Toro, Albuquerque, NM, “Willy’s Battered Heart”
Jasmine Tritten, Corrales, NM, “Terror”