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CONTESTS and WINNERS
note: all awards at discretion of
sponsors and/or judges

1. Short Story -

  • 1st Place - Cheri Lynn Quattrochi "Perfect Twenty"
  • 2nd Place - Steve Whisnant "Friendship Made in Heaven"
  • 3rd Place - Phyllis Warady "God Bless Marilyn"
  •    1HM - Georgie McIrvin
  •    2HM - B J Lawry
  •    3HM - Shannon Vannatter

     

2. Personal Essay - Why you Do or Don't Read Books
  • 1st Place - Dorothy Hatfield "Never Leave Home Without One"
  • 2nd Place - Steve Whisnant "To Read or Not to Read"
  • 3rd Place - Mary Ann Trulock  "Why I Read Books"
  •    1HM - Barbara Baker
  •    2HM - Faith Darling
  •    3HM -  Wanda Dean

Children's Story -
  • 1st Place - Rhonda Roberts "Just Like Me"
  • 2nd Place - Steve Whisnant "A Little Imagination"
  • 3rd Place - Chastine Shumway "The Lonesome Old Man"
  •    1HM - Fay Risner

 

4. Rhymed Poetry -
  • 1st Place - Linda Lowe "Full Round"
  • 2nd Place - Dottie Wright "Concerto"
  • 3rd Place - Patricia Roberson "Phase?"
  •    1HM Christine Henderson
  •    2HM Winford Wallace
  •    3HM Earl E. Smith

 

5. Free Verse Poetry -
  • 1st Place - Carol K. Birth "The Fourth Sunday"
  • 2nd Place - William Bohannon "Thanks to Walter Mitty"
  • 3rd Place - Christine Henderson "Doldrums"
  •    1HM Rhonda Roberts
  •    2HM Jody K. Winters
  •    3HM Dean Henning

6. Western Short Story -
  • 1st Place - Elaine Tomlinson Corum "No Turning Back"
  • 2nd Place - Fay Risner "Bobtail's Cranky"
  • 3rd Place - Steve Whisnant "A Western Struggle"
  •    1HM Roswitha Wilkinson  

7. Humorous Essay -
  • 1st Place - Shannon Vannatter "Chicken Emissions"
  • 2nd Place - Rhonda Roberts "Life with a Boy"
  • 3rd Place - Barbara Baker "In the Bag"
  •    1HM Christine Henderson
  •    2HM JoAnne Allen
  •    3HM Phyllis Goodin

8. Short Story/First Chapter of a Novel -
  • 1st Place - Elaine Tomlinson Corum "Good Girls"
  • 2nd Place - Dorothy Hatfield "A Walk Through Grief"
  • 3rd Place - Christine Henderson "Innocent Parties"
  •    1HM Georgie McIrvin
  •    2HM Faye Williams Jones

9. Inspirational Poem -
  • 1st Place - Dottie Wright "Sunday Morning"
  • 2nd Place - Pat Bland Durmonn "It's Not About Fishing"
  • 3rd Place - Phyllis Goodin "There's a Rock in My Sock"
  •    1HM Patricia Roberson
  •    2HM Mary Katheryn Marcon
  •    3HM Faye Williams Jones 

10. Essay -  How Can I Make My Community a Better Place for Teenagers -

  • 1st Place - Shannon Vannatter "Wrong Target"
  • 2nd Place - JoAnne Allen "How Can I Make My Community a Better Place for Teenagers?"