The Society of Southwestern Authors Writing Contest


THE 2018-19 WINNERS

MEMOIR
1st—"Don't Tell Nobody But Your Buddies" Paul McCreary—Green Valley, AZ
2nd—"A Japanese New Year Dance Recital" Dorothy D. Anderson—Phoenix, AZ
3rd—"Ol' Ruthie Daniels" Gwen Meier—Green Valley, AZ
H.M.—"English" Duke Southard— Green Valley, AZ
H.M.—"Faith or Religion" Duke Southard— Green Valley, AZ

POETRY
1st—"Fishing the Rio del Pueblo" Jenifer Fox—Ranchos de Taos, NM
2nd—"To Love a Painter" Jenifer Fox—Ranchos de Taos, NM
3rd—"La Jicarita" Jenifer Fox—Ranchos de Taos, NM
H.M.—"Words of Whimsy" John E. Irby—Tucson, AZ
H.M.—"This One Life" Sarah Ruth Jansen—Tucson, AZ

SHORT STORY
1st—"BETTE'S BOYS: Jamaica 'Mon' Goes off 'Green Book'" Katie Flamme—Oro Valley, AZ
2nd—"The Winter of Discontent" Duke Southard—Green Valley, AZ
3rd—"Song on the Wind" Josephine Young—Colorado Springs, CO
H.M.—"Crime of Passion" Victor A. Hightower—Tucson, AZ
H.M.—"The Bank Bridge" Victor A. Hightower—Tucson, AZ

NOVEL-FIRST CHAPTER
(First chapters may be read in their entirety by clicking on the links)
1st—Hardly Any Shooting Stars Left, B.K. Froman— Beavercreek, OR read
2nd—Rescuing Samantha, Heidi M. Thomas—Chino Valley, AZ read
3rd—Land Swap, Tyson Greer—Lake Forest Park, WA read
H.M.—Hunters, Katherine Rambo—Tucson, AZ read
H.M.—Dancing Between the Beats, Lynn Nicholas—Tucson, AZ read
THE 2017 WINNERS

PERSONAL ESSAY/MEMOIR
1st—"A Night on the Ice" Duke Southard— Green Valley, Ariz.
2nd—"Big Surprise" Mason Helmintoller— Sun City, Ariz.
3rd—"Monty's, 1968" James Wharton— Queen Creek, Ariz.
H.M.—"When Laughter Triumphed" Ellen Graver— Tucson, Ariz.
Commendations:
"The Dude Ranch" Duke Southard— Green Valley, Ariz.
"She Was a Hooker" Susan Harrison McMichael— Mesa, Ariz.
"The Punch Line" Roberta Gibson— Chandler, Ariz.

POETRY
1st—"For Only a Minute" Tim K. Wagner— Phoenix, Ariz.
2nd—"Navajo Stargiver" Jo Anderson— Green Valley, Ariz.
3rd—"Prayers" Joy Valerius—Tucson, Ariz.
H.M.—"The Devil" Eleanor Whitney Nelson—Tucson, Ariz.
H.M.—"Outlaw" Curt Stubbs—Tucson, Ariz.
H.M.—"Hard Frost" Allan Spiegler—Tucson, Ariz.
H.M.—"After the Wedding" Mary L. Maas— Green Valley, Ariz.

SHORT STORY
1st—"Next Year" Patricia Grady Cox— Phoenix, Ariz.
2nd (tie)—"The Overdue Goodbye" Victor Hightower— Tucson, Ariz.
2nd (tie)—"The Privy" Eleanor Whitney Nelson— Tucson, Ariz.
3rd—"Stranger in the Storm" Mary L. Maas— Green Valley, Ariz.
H.M.—"Fatal Reunion" Molly McKinney—Tucson, Ariz.
Commendations:
"The RIP Force-A Fantasy" Duke Southard— Green Valley, Ariz.
"Diddy" Dan Baldwin—Mesa, Ariz.
"Lurlene Hurlbutt's Flatline" Dan Baldwin—Mesa, Ariz.




THE 2016 WINNERS

PERSONAL ESSAY/MEMOIR
1st—"The Resident Cat" William (Bill) Johnstone—Prescott, Ariz.
2nd—"Fear No Evil" Valerie Gardener—Cornville, Ariz.
3rd—"For the Want of a K" Susan McMichael—Mesa, Ariz.
H.M.—"A Rescue at San Lorenzo" Durrone Schuler—Snowflake, Ariz.
H.M.—"A Vindication of Trust" Pauline Curley—Samford, Conn.
Commendations:
"Bittersweet Resort" Thelma Rea—Phoenix, Ariz.
"Misplaced Night" Ellen Graver—Tucson, Ariz.
"Changing Times" Gail Balden—Green Valley, Ariz.
"Rain" Stony Livingston—Tucson, Ariz.
"Adventure or Misadventure?" Duke Southard—Green Valley, Ariz.
"How I Became an Electrical Engineer" Robert Carlisle—Sedona, Ariz.

POETRY
1st—"It's All About Her Smile" Bonnie Papenfuss—Green Valley, Ariz.
2nd—"Sonoran Desert Summer" Cassie Bentley—Chandler, Ariz.
3rd—"Old Marty, He Done What He Should" Dan Baldwin—Mesa, Ariz.
H.M.—"A Camaraderie That Only the Cold Can Produce" Alice Hatcher—Tucson, Ariz.
H.M.—"Apart" Eleanor Nelson—Tucson, Ariz.
Commendations:
"Push Down and Twist" Lynn Nicholas—Tucson, Ariz.

SHORT STORY
1st—"Two To Go" Dan Baldwin—Mesa, Ariz.
2nd—"Jimi Strawberry's Gas Bomb" Dan Baldwin—Mesa, Ariz.
3rd—"Marrying Money" Alice Hatcher—Tucson, Ariz.
H.M.—"The Great Chicken Robbery" Peggy Hendry—Tucson, Ariz.
Commendations:
"It Was Bound to Happen" Thelma Rea—Phoenix, Ariz.
"Capsize" Gerald Martin—Oracle, Ariz.
"White Christian Panties" Charla Matich—Cave Creek, Ariz.




THE 2015 WINNERS

PERSONAL ESSAY/MEMOIR
1st—"Three Weeks" Duke Southard—Green Valley, Ariz.
2nd—"The Terror" Bee Bloeser—Tucson, Ariz.
3rd—"The Angel and the River Beast" John Ledford—Green Valley, Ariz.
H.M.—"Rankadidi: Smallpox in the African Sahel" Bee Bloeser—Tucson, Ariz.
H.M.—"Anna's Patchwork Quilt" Mary Ellen Barnes—Tucson, Ariz.
Commendations:
"Battles Lost, Battles Won" Duke Southard—Green Valley, Ariz.
"Encounter at the Local Dennys" David Robrock—Tucson, Ariz.

POETRY
1st—"Satie's Silences" Leigh Jordan—Sebastopol, Calif.
2nd—"Lizard Brain" Leigh Jordan— Sebastopol, Calif.
3rd—"Festival de la Primavera: Oaxaca" Annita Clark-Weaver—Sebastopol, Calif.
H.M.—"Watch" Bee Bloeser—Tucson, Ariz.
H.M.—"Snake" Annita Clark-Weaver—Sebastopol, Calif.


SHORT STORY
1st—"Carpet Cleaning" Tom Prinster—Tucson, Ariz.
2nd—"Bird At Rest" Tom Prinster—Tucson, Ariz.
3rd—"The Other Side of the Clouds" Lynn Nicholas—Tucson, Ariz.
H.M.—"The Ultimate Plot" Molly McKinney—Tucson, Ariz.
H.M.—"My Life So Far"" Barb Minas—Scottsdale, Ariz.
Commendations:
"Senior Discount" Albert Lannon—Tucson, Ariz.
"Rage" Mary Ball—Tucson, Ariz.
"To Be a Wolf" Bill Butler—Scottsdale, Ariz.




THE 2014 WINNERS
(article on this contest HERE.)

PERSONAL ESSAY/MEMOIR
1st—"Possibilities and Pajamas" Brena Mercer—Bisbee, Ariz.
2nd—"Easy Does It—An Aging Handbook" Albert Vetere Lannon—Tucson, Ariz.
3rd—"Wow Beautiful Girls" Constance Uribe—Yuma, Ariz.
H.M.—"On the Trail for Stories" Gail Balden—Green Valley, Ariz.
H.M.—"Running Around in Cheyenne, Wyoming" David Robrock—Tucson, Ariz.
Commendations:
"The Thief" Durrone Schuler—Snowflake, Ariz.
"Wild Blue Violets" Patricia Gould—Congress, Ariz.
"Mahmound and Ricardo: Two Little Boys Who Changed My Life" Ellen Graver—Tucson, Ariz.
"Katie Ballerina" Ethel Lee Miller—Tucson, Ariz.

POETRY
1st—"Equanimity" Annita Clark-Weaver—Sebastopol, Calif.
2nd—"Desert Spring" Chris Stern—Tucson, Ariz.
3rd—"Autumn at Kentucky Camp" Albert Vetere Lannon—Tucson, Ariz.
H.M.—"Endings in 140" Katherine Herbert—Phoenix, Ariz.


SHORT STORY
1st—"Watermelon" Jessica Kapp—Tucson, Ariz.
2nd—"The Nightgown Tents" Elizabeth Kittridge—Tucson, Ariz.
3rd—"Margaret Louise Sterner" Janet Smith—Tucson, Ariz.
H.M.—"Last Flight of the Pecos Queen" David Robrock—Tucson, Ariz.
H.M.—"The Choir That Never Sang" Robert N. Carlile—Sedona, Ariz.
H.M.—"Casey at the Bat" Greg Knowles—Green Valley, Ariz.
Commendations:
"The Meeting" Joan Andrew—Sedona, Ariz.
"The Snake-A-Torium" Catherine Schanze—Gilbert, Ariz.
"Random Accidents in the Sector NoAH" Ann Elise Makin—Mesa, Ariz.
"Water" Jessica Kapp—Tucson, Ariz.
"The Day I Died" Ida Ayu Peseraman—Costa Mesa, Calif.
"End of The Line" Bob Natiello—Sedona, Ariz.



THE 2013 WINNERS

PERSONAL ESSAY/MEMOIR
1st—"A City Encircled by an Ominous Fate" Bettye Wilkes Alexander—Dallas, Tex.
2nd—"Rules of Duck" Michael Grady—Chandler, Ariz.
3rd—"Truth, Justice, and the Easter Bunny" Constance Uribe—Yuma, Ariz.
H.M.—"By the Seat of My Pants" Molly McKinney—Tucson, Ariz.
H.M.—"On the Rez: In the Shadow of the Mesa" Susan Stevens—Springfield, Mo.
Commendations:
"My Father's Angers" Nick Mueller—Tucson, Ariz.

POETRY
1st—"History of the Gladiola Girl" Nick Mueller—Tucson, Ariz.
2nd—"Away, Lead Me Away" Carol Dee Meeks—Tulsa, Okla.
3rd—"Fred Palmer" Rebecca Klein McCreary—Green Valley, Ariz.
H.M.—"Tarbaby" Amy Coppe—Kisco, N.Y.
H.M.—"Tin Lizzy of 1939" Doreen Joy Graham—Alberta, Canada
H.M.—"The Wood Gatherer" Jutta Blumentritt—Tucson, Ariz.
Commendations:
"Perito Moreno Glacier" Shirley Heffron—Mesa, Ariz.
"Hide Your Crazy" D.R. Wise - Kathryn Panas—Vail, Ariz.

SHORT STORY
1st—"Ol' Rag Man" John Ledford—Green Valley, Ariz.
2nd—"Guest Star" Margaret Rappaport—Purcellville, Va.
3rd—"Busted" Greg Knowles—Green Valley, Ariz.
H.M.—"Flat Busted" Dan Baldwin—Mesa, Ariz.
Commendations:
"A Glistening Star" Carlene Eye—Mesa, Ariz.
"A Delicious Interlude" Phyllis Cook—Tucson, Ariz.



THE 2012 WINNERS
(NOTE: This was not our standard contest, it was in
conjunction with our Wrangling With Writing conference.
You can read the winning entries HERE)

YOUR NOVEL'S FIRST 100 WORDS
1st - "GMO" William Adams
2nd - "Fearing Time" Lisa Hicks
3rd - "Betrayed" Duke Southhard

YOUR BEST QUERY LETTER

1st - "Query letter to Sam" Eileen Erickson
2nd - "Trite but True Query Letter" Cynthia Sabelhause
3rd - "Query Letter for The Swastika Tattoo" Geraldine Birch

POEM CELEBRATING ARIZONA'S
100TH YEAR OF STATEHOOD

1st - "Old Arizona" Archie Hoagland
2nd - "Arizona's Apache Angel" Margaret Boone Rappaport
3rd - "Arizona Monsoon" D.R. Wise


THE 2011 WINNERS

PERSONAL ESSAY/MEMOIR
1st - "The Last Letter Home" Durrone Schuler - Snowflake, AZ
2nd - "From the Heart" Nichole J. Vick - Green Valley, AZ
3rd - "The Catafalque" James Wharton - Queen Creek, AZ
Honorable Mention - "The Morning Cup" Anthony Ramirez - Phoenix, AZ
Honorable Mention - "Trains" Patricia Simons - Tucson, AZ
Commendations:
"Beaches" Twinkle Shaheen - Tucson, AZ
"Preconceived Notions" Eleanor Whitney Ne - Tucson, AZ
"My Last Stay" Kristina Morgan - Scottsdale, AZ
"Summer of Love" Denise Roessle - Green Valley, AZ

POETRY
1st - "Rough Beast" Albert Vetere Lannon - Tucson, AZ
2nd - "Arizona Pastorale" Mary Myers - Tucson, AZ
3rd - "Recalling Death in the Valley" Kelly Nelsonr - Tempe, AZ
Honorable Mention - "And Dust to Dust" Curt Stubbs - Tucson, AZ
Honorable Mention - "Beene Street" Judy Starbuck - Scottsdale, AZ
Honorable Mention - "Beaver Pond" William Ward - Sedona, AZ
Commendations:
"Being Quiet Together" Eileen Erickson - Tucson, AZ
"The Piano" D.R. Wise - Eileen Erickson - Tucson, AZ
"To a City Boy" Hannah Nguyen - Tucson, AZ
"Kitchen Sink" Gabrielle Goeglein - Albuquerque, NM

SHORT STORY
1st - "Owlshead Stew" Susan Cummins Miller - Tucson, AZ
2nd - "Waves of Regret" Deborah J. Ledford - Scottsdale, AZ
3rd - "The Last Ride" Dianne Post - Phoenix, AZ
Honorable Mention - "Delivery" Bill Butler - Scottsdale, AZ
Honorable Mention - "The River Beast" John Ledford - Green Valley, AZ
Commendations:
"Crossowrds" Elizabeth Berlin - Tucson, AZ
"Parade, the Cat" James Belshaw - Corrales, NM
"General Tarasov's Diary" James Wharton - Queen Creek, AZ
"Betrayal" Duke Southard - Green Valley, AZ



THE 2010 WINNERS

PERSONAL ESSAY/MEMOIR
1st - "Fishing For My Father" Paige Burton - Columbia, MO
2nd - "The Fallacy of Closure" Duke Southard - Green Valley, AZ
3rd - "The Family Room" Mary Ellen Barnes - Tucson, AZ
Honorable Mention - "Momma and the One-Legged Santa" Susan Fisher - Phoenix, AZ
Honorable Mention - "Catafalques and Silver Bullets" Murray Edwards - Clyde, TX
Commendations:
"Children of the Bow" Eleanor Whitney Nelson - Tucson, AZ
"Getting Over Messiness" Jo Russell - Taylor, AZ
"Gather and Hunt" Kelly Nelson - Tempe, AZ
"The Farm Sale" Kalli Deschamps - Missoula, MT

POETRY
1st - "The Terrible Fight" Joyce Snow - Richland, MI
2nd - "The Open Door on Sixth Street" Eileen Erickson - Tucson, AZ
3rd - "Wild Desert Ride" Rosalyn Becker - Fort Myers, FL
Honorable Mention - "Another Sunset in Mesa" Linda Marie Prather - Modesto, CA
Honorable Mention - "Julie's Death" Paula K. Bowman - Green Valley, AZ
Commendations:
"The American Billboard" Paige Burton - Columbia, MO
"Sunset" D.R. Wise - Oro Valley, AZ

SHORT STORY
1st - "Missing" Dennis Herrick - Rio Rancho, NM
2nd - "Oliver Allen's Fields" Duke Southard - Green Valley, AZ
3rd - "The Tug of War" Alice Holden - Green Valley, AZ
Honorable Mention - "Sunset Beach" Donna Gamache - Manitoba, Canada
Honorable Mention - "The Playroom" Mary Darling - Nogales, AZ
Honorable Mention - "The Ants and the Grasshopper" David Schafer - Dragoon, AZ
Commendations:
"Present Tense" Marlene Baird - Prescott, AZ
"Recalcitrant, the Cat" Brian K. Bryans - Tucson, AZ
"Reflections" Ashleen O'Gaea - Tucson, AZ
"The Gifts" Charlie Hanline - Pueblo, CO
"Saved" Murray Edwards - Clyde, TX
"Shaking Up Sugar" Jennifer L. Beauchamp - Tucson, AZ
"Borders" Molly McKinney - Tucson, AZ
"Community Service" Robert Carlile - Sedona, AZ
"Roxy's Rescue" Julie Kimbrell - Conway, AR
"Riding Miss Daisy" William Ward - Sedona, AZ
"Haulin' Miami to Chicago" Larry Hoth - Green Valley, AZ

CHILDREN'S SHORT STORY
1st - "B.J. Bug and the Fairy" Karen Troncale - Tombstone, AZ
2nd - "In Sync" Donna Gamache - Manitoba, Canada
3rd - "Keekutuk and the Secret of the Far North" Marty Roselius - Scottsdale, AZ
Honorable Mention - "Grandma's Wolf" Karen Troncale - Tombstone, AZ
Honorable Mention - "H is for Happy" Laura Aldir-Hernandez - Punta Gorda, FL
Commendations:
"Angelina Louise Tricks Cowboy" Susan Fisher - Phoenix, AZ
"Sunbeam Meets a Real Puppet" Susan Fisher - Phoenix, AZ
"Biscuit, the Tombstone Horse" Jane Moor - Tombstone, AZ
"The Grandest Adventure Ever" Margaret Brassington - Williamstown, South Australia


THE 2009 WINNERS

PERSONAL ESSAY/MEMOIR
1st - "Murderers" Ken Vorndran - Tucson, AZ
2nd - "Arachne" Rita Henry - Tucson, AZ
3rd - "Biking With Buddha" Carol Tetrick - Tucson, AZ

Honorable Mention - "The Barrio" José Haro - Tucson, AZ
Honorable Mention - "Mama's Chutzpah Christmas Tree" Patricia McFarland - Colorado Springs, CO

Commendations:
"Critics of Relative Value" Wilma Gore - Sedona, AZ
"A Man and His Car" Shelley Mosley - Glendale, AZ
"Presumed Innocent" Elaine Jordan - Prescott, AZ
"Taps For Dov-Ber-Rasofsky" Robert Natiello - Sedona, AZ
"Baby" James Williamson - Tucson, AZ
"August 14, 1945" Marion Ekholm - Glendale, AZ

POETRY
1st - "Rubenstein" Maude Larke - Dijon, France
2nd - "Body Work" Christine Gross - Tucson, AZ
3rd - "Red Dream" Corrine Rawlin - Wickenburg, AZ

Honorable Mention - "Dusty Bus" Mickey Thomas - Tucson, AZ
Honorable Mention - "At Moonrise" Maude Larke - Dijon, France

Poetry Commendations:
"Why Needles on the Cactus?" Jo Anderson - Urbana, UH
"The Long Road Home" Robert Robeson - Lincoln, NB
"Hey Dad" T.E. "Sam" Harrington - Tucson, AZ
"For a Friend Just Coming Out" Curt Stubbs - Tucson, AZ
"Untitled" Shannon Brandenburg - Tucson, AZ

SHORT STORY
1st - "Dear Julia" Kate Cusumano - Tucson, AZ
2nd - "Hadrian's Wall" Ken Vorndran - Tucson, AZ
3rd - "Water, Wine" Elizabeth Berlin - Tucson, AZ

Honorable Mentions - "The Ticket" Elizabeth Berlin - Tucson, AZ
Honorable Mentions - "In the Company of Dock Campilletti" Robert Robeson - Lincoln, NB

Short Story Commendations:
"Do No Harm" Gail Gibbs - Oro Valley, AZ
"Tom's Shadow" Jerry Borchardt - Tucson, AZ
"Walking the Dog" Greg Knowles - Tucson, AZ
"The Closet" T.E. "Sam" Harrington - Tucson, AZ
"The Ring" Susi Learn - Tucson, AZ

CHILDREN'S SHORT STORY
1st - "Outside My House" Carolyne Ruck - Cave Creek, AZ
2nd - "If the Tent Leaks" Donna Garnache - Manitoba, Canada
3rd - "Lost and Found" Karen Troncale - Tombstone, AZ

Honorable Mentions - "I Must Have More Toys!" Daniel King - Tucson, AZ
Honorable Mentions - "Cookie Snow" Karen Troncale - Tombstone, AZ

Children's Short Story Commendations:
"The Adventures of Backpack Betty" Wilma Gore - Sedona, AZ
"Easy Money" Joan Cox - Tucson, AZ
"Silver From the Wind" Evan Guilford-Blake - Stone Mountain, GA


THE 2008 WINNERS

PERSONAL ESSAY/MEMOIR
1st - "En Aquel Entonces - Christine Gross - Tucson, AZ
2nd - "En el Boca del Leon - In the Mouth of the Lion" - Valerie James - Amado, AZ
3rd - "Kangaroo at My Door" - Eleanor Whitney Nelson - Tucson, AZ

Honorable Mention - "Charlie Horse" - Heidi Horchler, - Scottsdale, AZ
Honorable Mention - "Dancing on the Waters" - Willma C. Gore - Sedona, AZ
Commendations: "Leaving Neverland" - Elaine G. Gordon - Prescott, AZ
"A Saturday Night Date" - Sharon Landeen - Tucson, AZ
"Take One Gopher a Day" - Pinkie Paranya - Winterhaven, CA

POETRY
1st - "Margarita, No Salt" - Mary Jo Maguire - Denver, CO
2nd - "The Widow and I" - Barbara Peabody - Tucson, AZ
3rd - "Mother-Daughter Devotion" - Corrine Rawlin - Wickenburg, AZ

Honorable Mention - "In My Writing Class" - Jean Gietzen - Fox Point, WI
Honorable Mention - "Steer Gone Crazy" - Jay Krenz Lichtsinn - Goodyear, AZ
Commendations:
"The Days May Go" - Ned Mackey - Tucson, AZ
"While I Was Napping" - Barbara Atwood - Tucson, AZ
"White Mountains" - Kindall Gray - Tucson, AZ
"Two Addresses" - Stacy Campbell - Hurst, TX

SHORT STORY
1st - "Glen Plaid Bird's Eye" - Tom Marshall - Cornwall, Prince Edward Island, Canada
2nd - "The Wind" - Marlene Baird - Prescott, AZ
3rd - "Honest to Google" - Robert Carlile - Sedona, AZ

Honorable Mention - "The Last Tat" - Denise Roessle - Green Valley, AZ
Honorable Mention - "Family Affair" - Arthur Kerns - Scottsdale, AZ
Commendations:
"Life Insurance" - Molly McKinney - Tucson, AZ
"The Rifle" - Laraine Eddington - Mesa, AZ
"The Perfect Color" - Bruce Weber - Tucson, AZ

CHILDREN'S SHORT STORY
1st -"The Girl Who Would Be King" - Cathy C. Hall - Lilburn, GA
2nd -"Boy's Best Friend" - Susan Fisher -Phoenix, AZ
3rd - "Tater's Escape" - Susan Fisher - Phoenix, AZ

Honorable Mention - "Nick and Noah Meet La Llorona" - Charlie Hanline - Pueblo, CO
Honorable Mention - "Mrs. Star and Lucy Belt" - Carol Costa - Tucson, AZ
Honorable Mention - "All the Same Endings" - Cindi Glidden Tracey - Tempe, AZ
Commendations:
"Green Pea Soup" - Terry Angell - Tucson, AZ
"Hacky Sack" - Cindi Glidden Tracey - Tempe, AZ
"Bottled Up Energy" - Cindi Glidden Tracey - Tempe, AZ


2007 Winners

PERSONAL ESSAY/MEMOIR
1st-Sylvia Smart, Queen Creek, AZ
2nd-Albert V. Lannon, Tucson, AZ
3rd-Suzanne Morrone, San Jose, CA
Honorable Mention- Richard Collins, Sonoita, AZ
Commendations- Cathy Marley, Phoenix, AZ
Erec Toso, Tucson, AZ
June Venable, Georgetown, TX
Margaret Ward, Tucson, AZ

POETRY
1st-Suzanne Morrone, San Jose, CA.
2nd-Barbara Peabody, Tucson, AZ
3rd-Fred Taylor, Tucson, AZ
Honorable Mention- Janis Symmers, Oro Valley, AZ
Commendations- Larry Morris, Tucson AZ
Erec Toso, Tucson, AZ
Marian Wilson, Tucson, AZ

SHORT STORY
1st-Willma Willis Gore, Sedona, AZ
2nd-Marlene Baird, Prescott, AZ
3rd-Dixon Hearne, Huntington Bch, CA
Honorable Mention- Robert Nordmeyer, Tucson, AZ
Commendations- Beth T. Ayers, Plano, TX
Kenniston W. Lord, Jr., Tucson, AZ
Karen Hankins, Bryan, TX
Dawn Treude, Scottsdale, AZ

CHILDREN'S SHORT STORY
(Michael LaCapa Award)
1st-Shelley Mosley, Glendale, AZ
2nd-Susan Wider-Santa Fe, NM
3rd-Jean Reagan, Salt Lake City, UT
Honorable Mention- Donna Camache, Manitoba, Canada
Rusty Harris, Simi Valley, CA
Charlene Profiri, Tucson, AZ;
Commendations- Maria Costa, Tucson, AZ
Susan Fisher, Phoenix, AZ
Joan Ripley, Charlottesville, VA


2006 Winners

PERSONAL ESSAY/MEMOIR
1st-"Fishing Buddies" Jane McKinney
2nd-"Driving Robert Frost" Ned Mackey
3rd-"A Penny and a Half a Pound" Jane Holt
HM-"Holiness" Patricia Simons
HM-"Picture Perfect" Rita Henry
Commendation-"The Red-Haired Teller" Margaret A. Farrell
Commendation-"Monday Morning" - Eleanor Hartmann

POETRY
1st-"Back On" Arlene Louton
2nd-"When Its Time" Betty Bannister
3rd-"Late Breaking News" Marilyn Haight
HM-"Coffee at Doña Luisa's" Don Nickerson
Commendation-"Bus Stop" Robert Nordmeyer
Commendation-"Brown-Haired Woman" John L. Rommel
Commendation-"Ain't No Reason" and "Troubled Waters" Jim Ostheimer
Commendation-"Self Portrait with Apple Tree" Ryan G. Van Cleave
Commendation-"Apple" Jill Wingell

SHORT STORY
1st-"Jungle" Harold Ramage
2nd-"Sexual Revolution" Irma Ashley
3rd-"The Path" Constance Richardson
HM-"Snakes and Other Friends" Charlie Hanline
HM-"Mama's Parade" - Terry Charuhas
Commendations-"Shamanic Gift" Raya Fand
Commendation-"Mortise & Tenon" Mathias B. Freese

CHILDREN'S SHORT STORY
1st-"Rattlesnake Kate and Wildfire" Karen Troncale
2nd-"Suzy Girl" Susan Fisher
3rd-"The Adorable Baby" Sharon Landeen
HM-"The Contest" Valerie Chellow Garcia
HM-"Pepito's Christmas Wish" Elizabeth Bonadio
Commendation-"The Lost Shepherd Boy" Cynthia Reeg

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