Winners

CONGRATULATIONS to the winners of the September 2008 SWW International Monthly Writing Competition

What I did this Summer

1st Prize: Vicki H. Moss, Chattanooga, TN for "My Redneck Summer."

2nd Prize: Cathy Crenshaw Doheny, Charlotte, NC for "Projecting Tragedy."

3rd Prize: Judith Liddell, Albuquerque, NM for "Advocating for Avocets."

Honorable Mentions (alphabetical):
Joan Saks Berman, Albuquerque, NM for "What I did this Summer."
Pat James Bost, Albuquerque, NM for "Discovering the Perfect Job."
Carole C. Deily, Plano, TX "The Fruits of Summer."
Barbara DuBois, Socorro, NM for "A Santa Fe Summer."
Jan Fenimore, Albuquerque, NM for "My 50th."
Casey Keefe, Corrales, NM for "Returning to the Pender Hotel."
Rose Marie Kern, Albuquerque, NM for "Oshkosh by Gosh!"
Bev Zavitz, Dallas, TX for "Raspberry Walk."

Judges' Comments:
Probably the first time there were no poorly written entries--which made judging all the more difficult. The strongest stories wound up in the top three, but the honorable-mentions have every reason to be proud. Those entries came very close. Authors who didn't win anything: don't give up. Your writing was well-done and eventually you'll rise to the top.

Winners

CONGRATULATIONS to the winners of the October 2008 SWW International Monthly Writing Competition

Halloween Anecdote

1st Prize: Rose Marie Kern, Albuquerque, NM for "He Gave You What?!"

2nd Prize: Elaine Soto, Albuquerque, NM for "Homenaje a Kimosabe Chocolate."

3rd Prize: Nancy LaTurner, Albuquerque, NM for "Antidote for a Spoiled Halloween."

Honorable Mentions (Alphabetical):
Lola R. Eagle, Albuquerque, NM for "Our Halloween Event."
Dianne R. Layden, Albuquerque, NM for "Halloween: 1959."
Nan Barnard White, Albuquerque, NM for "Grandman's Got What?"
Nan Barnard White, Albuquerque, NM for "Halloween Ticks in '56.