Congratulations to the Winners of the 2019 Prose & Poetry Contest
After a five-year break from sponsoring an annual writing competition, SWW returned with the 2019 Prose & Poetry Contest. The competition was held in tandem with the 2019 writing conference jointly sponsored by SouthWest Writers (SWW) and Military Writers Society of America (MWSA). The contest gave the opportunity for members of both organizations, and the public, to compete in eight categories of nonfiction, seven of fiction, and the single category of poetry. MWSA holds an annual published book contest, which was open to SWW members in 2019.
Winners are listed below by category and place standing. Winners are also listed in the October 2019 issue of SouthWest Sage and most winning entries are included in SouthWest Writers 2019 Winners Anthology.
Action/Adventure
1st Place: Evelyn Neil, “Midnight Express”
Biography
1st Place: Lawrence Kilham, “As I Remember Him”
Historical Fiction
1st Place: Charlene Dietz, “Red Winter 1945”
2nd Place: Nathan McKenzie, “The Artist at the End”
3rd Place: Alan Bern, “The Return of the Very Fierce Wolf of Gubbio to Assisi, 1943 CE (and now, 2013 CE)”
History
1st Place: Stan Rhine, “Race to Promontory”
2nd Place: Lee Brown, “Neal Cochran, His SPPs, and the U.S.’s Nerve-Agent Deterrent”
3rd Place: Judy Nickell, “Airmail to Socorro”
Humor
1st Place: Vicky Ramakka, “Unintended Consequences”
2nd Place: Suzanne Byrne, “Vindicated”
3rd Place: Robert Edwards, “Straight Flush”
Memoir
1st Place: Evelyn Neil, “Not So Funny”
2nd Place: Dana Starr, “Looka Here, Chad”
3rd Place: Leeanna Torres, “Comida”
Mystery/Crime
1st Place: Linda Yen, “Me, by Myself, Alone”
2nd Place: Ramesh Gopal, “Death in the Valley”
3rd Place: Sherene Gross, “Precious Cargo”
Philosophy
1st Place: James Tritten, “But What if the Buddhists Got it Wrong?”
Poetry
1st Place: Frank Stephens, “The Leaf”
2nd Place: Frank Stephens, “Poems”
3rd Place: Marilyn Hill, “A Sign of My Times”
Romance
1st Place: Sherene Gross, “Go Time”
2nd Place: Tammie Lamphere, “Spinach Lasagna”
3rd Place: Amara Cudney, “Roberta and her Luchador”
3rd Place: George McFall, “The Fishing Guide”
Science Fiction/Fantasy
1st Place: Mary Therese Ellingwood, “Contingency Plan”
2nd Place: Kimberly Rose, “Wish Upon a Star”
3rd Place: KL Wagoner, “Dreamkeeper”
Self-Help
1st Place: Brenda Cole, “Permission”
2nd Place: Elaine Montague, “Stepping Up to Rehab”
Thriller/Suspense/Horror
1st Place: Chris Allen, “Obsession”
2nd Place: Patricia Walkow, “Woven”
3rd Place: Sharon Rollins, “The Sewing Box”
Travel
1st Place: Dana Starr, “A Broad Abroad”
2nd Place: Stan Rhine, “A Christmas Eve on the Road”
