2011 Storyteller Award Goes To
Luise Putcamp, Jr., Salt Lake City UT, Confessions of a Card-Carrying Cadaver
Won first place in the Personal Essay/Column category
Judge: Sharen Marten-Brown, Art and Editorial Director, Ampichellis E-Books.
1. Mainstream or Literary Novel
1st Place: Holly S. Warah, Dubai UAE Married to the Mansours
2nd Place: Colleen M. Story, Idaho Falls ID Loreena’s Gift
3rd Place: Robert Schladale, Sacramento CA A Place in the Land
Judge: Diana Finch, Diana Finch Literary Agency
2. Mystery/Suspense/Thriller/Adventure Novel
1st Place: Dennis Jang, Santa Fe NM Still Life in a Red Dress
2nd Place: Thomas J. Zuzich, Chicago IL The Voices
3rd Place: Anne E. Kyle, Tulsa OK Exile
Judge: Robert Brown, Ampichellis Ebooks
3. Science Fiction/Fantasy/Horror Novel
1st Place: Jennifer C. Martin, Peoria IL Out of Order
2nd Place: Kevin Wolf, Littleton CO A Town Called Vengeance
3rd Place: William Moore, Bellingham WA These Sunken Eyes
Judge: Danielle Stockley, Penguin Group
4. Historical Novel
1st Place: Lorena Hughes, Albuquerque NM The Black Letter
2nd Place: Michelle Sauceda-Halliday, Albuquerque NM The Sofer’s Pen
3rd Place: Kathleen Cherry, Kitimat, B.C., Canada To Marry an Earl
Judge: Katherine Pelz, Penguin Group
5. Middle Grade/Young Adult Novel
1st Place: R. E. Steedman, Canandaigua NY Falling
2nd Place: Sara Bautista, Albuquerque NM To Jocelyn With Love
3rd Place: Beth Christopher, Broomfield CO Disappear
Judge: Rachel Abrams, HarperCollins Children’s Books
6. Mainstream or Literary Short Story
1st Place: Holly S. Warah, Dubai, UAE “My Brother’s Wife”
2nd Place: Debra Border, Lawton OK “One Night in Abilene”
3rd Place: Holly S. Warah, Dubai, UAE “Bride Price”
Judge: Phong Nguyen, Editor, Pleiades
7. Memoir Book
1st Place: Bonnie Lee Black, Taos NM Patchwork: A Memoir of Mali
2nd Place: Donald E. Moss, Clark CO Phoenix of the Mind
3rd Place: Desiree Perriguey, Albuquerque NM The Struggle
Judge: Patricia Moosbrugger, Literary Agency
8. Memoir Article
1st Place: Kristin Barendsen, Santa Fe NM “Marilena”
2nd Place: Gabriella P. Savarese, Tijeras NM “Necklaces in the Eucalyptus Tree”
3rd Place: Kristin Barendsen, Santa Fe NM “Sacrificial Man”
Judge: Tim McKee, The Sun Magazine
9. Nonfiction Essay or Article
1st Place: Shanti E. Bannwart, Santa Fe NM “Solitude”
2nd Place: Mary E. Kienholz, Spokane WA “Fannie’s Mea Culpa”
3rd Place: Robert C. Schenck, Jr., Corrales NM “The Ghost of Chris LeDoux”
Judge: Ashley Biggers, New Mexico Magazine
10. Personal Essay/Column
1st Place: Luise Putcamp, Jr., Salt Lake City UT “Confessions of a Card-Carrying Cadaver”
2nd Place: Elizabeth Rose, Galisteo NM “Lies Streaming”
3rd Place: Mary Kay Chapman, Albuquerque NM “I’m Not Scared of Dying, But”
Judge: Stephanie Hainsfurther, abqARTS Magazine
11. Nonfiction Book
1st Place: Shanti E. Bannwart, Santa Fe NM Dancing on One Foot
2nd Place: James Thompson, Rio Rancho NM The Ethics of Chaos
3rd Place: Scott Tyson, Albuquerque, NM The Unobservable Universe
Judge: Brandi Bowles, Howard Morhaim Literary Agency, Inc.
12. Children’s Fiction or Nonfiction Picture Book
1st Place: Linda Tripp, Albuquerque NM Who’s My Momma?
2nd Place: Jennifer Buchet, Germantown MD An Extraordinary Talent for Jumping
3rd Place: Marijanet Doonan, Pinehurst NC The Ayudante
Judge: Jayne Carapezzi, HarperCollins Children’s Books
13. Screenplay
1st Place: Helen S. Brodeur, Albuquerque NM Las Tres Madrinas
2nd Place: Eric Schneider, La Junta CO 1793
3rd Place: Phaedra Greenwood, Arroyo Hondo NM Devil Weeds
Judge: Michael David Jensen, www.TopFilmFestivals.com
14. Poetry
1st Place: Katherine Seluja, Santa Fe NM Of Calamine and Honey
2nd Place: Larry Greenly, Albuquerque NM The Promise
3rd Place: Susan Switzer, Albuquerque NM Contemplating the Crepuscular
Judge: Ruth Moose, The Rambler Magazine
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