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2013 Winners
CONGRATULATIONS to the winners of the:
2013 Third Bimonthly Writing Contest
Flash Fiction or Short is Good
1st Place: Martha Lea Bryant, Tahlequah, OK “Epiphany at Walmart”
2nd Place: Jeanne Shannon, Albuquerque, NM “She Was Lonely”
3rd Place: Wendy Bickel, Albuquerque, NM “The Witch of Eton Hollow”
Honorable Mention:
Spring Pearson, Asheville, NC “Caravan Blues or The Migratory Patterns of Salmo Trutta Morpha Lacustris”
SL Allen & DA Snyder, Albuquerque, NM “Fatal Flight”
Robert E. Butterworth, Sedona, AZ “Take it from the Bank”
2013 Second Bimonthly Writing Contest
Humorous Anecdote
1st Place: Patty Kline, Forest Hill, TX “Beware of the Flex Hose!”
2nd Place: Vici Wray, Fredericksburg, TX “Leggo”
3rd Place: Jon Griffith, Cumming, GA “Mending Fences and Backyards”
Honorable Mention:
Elizabeth Singer, LaVerne, CA “Iambic Pentameter”
Molly Houston, Albuquerque, NM “The Hog That Crossed the Bridge—or Not”
Martine Lopez-Bowers, Rio Rancho, NM “Lord Have Mercy”
Cecilia Lynne, Kerrville, TX “A Skunk Tale”
Cathy C Hall, Lilburn, GA “The Hardy Factor at the Smith House”
2013 First Bimonthly Writing Contest
A Love/Revenge Poem
1st Place: Katherine B. Hauth, Rio Rancho, NM “Letter to a Late Husband”
2nd Place: Stella Pevsner, Albuquerque, NM “D is for Divorce”
3rd Place: Charles Powell, Albuquerque, NM “The Choking Kind”
Honorable Mention:
Yvonne Nunn, Hermleigh, TX “February”
Linda J. Elliot, Mississauga, Ontario, Canada “Not a Love Poem”
Martine Lopez-Bowers, Rio Rancho, NM “Love on Vacation”
Karin Bradberry, Albuquerque, NM “The Club”
2013 Winners
Congratulations to the Winners of the 2013 SouthWest Writers Annual Writing Competition
2013 Storyteller Award Goes To
Laura Keller
Making Sense of Us
Laura Keller won the $1500 grand prize Storyteller Award, as well as first place in the Juvenile/Young Adult Novel category for her entry.
The following is a list of winners by category and place standing.
1. Mainstream/Literary Novel
1st Place: Norma Libman, Placitas, NM Lonely River Village
2nd Place: John White, Merritt Island, FL Nisei
3rd Place: Tom Moore, Bellingham, WA The Heifer Girl
Judge: Nicole LaBombard, Rees Literary Agency, Boston, MA
2. Mystery/Suspense/Thriller/Adventure Novel
1st Place: Kevin Dyer, Antrim, Northern Ireland Deadtown
2nd Place: Dennis Jung, Santa Fe, NM Jack of All Trades
3rd Place: Bill Brier, Thousand Oaks, CA The Killer Who Hated Soup
Judge: Paul Fedorko, N.S. Bienstock, Inc., New York, NY
3. Juvenile/Young Adult Novel
1st Place: Laura Keller, Overland Park, KS Making Sense of Us
2nd Place: Stephanie Kroepfl, Grand Lake, CO I Hear You
3rd Place: Amanda Searcy, Albuquerque, NM A Boy and His Frog
Judge: Gemma Cooper, The Bent Agency, Brooklyn, NY
4. Historical/Western Novel
1st Place: Donavon Day, Sacramento, CA A Lumber Baron’s Fury
2nd Place: James Scarantino, Albuquerque, NM The Bone Pile
3rd Place: Mark Warren, Dahlonega, GA Adobe Moon
Judge: Bridget Smith, Dunham Literary, Inc., New York, NY
5. Science Fiction/Fantasy/Horror Short Story
1st Place: K. Eisert, Placitas, NM “Primus V. Secundus”
2nd Place: KL Wagoner, Albuquerque, NM “Wishling”
3rd Place: Marian Meyer, Albuquerque, NM “Another Jennifer Day”
Judge: Kristopher O’Higgins, The Scribe Agency, Madison, WI
6. Mainstream/Literary Short Story
1st Place: Ben Wuamett, Albuquerque, NM “Ben’s Story”
2nd Place: Gary Smith, Rio Rancho, NM “Cattle Call”
3rd Place: Tucker Brown, Las Cruces, NM “The Trees Do Bear Witness”
Judge: Phong Nguyen, Editor, Pleaides, University of Central Missouri
7. Nonfiction Book Proposal
1st Place: Roger Bunch, Santa Cruz, CA Wenceslao
2nd Place: Larry Greenly, Albuquerque, NM Snake Island
3rd Place: Marguerite Kearns, Santa Fe, NM More Than Tea and Talk
Judge: Gina Panettieri, Talcott Notch Literary Services, LLC, Milford, CT
8. Memoir
1st Place: Stella Pevsner, Albuquerque, NM Roommates With a View
2nd Place: Joan Kraft, La Mesa, CA Untwined
3rd Place: Val Valentine, Pagosah, CO Through His Eyes
Judge: Lindsay Edgecombe, Levine|Greenberg Literary Agency, New York, NY
9. Essay
1st Place: Heather Gemmen Wilson, Markleville, IN “Her World, So Big”
2nd Place: Hillary Fields, Santa Fe, NM “A Horse Named Pockets”
3rd Place: KL Wagoner, Albuquerque, NM “Dressing the Dead”
Judge: Tim McKee, Managing Editor, The Sun, Chapel Hill, NC
10. Children’s Picture Book
1st Place: Linda Tripp, Albuquerque, NM Old Mama Crocodile
2nd Place: Monica Harris, Kalamazoo, MI Grapevine Zoo
3rd Place: Randi Mrvos, Lexington, KY Cholla, the True Story of an Artsy Horse
Judge: Stephanie Hedlund, Editorial Director, ABDO Publishing Group, Edina, MN
11. Screenplay
1st Place: Kimberly Kiegel, Albuquerque, NM The Fortune
2nd Place: Briley Webb, Scottsdale, AZ Casa in the Desert
3rd Place: Kate McCusker, Wickenburg, AZ Guadalupe Night
Judge: Douglas Eboch, screenwriter, Los Angeles, CA
12. Poetry
1st Place: Carolyn Madero, Stamford, CT “Would You Like to Hear My Poem?”
2nd Place: Catherine Ferguson, Galisteo, NM “Breaking Down in the Desert”
3rd Place: Ellen Seusy, Columbus, OH “Preparing the New Teacher: Letter from an Urban District”
Judge: Timothy Green, Editor, Rattle, Studio City, CA
2012 Winners
CONGRATULATIONS to the winners of the:
2012 Sixth Bi-Monthly Writing Contest
Holiday Anecdote
1st Place: Lori Coffin, Saratoga Springs, NY “Dear Oh Deer!”
2nd Place: Susan Dietrich Schneider, La Junta, CO “Not a Silent Night”
3rd Place: Joann Mazzio, Silver City, NM “When Santa Came to Our House”
Honorable Mention:
Elizabeth Rose, Galisteo, NM “…in foreign parts.”
Rose Marie Kern, Prescott, AZ “The Thanksgiving Trip”
Darlene Buechel, Chilton, WI “Easy Bake Christmas”
Gary Smith, Rio Rancho, NM “I Met a Man Today”
2012 Fifth Bi-Monthly Writing Contest
Your Most Memorable Character
The judge complained that there were too many good entries, making them difficult to rank.
1st Place: Barbara Ragsdale, Germantown, TN “Simple, Huh?”
2nd Place: Eileen Wiard, Ranchos de Taos, NM “Alice Hughes: The Secret Guardian”
3rd Place: Wally Gordon, Tijeras, NM “Freedom”
Honorable Mention:
Patricia Lamborowski Williams, Albuquerque, NM, “My Hero, My Nemesis”
Heidi Wells, Albuquerque, NM “Daughter of Elements”
Susan J. Alexis, Albuquerque, NM “Survivor”
Melissa Zamites, Rio Rancho, NM “Illegal Friend”
2012 Fourth Bi-Monthly Writing Contest
Happy or Sad Memories
1st Place: Desiree Perriguey, Albuquerque, NM “The Weight of Life”
2nd Place: Embree H. Bolton, Grenada, MS “The Flag…A Burning Issue”
3rd Place: Christine Marie Alemshah, Lake Forest, CA “I Love You, Daddy”
Honorable Mention:
Patricia Lamborowski Williams, Albuquerque, NM, “Six Days Later”
J. Allen Whitt, Albuquerque, NM “Clyde”
Willma Willis Gore, Sedona, AZ “His Name was Bill”
Kathleen Adam, Albuquerque, NM “If It’s Not One Disappointment, It’s Two”
Jon Griffith, Cumming, GA “Dog Gone”
2012 Third Bi-Monthly Writing Contest
Anything Goes Poem
1st Place: Sally Clark, Fredericksburg, TX “Rear View Mirror”
2nd Place: Yoko Nagamune, Albuquerque, NM “Chest Drawer Handles”
3rd Place: Amara Cudney, Waikoloa, HI “Anger Flash Song”
Honorable Mention:
Jay Brooks, Placitas, NM, “Rick’s Lament”
Amara Cudney, Waikoloa, HI “Venus Transit”
Anna Griego, Albuquerque, NM “Meditations of What Has Become Religion”
Katherine B. Hauth, Rio Rancho, NM “In Time”
Marie Toole, Delray Beach, FL “My Grief”
2012 Second Bi-Monthly Writing Contest
Story-Telling Hook
1st Place: Eric Schneider, La Junta, CO “Skeletons and Angels”
2nd Place: Donald Morgan, Albuquerque, NM “The Eagle’s Claw”
3rd Place: Elizabeth Rose, Galisteo, NM “Trigger”
Honorable Mention:
Dennis Kastendiek, Albuquerque, NM, “Pennzoil Afternoon”
Sally Rodgers, Santa Fe, NM “The Six Degrees Club”
Lori Allison, Bloomfield, NM “Spooky Lucas”
Eric Schneider, La Junta, CO “The Buddha and Matthew”
2012 First Bi-Monthly Writing Contest
Personal Essay About Animals
1st Place: Sue Houser, Albuquerque, NM “A Prickly Turn of Events”
2nd Place: Susan J. Alexis, Albuquerque, NM “Communing with Grayfriar”
3rd Place: Ruth H. Marshall, Albuquerque, NM “Requiem for Another Soul”
Honorable Mention:
Laura J. Nitsos, Albuquerque, NM “Diamond in the Dust”
Marylin Warner, Manitou Springs, CO “The Truth About Men and Dogs”
Janice S. Matthews, Albuquerque, NM “Farewell to a Fuzzy Buddy”
Paula K. Nixon, Santa Fe, NM “A Dog Called Poly”
Laurel Burnett, Albuquerque, NM “Rapscallion”
Susan Dietrich Schneider, La Junta, CO “Summer Walk”
Bernice G. Schneider, Albuquerque, NM “The Stepped-On Puppy”
2012 Winners
Congratulations to the Winners of the 2012 SouthWest Writers Annual Writing Competition
Winners of the SWW Annual Writing Contest were announced at the awards banquet on September 15. Below is a listing of the winners by category and place standing.
2012 Storyteller Award Goes To
Rachel Wierick
Things We’ll Ask God
Rachel Wierick won the $1500 grand prize Storyteller Award, as well as first place in the Juvenile/Young Adult Novel category for her entry.
1. Mainstream or Literary Novel
1st Place: Susan Salom Gay, Albuquerque, NM Madame Thunderbolt
2nd Place: Karima Alavi, Abiquiu, NM In the Shadow of the Tombs
3rd Place: James Brooks, Abilene, TX Discovering Maggie
Judge: Chelsea M. Gilmore, Literary Agent, Maria Carvainis Agency
2. Mystery/Suspense/Thriller/Adventure Novel
1st Place: David L. Brown, Rio Rancho, NM Retirement Man
2nd Place: Sue Anne Hodge, Pocatello, ID Never Touch a Dead Body
3rd Place: George Snyder, Seal Beach, CA The Farewell Heist
Judge: Thomas Colgan, Executive Editor, Penguin Books
3. Juvenile/Young Adult Novel
1st Place: Rachel Wierick, S. Pasadena, CA Things We’ll Ask God
2nd Place: Kathleen Cherry, Kitimat, BC The Funny Money Mystery
3rd Place: Marylin N. Warner, Manitou Spgs, CO The Sister System
Judge: Katherine R. Harrison, Ass’t Editor, Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers
4. Historical/Western Novel
1st Place: Elizabeth Rose, Galisteo, NM Poet Under A Soldier’s Hat
2nd Place: David Connell, Severna Park, MO Last Leaf To Fall
3rd Place: Donna M. Vesely, Anthony, NM Destinies Entwined Like Eagles Falling Out of the Sky
Judge: Mike Harris, Publisher, La Frontera Publishing
5. Science Fiction/Fantasy/Horror Short Story
1st Place: K. Eisert, Placitas, NM “To Err is Human”
2nd Place: Edward D. Anderson, Gainsville, FL “The Switchback”
3rd Place: K. Eisert, Placitas, NM “Parades”
Judge: Michelle Vega, Berkley Editorial, Berkley Publishing Group
6. Mainstream/Literary Short Story
1st Place: Karima Alavi, Abiquiu, NM “Bangkok Ghosts”
2nd Place: Martha Dudley, Staunton, VA “Johnny Liem”
3rd Place: Jan Smith, Taos, NM “Breasts”
Judge: Sarah Marshall, Editor-in-Chief, The Portland Review
7. Nonfiction Book Proposal
1st Place: Todd Griffin,Cedar Crest, NM The Model You
2nd Place: Jonathan Miller, Albuquerque, NM Law, Lust and Love
3rd Place: David L. Brown, Rio Rancho, NM How to be Safe in a Dangerous World
Judge: Sheree Bykofsky, Sheree Bykofsky Assoc. Literary Agency
8. Memoir
1st Place: Christine Dodd, Akron, OH Smoke Drink F**k
2nd Place: Gina Troisi, Dover, NH Shadows on the Sidewalk
3rd Place: R. C. Schenck, Jr, Albuquerque, NM Roaring Fork: A Memoir
Judge: Paul Rhetts, LPD Press, Rio Grande Books
9. Nonfiction Essay
1st Place: Ramona Gault, Seattle, WA “The Arroyo”
2nd Place: R.C. Schenck, Jr, Albuquerque, NM “Billy Graham and the Ice Cream Man”
3rd Place: Elizabeth Rose, Galisteo, NM “Lisa’s Road Lesson”
Judge: Leigh Ann Henion, Editor, Cold Mountain Review
10. Children’s Fiction or Nonfiction Picture Book
1st Place: Amanda Huneke, New Bern, NC How to Play on a Windy Day
2nd Place: Jacqueline Robison, Albuquerque, NM Teensy Tiny and the Magnificent Spinning All-Seeing Hat
3rd Place: Rebecca Colby, Harrogate, UK Broomstick Rodeo
Judge: Sara Sargent, Ass’t Editor, Balzer + Bray/Harper Collins Children’s Books
11. Screenplay
1st Place: Amy Lanasa, Las Cruces, NM When You Marry the Man…
2nd Place: Chip Casner, Flagstaff, AZ Easter Island
3rd Place: Briley Webb, Scottsdale, AZ A Picture is Worth
Judge: Greg Gertmenian, General Manager, Abbot Entertainment
12. Poetry
1st Place: Phyllis Hoge, Albuquerque, NM “Peacetime”
2nd Place: Darrell L. Gasaway, Alto, NM “Stew for Two”
3rd Place: Phyllis Hoge, Albuquerque, NM “Surfaces”
Judge: Lisa Lewis, Cimarron Review
2011 Winners
CONGRATULATIONS to the winners of the Sixth 2011 SWW Bi-Monthly Writing Competition
A Poem about the Southwest
1st Place: Catherine Ferguson, Galisteo, NM “I Remember Christmas on the Sonoran Desert”
2nd Place: Elizabeth Rose, Galisteo, NM, “Makima and Sandia are One”
3rd Place: Karin Bradberry, Albuquerque, NM “Crazy Woman Creek”
Honorable Mention:
Sara Bautista, Albuquerque, NM “New Mexico Love Story”
Verona Winn, San Diego, CA “First Snowfall”
Heidi Wells, Albuquerque, NM “Southwest Winter–A Villanelle”
Amara Cudney, Albuquerque, NM “Angels on Central”
Yvonne Nunn, Hermleigh, TX “Acres Burn”
CONGRATULATIONS to the winners of the Fifth 2011 SWW Bi-Monthly Writing Competition
Personal Essay
1st Place: Paula Nixon, Santa Fe, NM “Mom’s Pie”
2nd Place: Carola Sena, Albuquerque, NM, “Wartime Wedding”
3rd Place: Don Downey, New Orleans, LA, “Sheet Lightning”
Honorable Mention:
Stephanie Flores, Los Ranchos, NM, “Not That Kind of Clear”
Ruth Friesen, Albuquerque, NM, “Ted’s Traveling Circus: Ploesti”
Charles Powell, Albuquerque, NM, “I Will Salute No More Forever”
Desiree Woodland, Albuquerque, NM, “Writing the Sorrow”
CONGRATULATIONS to the winners of the Fourth 2011 SWW Bi-Monthly Writing Competition
Flash Fiction
1st Place: Alice Hurst, Albuquerque, NM, “Mango”
2nd Place: Dennis Kastendiak, Albuquerque, NM, “The Professional”
3rd Place: Barbara R. Duchek, St. Louis, MO, “Chatty Kathy”
Honorable Mention:
Suzan E. Boyer, Running Springs, CA, “The Magic Swing”
Karen Higgins, Albuquerque, NM, “Not Again”
Maralie W. BeLonge, Albuquerque, NM, “Bears”
Elizabeth Rose, Galisteo, NM, “…it’s hot enough”
Katherine B. Hauth, Rio Rancho, NM, “White Cloth, Cold Room”
Bruce A. Mann, Albuquerque, NM, “Sanguinity”
James H. Brooks, Abilene, TX, “Eating Out”
CONGRATULATIONS to the winners of the Third 2011 SWW Bi-Monthly Writing Competition
A Love Poem
1st Place: Phyllis Hoge, Albuquerque, NM, “Blue Flowers”
2nd Place: Karen McKinnon, Sandia Park, NM, “Anniversary”
3rd Place: Yvonne Nunn, Hermleigh, TX, “Family Sea Shells”
Honorable Mention:
Dodici Azpadu, Albuquerque, NM, “Amniotic Waters”
Verona Winn, Albuquerque, NM, “Loves Tempest”
Ruth Friesen, Albuquerque, NM, “A Heavenly Blend”
CONGRATULATIONS to the winners of the Second 2011 SWW Bi-Monthly Writing Competition
A Pet Anecdote
1st Place: Charles R. Powell, Albuquerque, N.M., “Mozambique Mouth Breeders”
2nd Place: Jeannette Clift George, Houston, Texas,”Little Dog’s Big Appetite”
3rd Place: Julia Rothstein, Burbank, Calif., “The Worthless Cat”
Honorable Mention:
James H. Brooks, Abilene, Texas, “Nuts”
Susan Cooper, Albuquerque, N.M., “Runaways”
Susan Cooper, Albuquerque, N.M., “Who Says Dogs Are Dumb”
Jan Fenimore, Rio Rancho, N.M., The Case of the Missing Lingerie”
Bob Kidera, Albuquerque, N.M., “Otis (My Man)”
Jacqueline Robinson, Albuquerque, N.M., “Sunshine Went Flying”
Elizabeth Rose, Galisteo, N.M., “Cats Love Chimneys”
Jasmine Tritten, Corrales, N.M., “The Kiss of a Llama”
CONGRATULATIONS to the winners of the First 2011 SWW Bi-Monthly Writing Competition
Memoir Hook
1st Place: Teresa Civello, Albuquerque, NM “The Photograph”
2nd Place: Donald T. Morgan, Albuquerque, NM, “Seventy-Seven and Counting”
3rd Place: Charles Powell, Albuquerque, NM, “Deadwood Jail”
Honorable Mention:
Dodici Azpadu, Albuquerque, NM, “Shoebox”
Maralie W. BeLonge, Albuquerque, NM, “Flight Patterns”
Donald DeNoon, Albuquerque, NM, “Nightmare at Midnight”
Holly Deuel Gilster, Albuquerque, NM, “This is Bloody Awful”
Desiree Perriguey, Rio Rancho, NM, “The Struggle”
Sandra Toro, Albuquerque, NM, “Willy’s Battered Heart”
Jasmine Tritten, Corrales, NM, “Terror”
2011 Winners
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
2010 Winners
CONGRATULATIONS to the winners of the Fourth 2010 SWW Quarterly Writing Competition
Thanksgiving Fiction
1st Place: James H. Brooks, Abilene, TX, “An In-Law Thanksgiving Dinner”
2nd Place: Donald T. Morgan, Albuquerque, NM, “Divine Intervention”
3rd Place: Verona Winn, Albuquerque, NM, “Turkey Surprise”
Honorable Mention:
Susan J. Alexis, Albuquerque, NM, “A Lot to be Thankful For”
Alan Carlson, Albuquerque, NM, “Just Go to Denny’s”
CONGRATULATIONS to the winners of the Third 2010 SWW Quarterly Writing Competition
Poetry
1st Prize: Cathleen Cherry, Prescott, AZ: “Wish”
2nd Prize: Elizabeth Rose, Galisteo, NM: “a look back”
3rd Prize: Charles R. Powell, Albuquerque, NM: “Begging Eyes”
Honorable Mentions:
Donald DeNoon, Albuquerque, NM: “I Thought About You”
Bernie Lieving, Albuquerque, NM: “The Crack Defined”
Jennifer Alumbaugh, Glendale, CA: “Family Tree”
Jerry Self, Albuquerque, NM: “Smiles”
CONGRATULATIONS to the winners of the Second 2010 SWW Quarterly Writing Competition
A Man/Boy, a Dog, a Pair of Scissors
1st Prize: Heidi Wells, Albuquerque, NM: “Take My Scissors, Please”
2nd Prize: L. Coffin, Saratoga Springs, NY: “The Wheel of Fortune”
3rd Prize: Jean Melton, Grants Pass, OR: “Unspoken”
Honorable Mentions:
Fred Aiken, Albuquerque, NM: “A man/boy, a dog, a pair of scissors”
Whitney Ison Weisenberg, Orange, Ohio: “A Grapefruit or a Pineapple”
Kathy Wagoner, Albuquerque, NM: “Early Train”
Julie M. Gates, Pagosa Springs, CO: “From Cumberland to Barth”
Bernie Lieving, Albuquerque, NM: “Critter”
CONGRATULATIONS to the winners of the First 2010 SWW Quarterly Writing Competition
Winter Memory
1st Prize: John Kennedy, Albuquerque, NM: no title
3rd Prize: L. Coffin, Saratoga Springs, NY: “Winter Memory”
3rd Prize: Doug Ellerbusch, Anaheim, CA: “Vroom Vroom”
Honorable Mentions:
Karen Higgins, Albuquerque, NM: “Brownie, Blizzard and Bedazzled”
Will Young, Albuquerque, NM: “When Grandpa Met Santa”
Michael Callahan, Lompoc, CA: “My New Christmas Outfit”
2010 Winners
Storyteller Award Winner
Charles Greaves, Hush Money,
Mystery/Suspense/Thriller/Adventure Novel
1. Mainstream or Literary Novel (68 Entries)
1st Place: Sandra Hunter, Leaving to Come Home, Woodland Hills, CA
2nd Place:Steve Gardner, Winter Rye, Lockhart, TX
3rd Place: Susan Salluce Shingle, Out of Breath, Springs, CA
Judge: Gabe Robinson, HarperCollins, New York, New York
2. Mystery/Suspense/Thriller/Adventure Novel (64 Entries)
1st Place: Charles Greaves, Hush Money, Santa Fe, NM
2nd Place: John Taylor, Land of a Thousand Dances, Rio Vista, CA
3rd Place: A. P. Greenwood, Navfac, Houston, TX
Judge: Thomas Colgan, Penguine Group USA, New York, New York
3. Science Fiction/Fantasy/Horror Novel (27 Entries)
1st Place: Jennifer Martin, The Spirit Guides: An Insider’s Look at the Afterlife, Peoria, IL
2nd Place: Paul Kippert, Savior, Santa Fe, NM
3rd Place: David DeLee, Stede Bonnet, Amherst, NH
Judge: Linn Prentis, Linn Prentis Agency, New York, New York
4. Historical Fiction (38 Entries)
1st Place: Charles Greaves, Hard Twisted, Santa Fe, NM
2nd Place: JimDuggins, Slave Stealer, Rancho Mirage, CA
3rd Place: Elizabeth Rose, Hugh’s Footprint, Galisteo, NM
Judge: Jessica Papin, Dystel and Goderich Literary Management, New York, New York
5. Middle Grade/Young Adult Novel (49 Entries)
1st Place: Kathleen Cherry, Everyday Heroine, Kitimat, British Columbia, Canada
2nd Place: Laura Cumbie, Lucky, Peachtree City, GA
3rd Place: Lisa French, The Year in the Tent, Amarillo, TX
Judge: Elizabeth Evans, The Jean V. Naggar Literary Agency, New York, New York
6. Memoir Book (32 Entries)
1st Place: Shanti Elke Bannwart, Dancing on One Foot, Santa Fe, NM
2nd Place: Margaret Porter Larson, Lightning, Blood & Ink: Essential Elements for a Wiser Woman,Laredo, TX
3rd Place: Marguerite Kearns, Warning: Persons Procuring or Concealing Escape of Prisoners Are Subject to Prosecution and Imprisonment, Santa Fe, NM
Judge: Jon Sternfeld, The Irene Goodman Literary Agency, New York, New York
7. Memoir Article (41 Entries)
1st Place: Peggy Spencer, Stillborn, Albuquerque, NM
2nd Place: Lisa Cerasoli, You’re So Nice, Marquette, MI
3rd Place: Deborah Hunter, Kevin’s Posse, Tulsa, OK
Judge: Rebecca McGill, Phoebe, A Journal of Literature & Art, Fairfax, Virginia
8. Mainstream or Literary Short Story (92 Entries)
1st Place: Penelope Stowell, Street Legal, Pagosa Springs, CO
2nd Place: Robert Schladale, Equalizing the Pressure, Sacramento, CA
3rd Place: Elena Sanchez, When I Die, Albuquerque, NM
Judge: Chris Cottrell, The Portland Review, Portland, Oregon
9. Nonfiction Essay or Article (12 Entries)
1st Place: Robert Schenck, Jr., MD, The Magic Christian, Corrales, NM
2nd Place: Henry Finney, The Scent of Ponderosa Pines, Los Alamos, NM
3rd Place: Larry Greenly, Stalking the Ethereal Wasabi, Albuquerque, NM
Judge: Leigh Ann Henion, Cold Mountain Review, Boone, North Carolina
10. Personal Essay/Column (18 Entries)
1st Place: Stephanie Nakhleh, ¡Seamos Amigos!, Albuquerque, NM
2nd Place: Carol Penn-Romine, Latchkey Spiders and Other Improbable Things, Burbank, CA
3rd Place: Murray Edwards, Easter Photo, Clyde, TX
3rd Place: Karen Keese, Moon in the Balance, Los Lunas, NM
Judge: Kathleen Struck, GlobalPost.com, Concord, Massachusetts
11. Nonfiction Book (11 Entries)
1st Place: Brian Frieder, How to Reform Our Public Schools in Six Years, Los Ranchos, NM
2nd Place: Larry Greenly, Eugene Bullard, Albuquerque, NM
3rd Place: Lulynne Streeter, Frozen Lives, Seabrook, TX
Judge: Marjorie Preston, Sheree Bykofsky Associates, Brigantine, New Jersey
12. Children’s Picture Book (Fiction or Nonfiction) (44 Entries)
1st Place: Amanda Huneke, Monster on the Loose, New Bern, NC
2nd Place: Rebeca Colby, The Mousequerade, Harrogate, United Kingdom
3rd Place: Monica Harris, The Magician’s Physician, Kalamazoo, MI
Judge: Paul Abdo, Abdo Publishing Group, Edina, Minnesota
13. Screenplay (29 Entries)
1st Place: Mary Haarmeyer, Daggers Draw, Lovington, NM
2nd Place: Susan Murphy, The Lion in the Backyard, Cerrillos, NM
3rd Place: Chip Casner, Poor August, Flagstaff, AZ
Judge: Tim Lambert, Abbot Screenplay Management, Pasadena, California
14. Poetry (159 Entries)
1st Place: Catherine Ferguson, The Mona Lisa, Galisteo ,NM
2nd Place: Catherine Ferguson, Vale mas tarde que nunca, Galisteo, NM
3rd Place: Karen McKinnon, Leaving, Sandia Park, NM
Judge: Lisa Lewis, Cimarron Review, Stillwater, Oklahoma
2009 Winners
Storyteller Award Winner
Kathleen Cherry: To Love a Viscount (Romance Category)
1. Mainstream or Literary Novel (47 Entries)
Judge: Diana Finch, The Diana Finch Literary Agency, New York, NY
1st Place: Peggi Randolph, Josephine’s Incredible Shoe & Black Pearls, Albuquerque, NM
2nd Place: David Gelsanliter, Second Rain, Corrales, NM
3rd Place: Daniel A. Smith, Storykeeper, Little Rock, AR
2. Mystery/Suspense/Thriller/Adventure Novel(36 Entries)
Judge: Mr. Robert Brown, Wylie-Merrick Literary Agency, Kokomo, IN
1st Place: Gary Ponzo, A Touch of Deceit, Chandler, AZ
2nd Place: David DeLee, Fatal Destiny, Amherst, NH
3rd Place: Brinn Colenda, The Cochabamba Conspiracy, Angel Fire, NM
3. Romance Novel (9 Entries)
Judge: Ms. Sharene Martin-Brown, Wylie-Merrick Literary Agency, Kokomo, IN
1st Place: Kathleen Cherry, To Love A Viscount, Kitimat, BC, Canada
2nd Place: Leon Linfield, Escape From Empire, Redlands, CA
3rd Place: Lois Cutts Sullivan, Catch a Falling Star, Los Lunas, NM
4. Science Fiction/Fantasy/Horror Novel (19 Entries)
Judge: Ms. Brandi Bowles, Agent, Howard Morhaim Literary Agency, Inc
1st Place: Laurie Green, P2PC, Edgewood, NM
2nd Place: Kari Haworth, The Lesser Species, Atascadero, CA
3rd Place: Kevin Wolf, Broke Heart, Littleton, CO
5. Historical/American Frontier/Western Novel (19 Entries)
Judge: Mike Harris, La Frontera Publishing, Cheyenne, WY
1st Place: J.H. Mader, A River’s Tales, Noblesville, IN
2nd Place: Marriah K. Nissen, The Journey of Hope, Albuquerque, NM
3rd Place: Ethel Forman, A Coin Has Two Faces, Lubbock, TX
6. Middle Grade/Young Adult Novel(45 Entries)
Judge: Ms. Rachel Abrams, HarperCollins Publishers
1st Place: Lisa Y. Potocar, Sweet Glory, Ballston Lake, NY
2nd Place: Jacquelyn Bickel, Tracking Ghosts, Albuquerque, NM
3rd Place: Jim Van Waggoner, Veils, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
7. Memoir Book (21 Entries)
Judge: Patricia Moosbrugger, Patricia Moosbrugger Agency
1st Place: Sandra K. Toro, The Guilded Cage, A Memoir, Albuquerque, NM
2nd Place: Stacy S. Jensen, In a Blink, Del Rio, Texas
3rd Place: Phyllis Gillis, Stray Bullets, Napa, CA
8. Memoir Article (37 Entries)
Judge: Tim McKee, Managing Editor, The Sun Magazine, Chapel Hill, NC
1st Place: Shanti Elke Bannwart, The Stillness At the End of Wanting, Santa Fe, NM
2nd Place: Renee G. Rivers, Falling Through the Crumbling Sky, Phoenix, Arizona
3rd Place: Renee G. Rivers, The Other Side of Courage, Phoenix, Arizona
9. Mainstream or Literary Short Story (54 Entries)
Judge: Mr. Phong Nguyen, Editor, Pleaides, Warrensburg, MO
1st Place: Robert Schladale, Turtles in Paradise, Sacramento, CA
2nd Place: Jessica Larsen, Fly Tying for Beginners, Los Lunas, NM
3rd Place: Julie L. Moran, Lunch with Debbie, Encinitas, CA
10. Middle Grade or Young Adult Short Story (5 Entries)
Judge: Jodi Keller, Senior Editor, Random House, New York, New York
1st Place: Holly Deuel Gilster, Lost, Albuquerque, NM
2nd Place: Rose Kern, Angel Hawk and the Ancient Anasazi, Ashburn, VA
3rd Place: Judith C. Ducharme, Candles for Ellie, Albuquerque, NM
11. Nonfiction Article or Essay (17 Entries)
Judge: Ashley Biggars, Associate Editor, New Mexico Magazine, Santa Fe NM
1st Place: Susan J. Alexis, Confessions of a Transplant, Albuquerque, NM
2nd Place: Shanti Elke Bannwart, Reflecting on Dragons and Angels, Santa Fe, NM
3rd Place: Nancy LaTurner, Consorting with Mortality, Albuquerque, NM
12. Nonfiction Book (5 Entries)
Judge: Deborah Herman, The Jeff Herman Literary Agency
1st Place: Sherri Burr, Suspiciously Frugal: Minding Finances During The Great Recession, Albuquerque, NM
2nd Place: Martha Franks, A History of New Mexico Water Law, Santa Fe, NM
3rd Place: Lucy Moore, Stories of a Divided West: A Mediator’s View, Santa Fe, NM
13. Children’s Picture Book (Fiction or Nonfiction)(26 Entries)
Judge: Ms. Emily Lawrence, Associate Editor, Aladdin Books, Simon & Schuster, New York, NY
1st Place: Rebecca Colby, Trog and Ogel, Harrogate, North Yorkshire, United Kingdom
2nd Place: Kate Palaces Narita, It’s Turkey Time, Princeton, MA
3rd Place:Wendy Bickel, Zipper the Cat, Albuquerque, NM
14. Screenplay (15 Entries)
Judge: Christina Hamlett, Script Consultant, Pasadena, CA
1st Place: Abel Horowitz and Michael Schwaum, Pirates and Dinosaurs, Santa Fe, NM
2nd Place: Yarrow Vincent-Wayman, Shift Tab Kill, Fort Collins, CO
3rd Place: Dilek Mir, Sir Frederick of Gildenstein, Albuquerque, NM
15. Poetry (50 Entries)
Judge: Ms. Ruth Moose, Poetry Editor, The Rambler Magazine, Chapel Hill, NC
1st Place: Donald DeNoon, Midnight on the Rio Grande—Sestina, Albuquerque, NM
2nd Place: Catherine Ferguson, Making the Bed, Galisteo, NM
3rd Place: Christine Baines, The Game, Oracle, AZ
16. Christian Novel (3 Entries)
Judge: Ms. Mary Sue Seymour, The Seymour Agency, Canton, NY
1st Place: Sonja Anderson, Sophie’s Quest, Burien, WA
2nd Place: Jill Domschot, Franklin’s Ladder, Socorro, NM
3rd Place: Norma J. Alvarez, Ester Bunny and Her Story of Jesus, Oro Valley, AZ
