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
