Last Year's Winners (2006)

Last Year's Winners (2009)

ROSALIE FLEMING MEMORIAL HUMOR PRIZE
(Sponsored/Judged by Mary Eastham)
First Prize: Janice Laakko of Framingham, MA for Flashy
Second Prize: Gary R. Hoffman of Okeechobee, FL for The Blue Bag Cult
Third Prize: Cynthia Kelley Chun of Ewa Beach, HI for Sometimes There are Worse. . . .
Honorable Mentions:
Kathleen McClung of San Francisco, CA for Opera for the Shoeless; Donna Uhlenhake of Tiffin, OH for For Want of a Nail; Julie Vick of Denver, CO for Caffeine Dreams; Hemlata Vasavada of Mt. Vernon, WA for Worrier for Hire; Kimberly Stempel of Hanover, MA for Wild Life; Jennifer Littington of New Market, VA for Tele-mark-shark; Tammie Painter of Milwaukie, OR for A Little Night Music

MARY MACKEY SHORT STORY PRIZE
(Sponsored/Judged by Mary Mackey)
First Prize: Jeff Fearnside of Prescott, AZ for A Husband and Wife are One Satan
Second Prize: Linda Woolford of Andover, MA for Flori
Third Prize: Sue Williams of Andover, MA for The Moth Catcher
Honorable Mentions:
Shanti E. Bannwart of Sante Fe, NM for April Fool’s Day; Linda Woolford of Andover, MA for Bounty; Robin Martin of Brooklyn, NY for 1969; J. M. Gibson of Los Angeles, CA for Cloud Food; Mary Gordon of Niantic, CT for The Meal

JANICE FARRELL POETRY PRIZE
(Judged 2009 by Adam David Miller)
First Prize: Grace Marie Grafton of Oakland, CA for Evoke
Second Prize:John Laue of La Selva Beach, CA for The Man with the Metal Detector
Third Prize: Teresa Burns Murphy of Fairfax, VA for Geometry Lesson
Honorable Mentions:
Judith Cody of Los Altos, CA for So Many Familiar Faces in the War; Judy Bebelaar of Berkeley, CA for Red-Tailed Hawk; Mary Langer Thompson of Apple Valley, CA for Hot Corner Pickup; Elizabeth Larson of San Francisco, CA for The Tenderloin; Diane Elayne Dees of Covington, LA for Afternoon Tea; Mary Langer Thompson of Apple Valley, CA for 2nd Graders Sculpt . . . .; Diane Elayne Dees of Covington, LA for Wild Parrots of Marigny; Carol Victoria Davis of Los Angeles, CA for Late at Night; Carol Victoria Davis of Los Angeles, CA for Entering the Forest; Terri Glass of Mill Valley, CA for Just Another Day

KATHRYN HANDLEY PROSE POEM PRIZE
(Sponsored/Judged by Kathryn Handley)
First Prize: Nancy Avery Dafoe of Homer, NY for “From a Photograph. . .”
Second Prize: Kathleen McClung of San Francisco, CA for Reprieve
Third Prize:Marcia Dailey of Oakland, NJ for Blazing Yellow
Honorable Mentions:
Helen Archeris of Newark, NJ for Broken Strings Still Sounding; Linda Moore of Northampton, MA for Funeral; Gwendolyn Mintz of Nashville, TN for Weathering; Nancy Avery Dafoe of Homer, NY for Illegitimate Assessment

TARA L. MASIH INTERCULTURAL ESSAY PRIZE
(Sponsored/Judged by Tara L. Masih)
First Prize: Gretchen Wright of Cedar Rapids, IA for Triptych: Paradise
Second Prize: Samuel Autman of Greencastle, IN for A Dash of Pepper in the Snow
Third Prize: Shanti E. Bannwart of Santa Fe, NM for Reflecting on Dragons and Angels
Honorable Mentions:
Jan Sherbin of Cincinnati, OH for Under Fire; Kelly Hayes-Raitt of Santa Monica, CA for Tongue-Tied; Betty Jo Goddard of Anchor Point, AK for Connections; M. Garrett Bauman of Nunda, NY for High Tech in Gaborone; Jeff Fearnside of Prescott, AZ for Itam

CAROLYN A. CLARK FLASH FICTON PRIZE
(Sponsored/Judged by Carolyn A. Clark)
First Prize: Sue Williams of Andover, MA for Poised, Like Jellies
Second Prize: Lizette Wanzer of San Francisco, CA for Gills
Third Prize: Bob Thurber of North Attleboro, MA for Yard Full of Birds
Honorable Mentions:
Chloe Lunn of San Diego, CA for Geometry of Power; Miriam Karmel of Minneapolis, MN for Pissant Ponzi; Julie Richie of Dallas, TX for The White Line; Patricia Ann Nugent Flaherty of Dublin, CA for Pillion; Linda Courtland of Sierra Madre, CA for Good Deeds

LINDA JOY MYERS MEMOIR PRIZE
(Sponsored/Judged by Linda Joy Myers)
First Prize:Anthony DeGregorio of Kent Lakes, NY for Ohio
Second Prize (tie): Martha A. Sarkissian of Newport Beach, CA for “I Scorn to Change . . . Kay Hogan of Saratoga Springs, NY for But My Father Dances
Third Prize: Christy Wise of Washington, DC for Memory Book
Honorable Mentions:
Nikki Loftkin of Austin, TX for Homemade Doughnuts; Teresa Burns Murphy of Fairfax, VA for Curves; Mary Kay Kendall-Weber of Middle Grove, NY for Peggy Sue Memoirs; Anthony DeGregorio of Kent Lakes, NY for Mourning Sunday; Linda O’Connell of St. Louis, MO for Click!; Tilia Klebenov Jacobs of Framingham, MA for Journey to the Basement; Alison Timmons of West Richland, WA for How My Parents Stole My Muse; Shanti E. Bannwart, Santa Fe, NM for Appointment with History; Gretchen Wright of Cedar Rapids, IA for The Adoption; Tilia Klebenov Jacobs of Framingham, MA for Paris When it Sizzles

RITA WILLIAMS YOUNG ADULT PROSE
(Sponsored/Judged by Rita Williams)
First Prize: Haele Wolfe of Medina, OH for Summer
Second Prize:Diana Bartosh of British Columbia, Canada for Guinevere’s Heart
Third Prize: Kelly Parrish of Monticello, FL for Running on Empty
Honorable Mentions:
Theodosia Fehsenfeld of Bainbridge Island, WA for The Dock; Haele Wolfe of Medina, OH for Obligations

SANDRA CARON YOUNG ADULT POETRY(Sponsored/Judged by Sandra Caron)
First Prize: Lindsay Pearlman of Syosset, NY for Songbird of the Earth
Second Prize: Evan Johnson of Oakland, CA for Real Live Girl
Third Prize: Evan Johnson of Oakland, CA for A Day in the Life of an Invisible Man
Honorable Mentions:
Haele Wolfe of Medina, OH for The Fall; Miranda von Salis of Brooklyn, NY for Got to Brake Behind the Mack Truck; Lindsay Pearlman of Syosset, NY for An Opening

JOANNA CATHERINE SCOTT NOVEL EXCERPT PRIZE
(Sponsored/Judged by Joanna Catherine Scott)
First Prize: Susan Casey of Bowdoinham, ME for Before the Bird Can Fly
Second Prize: Carolyn Moir of Baltimore, MD for What is Meant to Be
Third Prize: Catharine Kozak of British Columbia, Canada for A Thousand Tricks
Honorable Mentions:
Russel Boyington of Faribault, MN for October Girl; Willma Willis Gore of Sedona, AZ for When Coyote Smiles; Richard Van Loon of San Francisco, CA for Doom’s Edge; Emily Kolkemo of Mapleton, OR for Catching the Big Fish; Jennifer Taylor of Eau Claire, WI for Awaken the Call; Krishna Lewis of Brookline, MA for Mandeville Gardens; Ann Hagemann of Alexandria, VA for The Viagra Diary

LITERARY NONFICTION PRIZE
(Sponsored/Judged by Katheryn Krotzer Laborde)
First Prize: C. Lill Ahrens of Corvallis, OR for A Simple System
Second Prize: M. Garrett Bauman of Nunda, NY for When the Birds Meet Again
Third Prize:David Wonpu of San Francisco, CA for Kawaii Monster Soul
Honorable Mentions:
Rebecca Foust of Ross, CA for The First Mrs. Rochester; Kathleen McClung of San Francisco, CA for Foot Up, Please?; Gretchen Wright of Cedar Rapids, IA for Fresh Eggs; Mary Miller Chiao of San Jose, CA for Instant Relatives; Jessica Moreland of Avondale, AZ for The Redeye.

ENVIRONMENTAL FUTURES WRITING PRIZE
(Sponsored by Robert DeKraker, Judged by James LeCuyer)
First Prize: Candace Leigh Coulombe of Sacramento, CA for Scent Easy
Second Prize:M. Garrett Bauman of Nunda, NY for Edge of Eden
Third Prize: Mark Hoyer of Davis, CA for Ghosts of Putah Creek

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