2007 Poetry and Prose Competition Results

The following are the results of the 2007 Poetry Competition announced Friday, September 14, 2007 at the Poetry Awards Banquet held at the Marriott Courtyard in St. George, Utah.

CATEGORY 1 – Poetry for Children

 

1^st Place – Eliah Terry – Deep Within My Backpack – Heritage Writers Guild

2^nd Place – Grace Diane Jessen – Friends From A to Z – Sevier Valley Writers

3^rd Place – Eliah Terry – Tadpole Tricks Heritage Writers Guild

1^st Honorable Mention – Eliah Terry – Fifty Pet Crickets - Heritage Writers Guild

2^nd Honorable Mention – LaVerna B. Johnson – Billy’s Go-Cart Breaks Down - Heritage Writers Guild

3^rd Honorable Mention – Becky Johnson – Little Miss Madigan - Heritage Writers Guild

 

CATEGORY 2 – Free Style Poetry

 

1^st Place – Betty J. Vickers – The Dream Boaters - Heritage Writers Guild

2^nd Place – Merrijane Rice – Anticipation – Bountiful Chapter

3^rd Place – Sharon Nauta Steel – Summer Solstice – Bountiful Chapter

1^st Honorable Mention – Grace Diane Jessen – Facing Extinction – Sevier Valley Writers

2^nd Honorable Mention – Sharon Nauta Steel – Heatwave - Bountiful Chapter

3^rd Honorable Mention – Caren Liebelt – Lover’s Feast - Sevier Valley Writers

 

CATEGORY 3 - Rhyming

 

1^st Place – LaVerna B. Johnson – Calligraphy - Heritage Writers Guild

2^nd Place – Irene Hastings – Bronco and Saddle – Park City Chapter

3^rd Place – Merrijane Rice – Hope - Bountiful Chapter

1^st Honorable Mention – Merrijane Rice – On Trial - Bountiful Chapter

2^nd Honorable Mention – Caren Liebelt – I Come to the Vineyard - Sevier Valley Writers

3^rd Honorable Mention – Lavera Brinkerhoff – Home Town - Heritage Writers Guild

 

CATEGORY 4 - New Talent Free Style

 

1^st Place – David Frost – Flat Warp – Wordcraft Chapter

2^nd Place – Irene Hastings – White Peaches – Park City Chapter

3^rd Place – Glenn Prudin – 100^th Birthday – Oquirrh Writers Chapter

1^st Honorable Mention – Jennifer Oxley – Morbid, Pearl-like Secretion – Non-Member

2^nd Honorable Mention – Marie Tollstrup – Workshop - Heritage Writers Guild

3^rd Honorable Mention – Lee Monson – The Ghost of Bach - Heritage Writers Guild

 

CATEGORY 5 – New Talent Poetry

 

1^st Place – Shirley Manning – Little Sister - Wordcraft

2^nd Place – Jean M. Rhodes – For My Norwegian Grandmother - Heritage Writers Guild

3^rd Place – David Frost – Patriot - Wordcraft

1^st Honorable Mention – Betty J. Vickers – Trespasses - Heritage Writers Guild

2^nd Honorable Mention – Sandra Cross – Ode to an Ant – Oquirrh Writers Chapter

3^rd Honorable Mention – Sandra Cross – The Mess of Love - Oquirrh Writers Chapter

 

CATEGORY 6 - Haiku

 

1^st Place – Grace Diane Jessen – On dry branches thrown… - Sevier Valley Writers

2^nd Place – Betty J. Vickers – Bickering finches… - Heritage Writers Guild

3^rd Place – Mike Eldredge – Summer’s furniture… - Wordcraft

1^st Honorable Mention – Irene Hastings – The winds silver voice… - Park City Chapter

 2^nd Honorable Mention – Grace Diane Jessen – Between old white bones… Sevier Valley Writers

 3^rd Honorable Mention – Grace Diane Jessen – Fish Dart - Sevier Valley Writers

 

CATEGORY 7 – Narrative Poetry

 

1^st Place – Betty J. Vickers – The Pheasant by the Rail - Heritage Writers Guild

2^nd Place – Judy Brusk – An Independent Man - Sevier Valley Writers

3^rd Place – David Frost – Summer Baseball - Wordcraft

1^st Honorable Mention – Marilyn W. Richardson – You’ve Got to be Kidding - Heritage Writers Guild

 2^nd Honorable Mention – Grace Diane Jessen – Cemetery Ritual - Sevier Valley Writers

 3^rd Honorable Mention – David Frost – Grace’s Bough - Wordcraft

 

CATEGORY 8 – Historical Poetry

 

1^st Place – Bill Witsberger – Nineteen Forty Two - Heritage Writers Guild

2^nd Place – Judy Brusk – The Homesteader’s Wife - Sevier Valley Writers

3^rd Place – Lavera Brinkerhoff – Columbia Space Shuttle - Heritage Writers Guild

1^st Honorable Mention – Marilyn W. Richardson – Grandma’s Toe - Heritage Writers Guild

 2^nd Honorable Mention – Caren Liebelt – Bataan Death March Survivor - Sevier Valley Writers

 3^rd Honorable Mention – Rodney O. Hurd – Topaz Internment - Sevier Valley Writers

 

  

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The following are the results of the 2007 Prose Competition announced Saturday, September 15, 2007 at the Literary Awards Banquet held at the Marriott Courtyard in St. George, Utah.

 

CATEGORY 9 - Children's Story (Ages 4 – 8)

 

1^st Place – Anne Creager – The Cows are Out! – Blue Quill Chapter

2^nd Place – Mary Ann Mejdrich – The Fireflies - Heritage Writers Guild

3^rd Place – Susan Zeller Smith – Finding Sleep – Wasatch Writers

1^st Honorable Mention – Eva Barnett – Important as the Sun – Non-Member

2^nd Honorable Mention – Mary Ann Mejdrich – Jake’s Crane - Heritage Writers Guild

3^rd Honorable Mention – Vera Bakker – The Missing Pets – Bountiful Chapter

 

CATEGORY 10 - Children's Story (Ages 9 – 12)

 

 1^st Place – Barnett – The Perfect Present – Non-Member

2^nd Place – Brenda Bensch – The Paper and the Princess – Utah Valley Chapter

3^rd Place – Joyce K. Goodrich – There’s Water in the Ditch – Bountiful Chapter

1^st Honorable Mention – Jean Reagan – Mountain Rescue – Non-Member

2^nd Honorable Mention – Jean Reagan – The Candy Mystery – Non-Member

3^rd Honorable Mention – Cindy Beck – The Mystery of the Baby on the Porch – Utah Valley Chapter

 

CATEGORY 14 - New Talent Personal Essay

 

1^st Place – Becky Jackson – Zucchini War - Heritage Writers Guild

2^nd Place – Irene Hastings – Dutch Treat - Park City Chapter

3^rd Place – Diane Coles – Just Relax - Wordcraft

1^st Honorable Mention – Diane Coles – Timber - Wordcraft

2^nd Honorable Mention – Marie Tollstrup – Phantom Reality - Heritage Writers Guild

3^rd Honorable Mention – C. La Rene Hall – A Lasting Impression - Oquirrh Writers Chapter

 

 CATEGORY 16 – Short Story/Speculative Fiction

 

1^st Place – Jeff Zivkovic – Tiger and a Taco – Wasatch Writers

2^nd Place – Kris Bergeron – Wounded – Wasatch Writers

3^rd Place – Jolynne Lyon – Massimo’s Chocolates – Cache Valley Chapter

1^st Honorable Mention – Jolynne Lyon – Laughing at Emil – Cache Valley Chapter

2^nd Honorable Mention – Clint Johnson – Unwanted: Opera in A Flat – Oquirrh Writers Chapter

3^rd Honorable Mention – Clint Johnson – Cupid Aims Both High and Low – Oquirrh Writers Chapter

 

CATEGORY 17 - Anecdote

 

1^st Place – Diane Coles – Grilled Chicken - Wordcraft

2^nd Place – Cathy Witbeck – Uniform Distress - Wordcraft

3^rd Place – Betty J. Vickers – Lockout - Heritage Writers Guild

1^st Honorable Mention – Esther Williams – Fast Trail to Gladstone – Sevier Valley Writers

2^nd Honorable Mention – Anne Creager – Hands Full – Blue Quill Chapter

3^rd Honorable Mention – Marie Tollstrup – Dad’s Realm - Heritage Writers Guild

 

 CATEGORY 18 – Historical Fiction/Short Short Story

 

1^st Place – Esther Williams – Dust – Sevier Valley Writers

2^nd Place – Cindy Beck – Famous Enough – Utah Valley Chapter

3^rd Place – Susanne Morley – A Heartbreaking Day at Hillsburg – Utah Valley Chapter

1^st Honorable Mention – Esther Williams – Heritage – Sevier Valley Writers

2^nd Honorable Mention – Irene Hastings – Crazy Mary and the Missing Grave - Park City Chapter

3^rd Honorable Mention – Beth Moore – Believe I Love You - Heritage Writers Guild

 

CATEGORY 19 – Article

 

1^st Place – Charles A Rainey – The Bridge – Bountiful Chapter

2^nd Place – Beth Moore – Lest We Forget - Heritage Writers Guild

3^rd Place – Beth Moore – Old West Still Alive - Heritage Writers Guild

1^st Honorable Mention – Corrie Lynne Player – The Point System – Color Country Nightwriters

2^nd Honorable Mention – Betty J. Vickers – Elegance Afoot - Heritage Writers Guild

3^rd Honorable Mention – Mary Ann Mejdrich – Diagnostic Scanner - Heritage Writers Guild

 

CATEGORY 20 - Character Sketch

 

1^st Place – Nichole Roudy Rushing – Ginny – Wordcraft

2^nd Place – Marie Tollstrup – Portrait in the Round - Heritage Writers Guild

3^rd Place – Jennifer Walks – Mr. Kolovski – Utah Valley Chapter

1^st Honorable Mention – Chris Miller – Magnolia (Maggs) Althrop – Non-Member

2^nd Honorable Mention – Brenda Bensch – Thristan – Utah Valley Chapter

3^rd Honorable Mention – Mary Marie Tollstrup – Rainbow Teacher - Heritage Writers Guild

 

CATEGORY 21 - Personal Essay

 

1^st Place – Edwin Smith – For as Long as I’ve Known Him – Bountiful Chapter

2^nd Place – Wendy Ellison – On Fabric and Flaws – Bountiful Chapter

3^rd Place – Cindy Beck – The Stranger in the Basement – Utah Valley Chapter

1^st Honorable Mention – Irene Hastings – Silent Ghost, Empty Sleeves - Park City Chapter

2^nd Honorable Mention – Joyce K. Goodrich – The Dance – Bountiful Chapter

3^rd Honorable Mention – Jolynne Lyon – Raising Wilbur – Cache Valley Chapter

 

CATEGORY 22 – Inspirational Personal Experience

 

1^st Place – Janie Van Komen – Happily Ever After – Bountiful Chapter

2^nd Place – Margot Hovley – Scanning for Courage– Bountiful Chapter

3^rd Place – Edwin Smith – Fixing Things– Bountiful Chapter

1^st Honorable Mention – Marie Tollstrup – Death Up Close - Heritage Writers Guild

2^nd Honorable Mention – Marcie Pugh – Balloons for Jonas – Wordcraft

3^rd Honorable Mention – Marcie Pugh – Twice Warned by Death – Wordcraft

 

CATEGORY 25 – Historical Article

 

1^st Place – Betty J. Vickers – Soup, Soap and Salvation - Heritage Writers Guild

2^nd Place – Andy Anderson – Lady Luck – Utah Valley Chapter

3^rd Place – Andy Anderson – The Heroine of Cherokee – Utah Valley Chapter

1^st Honorable Mention – Marcie Pugh – A Maritime Graveyard Saved – Wordcraft

2^nd Honorable Mention – Andy Anderson – Shore Patrol, Shore Patrol! – Utah Valley Chapter

3^rd Honorable Mention – Mike Eldredge – Politics, Muckraking and the OS-E – Wordcraft

 

CATEGORY 26 – Edgy Short Story

 

1^st Place – Clint Johnson – Chain ‘n Bone – Oquirrh Writers

2^nd Place – Marilyn W. Richardson – Driven - Heritage Writers Guild

3^rd Place – Sara Fitzgerald – First Kill – Oquirrh Writers

1^st Honorable Mention – Janet K. Jensen – Baking Day – Cache Valley Chapter

2^nd Honorable Mention – Cindy Beck – Closing the Deal – Utah Valley Chapter

3^rd Honorable Mention – Irene Hastings – www.danger@web.com – Park City Chapter

 

Book-Length Prose

CATEGORY 27 - Picture Book

 

1^st Place – Ann Creager – Sammy Sosa Almost – Blue Quill Chapter

2^nd Place – Nichole Rowdy Rushing – Stubborn Sammy Flint Won’t Come Down - Wordcraft

3^rd Place – Vera Bakker – King of Gorillas – Bountiful Chapter

1^st Honorable Mention – Susan Zeller Smith – A Turkey in the Rose Garden – Wasatch Writers

2^nd Honorable Mention – Wendy Ellison – Story Hour – Bountiful Chapter

3^rd Honorable Mention – Susan Zeller Smith – New Year’s Luck – Wasatch Writers

 

CATEGORY 30 - Full-Length Middle-Grade Book

 

1^st Place – Clint Johnson – X-Men: Vision of the Void – Oquirrh Writers

2^nd Place – Rebecca Lawlor – Deadly Reservations - Wordcraft

3^rd Place – Ann Creager – Fist Fights at Bible Camp – Blue Quill Chapter

1^st Honorable Mention – Nichole Rowdy Rushing – A Grave Secret - Wordcraft

2^nd Honorable Mention – Marilyn W. Richardson – Old Quilts Italian Shoes - Heritage Writers Guild

3^rd Honorable Mention – Sherrie Mackelprang – Turqoise – Color Country Nightwriters

 

CATEGORIES THAT DIDN’T HAVE ENOUGH ENTRIES TO CARRY THE CONTEST INCLUDED:

 

Category 11 – Children’s Story (Ages 13 – 18)

Category 12 – Middle Grade Nonfiction Article

Category 13 – Teen Story

Category 15 – New Talent Short Story

Category 23 – Short-Short Story

Category 24 – Speculative Fiction

Category 28 – Early Chapter Book

Category 29 – Full Length Children’s Book

Category 31 – Full Length Young Adult Book

Category 32 – Full Length Book, Fiction

Category 33 – Nonfiction Full Length Book

 

In some instances, categories were combined with similar categories.

 

Publication Awards

 

Gold Quill – Val D. Greenwood – Nonfiction - Religious - (Wordcraft)

How Often Would I Have Gathered You

 

Diamond – Beth S. Moore – Nonfiction - History/Heritage - (Heritage Writers)

Bones in the Well: The Haun's Mill Massacre

 

Gold Quill – Meredith "Andy" Anderson – Nonfiction - History/Heritage - (Utah Valley)

More Than A Job, An Adventure

 

Gold Quill – Dick Verkijk – Nonfiction - History/Heritage - (Oquirrh Writers)

From Bazooka to Bosnia

 

Gold Quill – Carole Western – Nonfiction/General - (Heritage Writers)

Child Brides

 

Gold Quill – Judy C. Olsen – General Fiction  – (Wordcraft)

Beyond the Horizon

 

Diamond – Caren Liebelt – Fiction Book – (Sevier Valley)

Cinnamon Bears

 

Publication Certificates

 

Bonnie B. Robinson - Nonfiction/Religious - (Wordcraft)

When He Shall Appear

 

Bonnie B. Robinson – Nonfiction/Religious - (Wordcraft)

We Shall Be Like Him

 

Denver C. Snuffer, Jr. – Nonfiction/Religious - (Wordcraft)

Nephi's Isaiah

   

Corrie Lynne Player – Nonfiction/General - (Color Country)

Loving Firmness: Successfully Raising Teenagers

 

Patrick Patrick – Nonfiction/General - (Oquirrh Writers)

More Humorous Tales of Woe

 

Barbara Shakespeare – Nonfiction/General - (Heritage Writers)

Soaking in the Missing of You

 

Caren Liebelt – General Fiction - (Sevier Valley)

Trouble at Coral Cove

 

Tristi Pinkston – General Fiction - (Utah Valley)

Strength to Endure

 

Sara Fitzgerald – General Fiction – (Oquirrh Writers)

Mine For Keeps

 

Sara Fitzgerald – General Fiction – (Oquirrh Writers)

Just What the Doctor Ordered

 

 

The League of Utah Writers congratulates all who participated in this year's competition for the outstanding talent exhibited by all contestants, and more importantly, for the extraordinary effort put forth for each individual entry.