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2007 CNW/FFWA Florida State Writing Competition - WINNERS
(HM = Honorable Mention)

SHORT STORY - UNPUBLISHED
1st PLACE - Jenny Lentz, Philadelphia, PA – "Fixer-Upper" – Outstanding plotting & characters. Author takes reader inside character's feelings

2nd  PLACE - Deborah Sharp, Fort Lauderdale, FL – "Couldn't Be Easier" – Very good. Flows very well. Excellent use of dialogue.

3rd  PLACE - Myrna Skurnick, Boca Raton, FL – "Penny Colored" – Excellent story & characters. Author takes reader immediately to 1900. Well done. Clever & different.

1st  HM - John J. White, Merritt Island, FL – "The Iron Hoop" – Interesting. Well done and realistic. Good characters.

2nd HM - Joyce Fox, Boca Raton, FL – "Gardenia Street" – Good story. Flows well. Good plot & characters - they come alive.

3rd HM - Joyce Fox, Boca Raton, FL – "Fortune Cookies" – Clever. Well done.

4th HM -Paul Winick, Hollywood, FL – "Secrets"

5th HM - Carol A. Collier, Sonoma, CA – "Love Potion No. 19"

6th HM - Billy Whitesides, Dallas, NC – "The Good Wife"

7th HM - Kermit Brown, Asheville, NC – "The Innkeeper"

8th HM - Jean Pence, Sun City Center, FL – "They All Say They Love Me, But …" 

9th HM - Lee Kane, Pompano Beach, FL – "Becoming An American"

NOVEL CHAPTER - UNPUBLISHED
1st PLACE - Sam Cromartie III, Ormond Beach, FL – "Himmler's Mistress"

2nd PLACE - Dan Dundon, Jacksonville, FL – "The Shanghai Madonna" - Chapter 1

3rd PLACE - Bruce and Pamela Nyman, Casa Grande, AZ – "Waffen" - Chapter Eight

1st HM - J. Anderson Harp, Columbus, GA – "The Megiddo Factor" - Chapter 1

2nd HM - Sam Cromartie III, Ormond Beach, FL – "Romanov Quest" - Chapter 1

3rd HM - Carol A. Collier, Sonoma, CA  – "La Florida" - Chapter One

4th HM - Prudy Taylor Board, Delray Beach, FL – "Killer Cuisine" - Chapter 1

5th HM - Marcia Fine, Scottsdale, AZ – "Paper Children" - Book Two: Sarah, Chapter One

6th HM - Carol A. Collier, Sonoma, CA – "An Appalachian Summer" - Chapter One

7th HM - Marcia Fine, Scottsdale, AZ – "The Blind Eye" - Chapter One

CHILDREN'S LITERATURE
[Note from the judge: This year's entries included many beautifully written manuscripts that received no mention, either because the situations and language were not appropriate for the age group or because the poem or story contained errors that could have been corrected with a minimum of research.]

1st PLACE - Susanna L. Hill, Poughquag, NY – "The Sisters Club" (short story, ages 4-8) – Included humor, lively writing, an interesting story, and an age-appropriate "who knew" refrain that will especially appeal to 6 to 9-year-old girls.

2nd PLACE - Barbara A. Kipps, Laguna Niguel, CA – "Casey" (poem, ages 2-6) – Presented a Read-to-me Story in rhythmic verse with fun and fresh appeal for children who wonder if it's okay to be different.

3rd PLACE - Suzanne Goldsmith-Hirsch, Bexley, OH – "Quitsa's Bands" (novel chapter, ages 10 and up) – Chapter One offered an interesting setting, environmental theme, and excellent writing with a plot that will appeal to readers who, too, face changes in their families.

1st HM - Sandy Green, Fairfax, VA – "Recital Time" (poem, ages 8-12) – Played the full scale of good writing with fresh comparisons, a rhythmic beat, and an appealing story appropriate to the age.

2nd HM - Christopher Cusumano, Naples, FL – "Swish" (short story, ages 4-8) – Offered energetic writing, a lively tale, and an age-appropriate introduction to constellations and wishes.

3rd HM - Thomas M. Earnhart, Jacksonville, FL – "Mars Base Delta and the Medusa Stone" (novel chapter, ages 12 and up) – Chapter One had story intrigue and a plausible plot in a space fantasy setting.

4th HM - Joyce Shiver, Crystal River, FL – "The Placing Out" (novel chapter, ages 9-12) – Chapter One presented an appealing historical setting and interesting story of adaptation.

5th HM - Laura Leigh Murray, Orlando, FL – "Bubbles, Bubbles Everywhere" (poem, ges 3-8) – Carried a lively rhythm to young readers who will identify with this age-appropriate story poem.

PREVIOUSLY PUBLISHED NONFICTION ARTICLE/ESSAY/BOOK CHAPTER
1st PLACE - Paul Fein, Agawam, MA – "Tennis for the Bloody Fun of It"

2nd PLACE - Barbara Oehlbeck, LaBelle, FL – "Ricky"

3rd PLACE - David Rockower, Boalsburg, PA – "Boys' Night Out"

1st HM - Robin Allen, Canyon Lake, TX – "Peace, Love, and a Big Yellow Table"

2nd HM - Lois Elfman, New York, NY – "Park's Guardian Angel Central Figure in Kusher Documentary

3rd HM - Paul Fein, Agawam, MA, and Christopher Noble, Winchester, MA – "Why Player Challenges Are a Bad Call"

4th HM - John McCafferty, Venice, FL – "Dear Santa, Sprechen Sie Deutsch?"

5th HM - Wendy R. Levine Gross, South Pasadena, FL – "Pinellas Woman's Search for Kidney Ends in Own Synagogue's Sisterhood"

6th HM - Wendy R. Levine Gross, South Pasadena, FL – "In Life, Misfortune Overwhelmed Her; In Death, a Community Embraced Her"

7th HM - W. E. Reinka, Eugene, OR – "Seeing Angels"

8th HM - Horace E. Smith, Jacksonville, FL – "Temptation"

9th HM - Thomas J. Purcell, Saline, MI – "The Application of Metrics to Determine the Work Rate for Producing the First Draft of the Clinical Study Report: A Case Study"

10th HM - Sterling Haynes, Westbank, BC, Canada – "The Reluctant Physician"

UNPUBLISHED NONFICTION ARTICLE/ESSAY/BOOK CHAPTER
1ST PLACE - Cherylann Taramykin, Heathrow, FL – "Ravaged: The Onset, Diagnosis and Treatment of Rheumatoid Arthritis"

2nd PLACE - Maxwell Taylor Courson, Valrico, FL – "Dixie Mafia Don" – Chapter 1: Easy Money

3rd PLACE - Elaine Greensmith Jordan, Prescott, AZ – "Swimming With Joan Baez"

1st HM - Paul Winick, Hollywood, FL – "Be A Doctor"

2nd HM - Hilary Hansen, Reisterstown, MD – "For the Love of Fuzz:"

3rd HM - Liz Johnson, Alum Ridge, WV – "In Pack Fashion"

4th HM - Arlene Hauben, Aventura, FL – "6½ Weeks"

5th HM - Paul Winick, Hollywood, FL – "Children One And A Half Million"

6th HM - Leeann H. Whiffen, Highland, UT – "Not So Far Away"

7th HM - Deborah Sharp, Fort Lauderdale, FL – "Just Visiting"

8th HM - Barbara Oehlbeck, LaBelle, FL – "Daisy's Dying"

9th HM - Debby Seguin, San Antonio, TX – "Happy Birthday!"

10th HM - John Chen, Troy, OH – "Mr. Mauntler's Flat Earth"

POETRY
[Note from the judge: This year's entries had gorgeous wording in several poems that didn't place because they did not adequately engage the readers. Other potentially good poems suffered from lack of freshness in the perspective, content, or comparisons used.]

1st PLACE - Catherine Moran, Little Rock, AR – "Guarding the fort" (free verse, 35 lines) – Stood out with its stunning descriptions, engaging story, emotional appeal, reader identification, and skillful use of sentence length and structure to vary the tempo.

2nd PLACE - Carol Carpenter, Livonia, MI – "Fireflies of the Manic Moon" (free verse, 24 lines) – Compressed a lifetime into 24 tightly woven lines with which readers can identify when they, too, return to home and hope and self.

3rd PLACE - Ruth Y. Nott, Chiefland, FL – "Blocking the Way to Freedom" (traditional, villanelle, 19 lines) – Blocked fresh imagery into quilt squares and lines of soldiers while staying true to form.

1st HM - Lynne Brescia, Englewood, CO – "Ground Cover" (free verse, 5 lines) – Spread simplicity, profound insight, and the highly effective use of few words and fewer lines.

2nd HM - Emeline Rodway, The Villages, FL – "Baptismal Shawl" (traditional, sonnet, 14 lines) – Weaves good visuals and good values into a good form.

3rd HM - Jenner K. Whitt, Cypress, TX – "Illustration" (free verse, 18 lines) – Presented a humorous scene and fresh twist so true, so true of human nature.

4th HM - Graal Braun, St. Petersburg, FL – "Poetry Editors To Poets" (traditional, rhyming couplets, 24 lines) – Relayed credible situations most poets sadly encounter but with good humor and a rhythmic beat.

5th HM - Graal Braun, St. Petersburg, FL – "Late Bloomers" (traditional, rhyming quatrains, 20 lines) – Offered a lively look at lively women who outlive the men in their lives.

6th HM - Ray Fulmer, Sebring, FL – "Knee-Deep" (free verse, 25 lines) – Waded into two contrasting scenes with well-written lines and interesting juxtaposition.

7th HM - John Merchant, Miromar Lakes, FL – "Time Left To Go" (free verse, 20 lines) – Provided a bitter-sweet contrast between the difficulties of aging and the ease with which a hawk goes about its day.

8th HM - Mary Jo Maguire, Denver, CO – "Buoyant" (free verse, 9 lines) – Presented a lively image of Louisiana, using a fresh comparison, musicality, and a minimum of lines.

2006 CNW/FFWA Florida State Writing Competition - WINNERS
(HM = Honorable Mention)

SHORT STORY - UNPUBLISHED
1st PLACE - Barbara Bitela, Roseville, CA - "War Dogs"
2nd  PLACE - Jason Belbey, Vancouver, WA - "Three Seconds Daily"
3rd  PLACE - Arlene J. Schreiber, Boca Raton, FL and Floral Park, NY - "A Home for Kayla"
1st  HM - Gary R. Hoffman, Pensacola, FL - "The Purse"
2nd HM - W. David MacKenzie, Seattle, WA - "The Map"
3rd HM - Barbara Pinsof, Boca Raton, FL - "Spirit of the Waves"
4th HM - Linda Chubbuck, West Palm Beach, FL - "His Best Asset"
5th HM - James Fender, Sunrise, FL - "The Patients"
6th HM - Joyce Fox, N. Yorkshire, England - "Like a Butterfly Wing"
7th HM - David M. Bishop, Surprise, AZ - "Heading West"
8th HM - John Allen Boyd, Louisville, KY - "The Camphor Tree"
9th HM - David Baker, Berkeley, CA - "Appreciating Rembrandt"
10th HM -Sybil Fleming, Stowe, VT - "For the Very Last Time"

NOVEL CHAPTER - UNPUBLISHED
1st PLACE - Cassie Dandridge Selleck, Mayo, FL - "The Pecan Man," Chapter One
2nd PLACE - Lois Avrick, Delray Beach, FL - "Clara's Journey"
3rd PLACE - Harold Ramage, La Verne, CA - "Walkabout," Chapter One
1st HM - Lorrie Kruse, Antigo, WI - "A Life Worth Living," Chapter One
2nd HM - Sarah Burtenshaw, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada - "Chailey's Daze," Chapter 1
3rd HM - Henry Hoffman, Fort Myers, FL - "Flaherty's Run," Chapter One
4th HM - Dan Dundon, Jacksonville, FL - "Lassiter Hill," Prologue
5th HM - Cynthia Polansky, Crownsville, MD - "Remote Control," Chapter One
6th HM - Tiffany Quay Tyson, Centennial, CO - "Alligator Charge," Chapter One
7th HM - Karen Simpson, Ann Arbor, MI - "Act of Grace," Chapter 1 – Rise
8th HM - Jennie A. MacLeod, Westbrook, ME - "Till," I'd Rather Be Golfing
9th HM - Susan Swanson, New Orleans, LA - "Byron and Adelaide," Chapter 1
10th HM - J. E. Lemmé, Lake Forest Park, WA - "The Border," Part I Chapter 1

CHILDREN'S LITERATURE
1st PLACE - Susanna L. Hill, Poughquag, NY - "The One-Hour Bicycle" (short story, ages 6-10) – Skillfully demonstrates the value of showing values in an age-appropriate, memorable, visually appealing, poetic yet realistic narrative set in an engaging era.
2nd PLACE - Janine Yordy, Fort Mill, SC - "Tattle Snake" (poem, ages 4-8) – Twists its appropriately serpentine lines into a concise tale with a clever view of animal life and age-appropriate humor.
3rd PLACE - Linda Rose Zajac, Vernon, CT - "A Night at the Light" (nonfiction article, sidebar, references) – Sensory description, a first person viewpoint, and interesting information about a lighthouse engage readers yet avoid the typical trap of fiction techniques overshadowing the clear presentation of nonfiction information.
1st HM - Susanna L. Hill, Poughquag, NY - "Millicent's Magic" (short story, ages 4-8) – Entices even an adult reader who prefers not to read about witches! This lively story adds good humor and a fresh twist to the old adage, "Be true to yourself."
2nd HM - Paul Hetzler, Canton, NY - "The Three Little Pigs: How It Actually Happened" (short story, ages 9-12) – Lives up to the title with a lively "report" and fresh humor.
3rd HM - Kathryn Fitzmaurice, Monarch Beach, CA - "Chocolate, Just Right" (novel chapter, ages 8-12) – Provides a just-right opening and a novel approach to a novel with credible characters.
4th HM - Jolene D. Griffith, Charleston, WV - "Trouble In-House" (short story, ages 6-12) – Offers a fresh perspective of home life and a light touch of humor with animals who reflect how children often feel about change.
5th HM - Verna Safran, Sarasota, FL - "Long Trunk, Short Breath" (short story, ages 5-11) – Presents helpful nonfiction information in an interesting story.
6th HM - Melissa Killian, Cheswick, PA - "Lenni and Jackie" (short story, ages 9-12) – Maintains a lively pace with believable characters to draw readers into an age-appropriate story.

PREVIOUSLY PUBLISHED NONFICTION ARTICLE/ESSAY/BOOK CHAPTER
1st PLACE - Lynne R. Christen, Mary Esther, FL - "Tu Comprendes Ingles?" – An 8-day immersive English language program for Spanish business people in Spain. If the conversations were as engaging as this column, the students were indeed in for a treat.
2nd PLACE - Gerry Mandel, St. Louis, MO - "Piano Sonata in 4 Movements: L'Adieu" – Strikingly adept author demonstrates that, where there is love, you can feel and say the truth.
3rd PLACE - John McCafferty, Venice, FL - "Why There's New Hope for the Mentally Ill" – Engaging overview smooths in a good starting guide to local services and players; adjusts expectations, and sneaks in quick facts that could make a difference.
1st HM - Two Lenz, Las Vegas, NV - "Walking Through Walls: Overcoming the Stigma of Serious Mental Illness" – Riveting story; author wows us with her own caring. I never suspected until the end who would be doing some "overcoming."
2nd HM - Tracy Koretsky, Berkeley, CA - "Baptism by Turtle: How I Became a Convert to Volunteering" – Well-crafted prose shows there are much more meaningful things to achieve with special-needs people. (This article inspired the author's novel, Ropeless, www.readropeless.com)
3rd HM - Mike Jernigan, Kaneohe, HI - "Achilles Down: The Marine Corps' Critical Vulnerability" – Can make any thoughtful reader feel they've just been plundered. Also serves as a useful wake-up call for anyone who has not addressed personal privacy concerns.
4th HM - Jan Sherbin, Cincinnati, OH - "V-E Day Merits America's Thought, 60 Years Later" – Eye-popping look at the Nazi strangle-hold that killed 27 million Soviet men, women, and children; author brings us closer to the oft-ignored statistic and the heroic struggle of many more.
5th HM - Carol MacAllister, Ocean Grove, NJ - "Molly Pitcher" – Nice introduction to a lesser-known hero of our revolution, with technical explanations from the period and clarification of a disputed point.
6th HM - DeLene Sholes, Santa Rosa Beach, FL - "Sue" – A good story.
7th HM - Julie Sturgeon, Greenwood, IN - "Mine, All Mine" – Original ideas and interview quotes make a strong article.
8th HM - Carol MacAllister, Ocean Grove, NJ - "Stroll the Graveyard" – Fun piece.
9th HM - Paul Fein, Agawam, MA - "10 Ways to Fire Up Tennis" – Whether fantasy or not, fans may also enjoy this wish list of ways to spark up the business – for an industry magazine.
10th HM - Wendy R. Levine Gross, South Pasadena, FL - "To Life and Liberation" – Keeps the connection to living flames of remembrance going.

UNPUBLISHED NONFICTION ARTICLE/ESSAY/BOOK CHAPTER
1ST PLACE - Debby Seguin, San Antonio, TX - "My Arrival" – Only one other contest entrant throughout my years judging has painted such pictures in my mind. When I fall in love with architecture, draperies, furniture, and paintings before really getting to know the little girl who disses them, there's something going on behind the pen.
2nd PLACE - Hilary Hansen, Reisterstown, MD - "Oral History" – Few people could talk about their own bad teeth for 3,000 words and make it funny – or at least light. A delight to read.
3rd PLACE - Hilary Hansen, Reisterstown, MD - "Two for One" – Cute story reveals a couple's odyssey to the perfect place to dance.
1st HM - Mary Beth Sloan, Pensacola Beach, FL - "Surprised by Freedom" – A Vietnam war veteran lying next to a man from Saigon in a VA hospital – a recuperation of the emotional heart – told by a friend of the American veteran clearly and well.
2nd HM - Debby Seguin, San Antonio, TX - "The Great Bed-Switching Caper" – You're a fabulous writer!
3rd HM - Sarah Kaufman, Altaville, CA - "Trip to Big Trees" – Good use of metaphor and excellent timing with various elements. Very good piece.
4th HM - Wendy Elizabeth Murray, Weaverville, NC - "BLUXTC: (Blue Ecstasy)" – The article is fun.
5th HM - Lily Beck, Weaverville, NC - "The Monument" – Good buildup and bang for the buck.
6th HM - Mary E. Gale & Ginger Curry, West Palm Beach, FL - "Panning the Streets of Gold for Compassion" – Interesting method of doing research.
7th HM - David M. Siroonian, New York, NY - "Cruelty's Breeding Ground"– The author wasn't afraid to use big words -- and use them quite well to spank the current educational system.
8th HM - Vicki Ward (editor), El Cerrito, CA - "Life Spices from Seasoned Sistahs"– Varied and lovely to read.
9th HM - Richard Harrison, Venice, FL - "Household Serengeti" – Classic look at all the shoes under the bed.
10th HM - Nedra Rogers, Lawrence, KS - "Mammalian" – Metaphorical separations among the different parts of a woman as she ages – with enough wit to cover all of them

POETRY
1st PLACE - Lee Ann Russell, Springfield, MO - "Bridges and Doors" (traditional) – The intricate pattern of a sestina can be tricky to write, and the repetition of six words throughout the form can be, well, boring to read. This poem, however, maintains reader interest, keeps in step with the traditional pattern, and side-steps pitfalls by letting solid, one-syllable words carry the poem's weight. A couple of those initial end-line words also work well as both verbs and nouns, increasing the versatility of this conversational, engaging, and well-formed poem.
2nd PLACE - Donna Vincenti, Moscow, ID - "Advice" (free verse) – Strong visual interest and a commanding second-person viewpoint draws "you," the reader into lines leading toward the future, through the past, and into the now of a beautifully concise and lyrical poem.
3rd PLACE - Aletta Ellicott Dreller, Gulfport, FL - "The Square Peg" (free verse) – This metaphorical poem exercises the poetic ability to take a square peg and use that cliché to shape insightful lines with edgy humor and fresh comparisons most readers can envision, relate to, and enjoy.
1st HM - Barbara Florio Graham, Gatineau, Quebec - "Everything You Need to Know" (free verse) – Brevity and amazing simplicity elevate these highly visual lines into a highly memorable poem.
2nd HM - Graal Braun, St. Petersburg, FL - "The Old Floridian Non-Conformist" (traditional) – Has a lively pace and a humorous ending that make these rhymed quatrains a fun read.
3rd HM - Donna Vincenti, Moscow, ID - "Without Knowing" (free verse) – Insight, irony, and dry wit lift keen observations into a fresh view of a familiar scene.
4th HM - Nedra Rogers, Lawrence, KS - "China" (free verse) – Readers can dig into this well-written account of a childhood memory many readers have experienced in exploring the unknown.
5th HM - Dorothy K. Fletcher, Jacksonville, FL - "Summer Memory" (free verse) – Sensory description and a poignant ending entice readers into this well-written personal narrative.
6th HM - Sandy Fink, Dowling Park, FL - "Picking the Bones" (free verse) – Personification, simile, and word plays add reader interest to these lyrical lines.
7th HM - Joan Weiner, Asheville, NC - "Picking Stones" (free verse) – Picks visual appeal, apt phrases, and soft assonance to uplift the lyrical lines like a prayer.
8th HM - Graal Braun, St. Petersburg, FL - "Courtship" (free verse) – Meets its match with consistently clever metaphors turning and returning the lines.

2005 CNW/FFWA Florida State Writing Competition - WINNERS
(HM = Honorable Mention)

SHORT STORY - UNPUBLISHED
1st PLACE - Ahnalee Brincks, Milwaukee, WI - "Fields" - Excellent blend of narrative & dialogue; exceptionally well-written; descriptions and character's emotions run hand-in-hand; superb; great imagination.
2nd  PLACE - Gary Waid, Titusville, FL - "The Manta Ray" - Great story; well written; writer gets to heart of character.
3rd  PLACE - Daniel Charles Mussatti, Jericho, VT - "Once Upon A Midnight" - Innovative storyline; very well done.
1st  HM - Deborah Sharp, Fort Lauderdale, FL - "The Window" - Well written; creative story.
2nd HM - Linda Lamarr, Trinity, FL - "Call me Deputy" - Fun approach from the dog's view; well written; good characters & description.
3rd HM - Karen L. Laugel, M.D., Woodbridge, CT - "Mother's Choice" - Good; writer tells a moving story – succinctly but creatively.
4th HM - Matthew Boedy, Aiken, SC - "The G.I.'s Bill" - Very good; characterization very good.
5th HM - Karen L. Laugel, M.D., Woodbridge, CT - "Doors" -
6th HM - Karen L. Laugel, M.D., Woodbridge, CT - "Dirt Behind the Door"
7th HM - Linda Lamarr, Trinity, FL - "Who Owns DIXIE?"
8th HM - Laura Loomis, Pittsburg, CA - "The Marrying Kind"
9th HM - Anne Warren Smith, Corvallis, OR - "I See Her So Beautiful"
10th HM - Morton M. Rumberg, Gold River, CA - "In the Beginning …"

NOVEL CHAPTER - UNPUBLISHED
1st PLACE - Joseph J. Bakewell, Boxford, MA - "Will's War" - Chapter One - Author takes reader right into Will's mind; exceptionally well-written; outstanding storyline; flows very well; nothing awkward; writer seems talented & knows how to project.
2nd PLACE - Bobbye Terry & Linda Campbell writing as Terry Campbell, Lorenzo, TX - "Days of Future Past" - Chapter One - Very well written; innovative storyline; flows well; interesting characters; narrative interspersed well with dialogue.
3rd PLACE - T. L. Buss, Havre, MT - "River House" - Chapter One - Good narrative; well thought out & well-written - Creative storyline; good narrative; well thought out & well written.
1st HM - Gil Gunton, Niagara-on-the-Lake, ON - "What Does the Song-and-Dance Man Do When the Music Stops?" - Chapter 1 - Different, creative storyline; good descriptions & characters.
2nd HM - Wendy Koenig, New Sweden, ME - "Under Twin Suns" - Chapter 2 - Intriguing storyline; outstanding descriptions; good set-up.
3rd HM - Joyce Milne D'Auria, Palm Harbor, FL - "The Clearance" from "Rannoch Moor" - Interesting storyline & characters; has potential, as narrative & dialogue are good.
4th HM - T. J. Perkins, Reisterstown, MD - "Image in the Tapestry" - Chapter 8: "The Visit" - Premise is good.
5th HM - S. E. Sundberg, Jacksonville, FL - "Sokorri's Operator" - Chapter One - Reader feels Mary-Beth's pain; narrative & dialogue good - also gut-wrenching; reader wonders how novel will play out.
6th HM - Linda Kimball & Mary Beth Sloan, Pensacola Beach, FL - "Cara Mia" - Chapter 1 - Light reading but good
7th HM - Kris Williams, Edmonton, AB - "In the Best Interests of the Child"
8th HM - Randy Denmon, Monroe, LA - "Mexican Sun" - Chapter 1
9th HM - Peter Brown, Silver Spring, MD - "Ruthie Black" - Chapter 8: "Lookin' Down on Folk"

CHILDREN'S LITERATURE
1st PLACE - Tina Twito, Burnside, IA - "Little Lessons" (traditional poem) - Each reading increases the pleasure of hearing this beautifully lyrical poem with its softly rhythmic beat. Easy-to-picture nouns, active verbs, and interesting syntax speak of oneness with nature, appropriately and very credibly, from a young child's perspective.
2nd PLACE - Denise Jordan, Augusta, KS - "A Gang of Meercats" (nonfiction article) - The intriguing opening of this unusual topic draws age-appropriate readers but informs adults too. Using varied sentence structure, this tightly written article makes its subject clear from the start then presents a bibliography to back up its obviously thorough research.
3rd PLACE - Jane B. Rawlings, Bernardsville, NJ - "The Stable Guests" (historical fiction) - This novel view of a 2000-year-old story maintains a tone in keeping with the era through skillful use of dialogue, detail, and poetic phrasing. Readers can identify with and look forward to reading this credible story again.
1st HM - Vicky Miller Livesay, Unicoi, TN - "An Extraordinary Fish" (short story) - A fresh view comes from being inside a goldfish tank peering into a schoolroom in this well-written story.
2nd HM - Heidi Derks-Rehmann, Spruce, MI - "Teamwork" (short story) - Credible dialogue and tight writing in this short story.
3rd HM - Suzanne Cohen, West Palm Beach, FL - "A Lesson in Ecology" (picture book) - Lively presentation of information.
4th HM - Margaret Montgomery, San Jose, CA - "Good Morning, God" (traditional verse picture book) - Inventive questions.
5th HM - Rhonda Dotson, Clintwood, VA - "The Tree Fox" (nonfiction article) - Interesting and informative.
6th HM - Katia Novet Saint-Lot, Hyderabad, India - "Dad's Traditional Wedding" (short story) - Intriguing view of another culture.
7th HM - Dale Ibitz, New Hartford, CT - "Last Moon Rising" (book chapter) - Fast pace and lively action; imaginative.
8th HM - Crystal Mandell, Placentia, CA - "The Dragon Crept Closer" (picture book) - Humor, alliterative fun, and a twist to end the story.

PREVIOUSLY PUBLISHED NONFICTION ARTICLE/ESSAY/BOOK CHAPTER
1st PLACE - Lones Seiber, Knoxville, TN - "The Battle of Athens" - Wonderful telling of a brief but shining moment of our heritage of which too few Americans are aware.
2nd PLACE - Anne Warren Smith, Corvallis, OR - "In the Tradition of Tulips" - The protagonist's genuine reactions and honest feelings keep the readers with her, no matter how they feel about "the issue," and earn tender tears for a daughter at the end.
3rd PLACE - Michelle Elk, Oroville, CA - "People Like Us" - You took us some place we haven't been, which a writer rarely really does, just as you have come out of the darkness and led others out. You have an amazing gift. Please keep building bridges.
1st HM - Judith Bergen, Austin, MN - "The Healing Energy of a Prairie Farmhouse" - Walter's farmhouse burned, but you built it back inside all of us, immortal, and inseparable from the thoughtful meaning you spoke for it – for a Walterness that was uniquely of the house.
2nd HM - Joni M. Fisher, Auburndale, FL - "Small Town Thrills" - Masterful in the satisfying way you played each detail, like the grease stain on smirkey David's chinos and the accusing look on your husband's face.
3rd HM - Tracy Koretsky, Berkeley, CA - "The Intentional Ellipses: Haiku and its Relationship to Space" -
Though the haiku were not yours
you scattered so many
like brightly colored construction paper shapes
You appeared breathless and in love
with sabi and wabi
4th HM - Kimberly Button, Lake Lure, NC - "The Secret Sandburg" - Nice glimpse at the life of this woman and her goats. Good job following the budgetary restraints of the Park Service keeping up the exhibit.
5th HM - William Huhn, New York, NY - "The Listener" - Bringing your great teacher back to life brings back our own. Great metaphorical imagery, such as starting in front of a small cathedral.
6th HM - Joni M. Fisher, Auburndale, FL - "Damn Yankees and Other Pests" - Glad you make lemonade of life so artfully. (Or orange juice, rather.)
7th HM - Jackie Papandrew, Largo, FL - "Countering Conflict with Compassion" - You told how to raise children with more understanding toward others in a way that's easy to pick up and use right away.
8th HM - Gary Burchfield, Lincoln, NE - "Comfort Zone" - A very comfortable introduction to professional lawn munchers and the changes that have made these machines better for the human body in recent years. Details such as the lowered platform were great.
9th HM - Julie Sturgeon, Greenwood, IN - "Dialing for Dollars" - This article on phone handling is great for both its text and graded sidebar for what ambushed salons did right and wrong.
10th HM - Sherrie Klayton, Colorado Springs, CO - "Preventing Quack-Ups at McCarter's Pond" - Forgave you the puns. It was a good story. :)

UNPUBLISHED NONFICTION ARTICLE/ESSAY/BOOK CHAPTER
1ST PLACE - Jan Sherbin, Cincinnati, OH - "Lydia's Story: An Oath to Avenge" - You gave us an unforgettable young woman.
2nd PLACE - Anne Archer, Portland, OR - "Puppy Love" - You struck right at this reader's heart. I want to reach out and make sure you're making it. Get published if you're not. People need to hear you tell your story exactly this way.
3rd PLACE - Mark Rast, Franklin, MA - "See The Attendant" - The first time I read through, I noted where I snorted with laughter. On subsequent readings, they just became "stage directions," because I did it every time. Sorry for your misfortune, but you are an incredibly gifted comedy writer with outstanding timing.
1st HM - Linda Chubbuck, West Palm Beach, FL - "Look Again" - Beautifully paced, revealing of surprises down to the last insight.
2nd HM - Audrey K. Wendland, Niceville, FL - "The Viking Battalion" - Great presentation of a story that most Americans don't know.
3rd HM - Ron Chepesiuk, Rock Hill, SC - "Mr. Untouchable" - This chapter from Gangsters of Harlem represents tremendous research and professional writing skill.
4th HM - Anne Warren Smith, Corvallis, OR - "Dog Days of Love" - Wonderful in its succinctness: Behaviors act as a shorthand for storylines or drawn out dialog: "In a fury, I drove the vacuum cleaner from room to room."
5th HM - Mary Beth Sloan, Pensacola Beach, FL - "Seven Things My Dog Taught Me After Hurricane Ivan" - Few people are wise enough to take life lessons from their pets, then pass them on to readers.
6th HM - Sherrie Klayton, Colorado Springs, CO - "No Name Was Good Enough" - So engrossing, I forgot the title until it was lobbed in like a bomb…
7th HM - Pati Anderson, Apopka, FL - "The Day the Septic Tank Stood Still" - You have a gift for retrieving the ridiculous from all around you and raising it to art.
8th HM - Diana M. Raab, Maitland, FL - "Watch This: How Hypnosis Helped Me" - Great continuity as the protagonist passes on what she learns as a college student to her daughter in adulthood, after the daughter suffers unfortunate childhood trauma.
9th HM - J. Tracksler, Kittery Point, ME - "Offal, Offal" - Strong imagery.
10th HM - Juliet R. Morse Aucreman, San Clemente, CA - "Shell Shock" - Great way of building to your point.

POETRY
1st PLACE - Nedra Rogers, Lawrence, KS - "Dog Time" (free verse) - Keen observation, insightful phrases, and nicely defined visuals take readers on a well-cadenced walk. With the dog and dry humor on skillfully leashed lines, the poem plays with connotations, lightly guiding each word through a surprisingly weighty theme.
2nd PLACE - Terry Donovan Urekew, Brighton, MA - "Letter To My Son At War" (free verse) - Vivid descriptions and sensory details elevate this powerful poem from the personal to the universal. Readers can relate to the haunting question asked as a loved one faces danger, "Will I know?"
3rd PLACE - Don Shockey, Oklahoma City, OK - "Of Hands and River Rock" (free verse) - Lyrical thoughts skip like stones across the water with beautiful description, an unusual angle, and fresh phrases that beckon readers to read this insightful poem again and again.
1st HM - Graal Braun, St. Petersburg, FL - "Another Shot at Argument from Design" (sonnet) - An abba rhyme scheme fittingly leads readers to the volta (turning point) of ironic humor with skillful use of enjambment and interesting information in tightly-written lines.
2nd HM - Rebecca Stahl, Port Charlotte, FL - "Living With Pomes" (free verse) - Sharp insight, clever comparisons, novel view.
3rd HM - Bonnie M. Hennessy, Long Beach, NY - "NoW" (free verse) - Dry humor, appropriately active verbs, an unusual refrain.
4th HM - Donna Snow, Cape Coral, FL - "The Mad Wife" (free verse) - Musicality, effective comparisons, fresh phrases.
5th HM - Nedra Rogers, Lawrence, KS - "Refugee Camp" (free verse) - Tight writing, ironic insight, colorful phrasing.
6th HM - Sandy Fink, Dowling Park, FL - "Cellular Communication" (free verse) - Word plays and interesting connections.
7th HM - Claude Blackwood, Memphis, TN - "Nude Dancers" (traditional) - Apt comparison, rhythmic beat, humorous ending.
8th HM - Charles Robert Salter, Las Vegas, NV - "Again Slips the Hour" (traditional) - Lyrical, turning readers to another reading.

2004 CNW/FFWA Florida State Writing Competition - WINNERS
(HM = Honorable Mention)

SHORT STORY - UNPUBLISHED
1st PLACE - Timothy G. Sebastian, Hunstville, AL - "Last Light of Hope"
2nd  PLACE - Patricia Randall, Newton, KS - "It's Harder Than It Looks"
3rd  PLACE - Jean Cottrell Pence, Sun City Center, FL - "Shifting Attitudes"
1st  HM - Pete Davies, Sun City, AZ - "Time Lapse"
2nd HM - Linda Lamarr, Trinity, FL - "A Sleuth Called Brandy"
3rd HM - Kim Kolarich, Chicago, IL - "The American Sandals"
4th HM - Kathleen O'Connor, Sun City Center, FL - "Nothing Like Me"
5th HM - Mary Kay McAllister, Juno Beach, FL - "The Last Word"
6th HM - Norma Von Deck, Delray Beach, FL - "Family Matters"
7th HM - W. David MacKenzie, Seattle, WA - "Cool City Limit"
8th HM - Janet Paszkowski, Alpharetta, GA - "The Scan Man"
9th HM - Gloria Rosenthal, Valley Stream, NY - "Suite Dream"
10th HM - Sandia Schlotzhauer, Chapel Hill, NC - "Children Know"

NOVEL CHAPTER - UNPUBLISHED
1st PLACE - Myra Nagel, Punta Gorda, FL - "Chapter One" - The Window
2nd PLACE - M. G. M. Duff, Aurora, CO - "Chapter 2" - The Kidnapping of Abraham Lincoln
3rd PLACE - J. Tracksler, Kittery Point, ME - "Chapter One" - Deceit
1st HM - Julia L. Simpson, Sacramento, CA - "Chapter 1" - Murder at Chateau Mont-Rose
2nd HM - Charity Tahmaseb, Minnetonka, MN - "Chapter 1" - Cold Comfort
3rd HM - Myra Nagel, Punta Gorda, FL - "Chapter Twenty" - The Window
4th HM - Mary Kappelt Skol, Erie, PA - "Chapter 1" - Tooth for a Tooth
5th HM - Mary Kappelt Skol, Erie, PA - "Chapter 1: Gloria" - Bad Apple
6th HM - N. E. Chapman, Oklahoma City, OK - "Chapter 16" - A Magical Journey
7th HM - Tracy Koretsky, Berkeley, CA - "Floating from Chagall" - Ropeless (The book this chapter was taken from is available at www.readropeless.com.)
8th HM - Phylis Warady, Grass Valley, CA - "Chapter One" - Treasures of the Heart
9th HM - Johnny Armstrong, Ruston, LA - "Chapter 1" - Homeward Goes the River
10th HM - Joseph E. Shevlin, Jr., Plymouth, MI - "Chapter 1: Beginnings" - Restless Yellowstone - Restless Planet

CHILDREN'S LITERATURE
1st PLACE - Richelle Putnam, Meridian, MS - "You Are My Sunshine" (novel chapter)
2nd PLACE - Paula Melillo, Hamden, CT - "It's Lou the Legendary Gnu!" (short story in verse)
3rd PLACE - Elizabeth S. Wall, Sarasota, FL - "Can You Keep a Secret: A Tale of Hawaii" (short story folk tale)
1st HM - Sharon Whitehill, Coopersville, MI - "Thanks To Our Vulturine Friends" (nonfiction article)
2nd HM - Cris Staubach, Niantic, CT - "Baby Seal Is Safe" (story poem)
3rd HM - Patti Street & Sam Cole, Fort White, FL - "Tucky" (short story)
4th HM - Ann O'Brien Treacy, Duluth, MN - "Ever This Land" (novel chapter)
5th HM - June Estep Fiorelli, Sarasota, FL - "Announcement: Social Studies Test Tomorrow" (humor poem)
6th HM - Marci Stillerman, Rancho Mirage, CA - "Would You Love Me If I Smelled Bad?" (humor poem)
7th HM - Elizabeth S. Wall, Sarasota, FL - "I Wish To Be A Painter … So Very Much" (nonfiction article)
8th HM - Jim Malloy, New Fairfield, CT - "The Look Cookers" (short story)

PREVIOUSLY PUBLISHED NONFICTION ARTICLE/ESSAY/BOOK CHAPTER
1st PLACE - Paul Fein, Agawam, MA - "Rebel With A Cause" - Tennis Week
2nd PLACE - Mark Rast, Franklin, MA - "Squanderlust" - The Homesteader
3rd PLACE - Ron Chepesiuk, Rock Hill, SC - "Exit the Señor" - Chapter 14, The Bullet or the Bribe
1st HM - Marcia Aaby, Fridley, MN - "Anniversaries from Another Life" - MN Women's Press
2nd HM - Dr. Rob Norman, Tampa, FL - "Can You Take It Out Now?" - Discover
3rd HM - John McCafferty, Venice, FL - "Salisbury Sister Wages War on Poverty"- The Dialog
4th HM - Kelly James-Enger, Downers Grove, IL - "Kids' Work" - Continental
5th HM - Karen Fritscher-Porter, Bloomingdale, GA - "Getting Wise 2 Cons" - OfficePRO
6th HM - Kelly James-Enger, Downers Grove, IL - "Medical Intervention Takes Fun Out of Getting Pregnant" - Chicago Tribune
7th HM - Mark Rast, Franklin, MA - "Gifts For Guys" - The Homesteader
8th HM - Mark Rast, Franklin, MA - "Brrrrr!" - The Homesteader
9th HM - William M. Holden, Fair Oaks, CA - "Secret of the Seychelles" - Boston Sunday Herald
10th HM - William Huhn, New York, NY - "Fiddler's Green" - Fugue #26

UNPUBLISHED NONFICTION ARTICLE/ESSAY/BOOK CHAPTER
1ST PLACE - Diana M. Raab, Maitland, FL - "Chapter 1: New York, 1964" - Regina's Closet
2nd PLACE - Ron Chepesiuk, Rock Hill, SC - "Prologue" - The Queen of Illegality–A Beachhead for the Axis
3rd PLACE - Barbara J. McCarren, Navarre, FL - "The Gift"
1st HM - Kathleen Vestal Logan, Gulf Breeze, FL - "Working Grief"
2nd HM - Louise M. Westenfield, Ozona, FL - "Rainbows"
3rd HM - Ken Fraundorf, Corvallis, OR - "Rock And Rollin'"
4th HM - Maria Ortiz, Tampa, FL - "Driftin' on a Key West Memory" - Chapter 2, The Hoods
5th HM - Deborah Sharp, Fort Lauderdale, FL - "Ring of Fire"
6th HM - Dominic A. Perenzin, Miami, FL - "The Wink" - a chapter from The Wines of October
7th HM - Bobbye R. Terry, Lorenzo, TX - "Orchids of the Gem World"
8th HM - Greg Schwartz, Ellicott City, MD - "High Noon in a College Dorm"
9th HM - William Huhn, New York, NY - "The Melodious Wind"
10th HM - Cody Grant, San Diego, CA - "Charley's Choice"

POETRY
1st PLACE - Louise Westenfield, Ozona, FL - "Tidings" (free verse)
2nd PLACE - Betsy Humphreys, Granite Falls, NC - "That Burning Sensation" (free verse)
3rd PLACE - Graal Braun, Palm Harbor, FL - "Sex Education" (sonnet, traditional)
1st HM - David-Matthew Barnes, McDonough, GA - "Caution" (free verse)
2nd HM - Edward Wright Haile, Champlain, VA - "The Golden Bowwow" (free verse)
3rd HM - Edward Davison, Pine Mountain Club, CA - "Introspectra" (traditional)
4th HM - Mary Grace Costa, Nashua, NH - "The Gift" (free verse)
5th HM - Anita Hunter, Camarillo, CA - "Frijoles Canyon, New Mexico" (free verse)
6th HM - Gretchen Fletcher, Fort Lauderdale, FL - "To a Student Who Persists in Running in the Halls" (blank verse sonnet, traditional)
7th HM - Joshua Gage, Pepper Pike, OH - "Ghazal" (traditional)
8th HM - Lee Ann Russell, Springfield, MO - "It's Elementary" (humorous verse, traditional)
9th HM - Gretchen Fletcher, Fort Lauderdale, FL - "Poets Building Fires" (free verse)
10th HM - Charles Savage, M.D., Sherwood Forest, MD - "The Yellow Bird" (free verse)

2003 CNW/FFWA Florida State Writing Competition - WINNERS
(HM = Honorable Mention)

SHORT STORY - UNPUBLISHED
1st PLACE - Maureen Rumsey, Nevada City, CA - "The Right Thing To Do"
2nd  PLACE - Carolyn B. Healy, Hinsdale, IL - "Sarah"
3rd  PLACE - Morgan G. Howell, Georgetown, SC - "Moonwalking"
1st  HM - Praveen Asthana, San Jose, CA - "The Edges of Comfort"
2nd HM - Gloria Rosenthal, Valley Stream, NY - "Head in the Clouds"
3rd HM - Charity Tahmaseb, Minnetonka, MN - "Elvis Has Left the Building"
4th HM - Praveen Asthana, San Jose, CA - "The Sweetness of Life"
5th HM - Vera Searles, St. Petersburg, FL - "Mr. Zyll"
6th HM - Praveen Asthana, San Jose, CA - "Homeland Defense"
7th HM - Michelle Giles, Neptune, NJ - "Superstitious"
8th HM - Amy Weggeland, Columbia Falls, MT - "Night in her Diamond Dress"
9th HM - Denis Patrick O'Connor, Lutz, FL - "Go Away Little Girl"
10th HM - Linda Chubbuck, West Palm Beach, FL - "The Tenth Time"

NOVEL CHAPTER - UNPUBLISHED
1st PLACE - Evan H. McNamara, Lee's Summit, MO - "Superior Position" Note: We received notice in May 2004 that "Superior Position" has been sold to a publisher, plus is being made into an audiobook by Blackstone Audio.
2nd PLACE - Clara Orban, Chicago, IL - "Terra Firma" - published September 2006
3rd PLACE - C. B. Anderson, Lexington, MA - "Traces"
1st HM - Charity Tahmaseb, Minnetonka, MN - "India Charlie"
2nd HM - Katherine Toy Miller, Tallahassee, FL - Unlikely Heroes - Part One - "Pioneers"
3rd HM - Laura Loomis, Pittsburg, CA - "Best Interests"
4th HM - Mary Beth Sloan, Pensacola Beach, FL - Surf and Sand - Chapter 1 - "Joe"
5th HM - Maureen Cain, Clearwater, FL - "Wounded Heart Savaged Soul"
6th HM - Tena Loveland Russ, Glencoe, IL - "Cooking Lessons"
7th HM - John Moreland, Portland, OR - "Bad Faith"
8th HM - Alma H. Bond, Bal Harbour, FL - "The Autobiography of Camille Claudel, a Novel"
9th HM - Paul Perry, San Antonio, TX - "A Room in Ueno," Chapter 3
10th HM - Linda Hudson Hoagland, North Tazewell, VA - "Watch Out For Eddy"

CHILDREN'S LITERATURE
1st PLACE - Robert A. Norman, Tampa, FL - "Be Careful"
2nd PLACE - Dotti Enderle, Richmond, TX - "Hidden"
3rd PLACE - June Estep Fiorelli, Sarasota, FL - "The Teacher Always Picks On Me"
1st HM - Anne Bryan Westrick, Mechanicsville, VA - "Honey Hunting"
2nd HM - Patti Zelch, Oakland Park, FL - "Well Done, Patrick!"
3rd HM - Marci Stillerman, Rancho Mirage, CA - "Mud"
4th HM - Tyler Kimball, Bozeman, MT - "The Junk Machine"
5th HM - Brigitte Cornett, Hamilton, OH - "A Lady's Spine"
6th HM - Anita Hunter, Camarillo, CA - Life Is an Adventure, Chapter 1 - "Detour"

PREVIOUSLY PUBLISHED NONFICTION ARTICLE/ESSAY/BOOK CHAPTER
1st PLACE - Robert A. Norman, Tampa, FL - "Numbness of the Arm"
2nd PLACE - Walt Stromer. Mt. Vernon, IA - "A Tangled World"
3rd PLACE - Gary F. Burchfield, Lincoln, NE - "Get the Dirt on Sampling"
1st HM - Kelly James-Enger, Downers Grove, IL - "Is Stress Making You Fat?"
2nd HM - Julie Sturgeon, Greenwood, IN - "Improve Your Verbal IQ"
3rd HM - John McCafferty, Venice, FL - "Jimmy's Town Surprises"
4th HM - Julie Sturgeon, Greenwood, IN - "Birth of an Agent"
5th HM - Thomas J. Purcell, Saline, MI - "Enhancing Electronic Communications Between Team Members"
6th HM - Latayne C. Scott, Albuquerque, NM - "Introduction" from The Red Cord of Hope
7th HM - Mali R. Schantz-Feld, Seminole, FL - "DNA Promotion Boosts Alabama Center's Event"
8th HM - William Childress, Folsom, CA - "Love That Computer!"
9th HM - Jeanne Sandberg Fuller, Seminole, FL - "We'll Never Forget Cousa, the Swedish Cow"
10th HM - Laurie Glieco, Buffalo, NY - "Missing Library Book Taints Spotless Record"

UNPUBLISHED NONFICTION ARTICLE/ESSAY/BOOK CHAPTER
1ST PLACE - Ingeborg Gubler Casey, Madison, WI - "Hiding"
2nd PLACE - Anita Hunter, Camarillo, CA - "The Fire That Changed an Industry"
3rd PLACE - John McCafferty, Venice, FL - "Copy Boy"
1st HM - Charlotte Colby Andersen, St. Petersburg, FL - "Baseball & 'The Babe' - A Peach of a Predicament"
2nd HM - Elizabeth Marshall, Toronto, ON - "Bears, Bears and More Bears"
3rd HM - Julie Sturgeon, Greenwood, IN - Ostrich – It's What's for Dinner?"
4th HM - Alma H. Bond, Bal Harbour, FL - "Deborah Sampson: America's First Woman Soldier"
5th HM - Mary Beth Sloan, Pensacola Beach, FL - "The Journal of Ra'bia Kazal"
6th HM - Robert A. Norman, Tampa, FL - "Apollo's Legacy"
7th HM - Robert Schwarz, South Palm Beach, FL - "A Hole in the Ground"
8th HM - Robert Schwarz, South Palm Beach, FL - "Grandfather's Last Treat"
9th HM - Mary Beth Sloan, Pensacola Beach, FL - "Book Groups: How To Keep Them Healthy"
10th HM - Ruth Hebel-Patrauskas, Oakville, CT - "Journey To a New Life" - Chapter

POETRY
1st PLACE - Beth Young, Sag Harbor, NY - "State of the Union 01/28/03"
2nd PLACE - Kay Day, Jacksonville, FL - "In the Company of Sisters"
3rd PLACE - Sandy Fink, Chiefland, FL - "Songs"
1st HM - L. M. Westenfield, Ozona, FL - "Sestina: Yardage"
2nd HM - Stephen Brooke, Steinhatchee, FL - "Interstates"
3rd HM - Ruan Bradford Wright, Bolingbrook, IL - "Sparrow"
4th HM - Sandra Lake Lassen, West Jefferson, NC - "Fish Camp With Ferlinghetti"
5th HM - Beth Young, Sag Harbor, NY - "Michael"
6th HM - James Saint Cloud, San Rafael, CA - "White Envelopes"
 

2002 CNW/FFWA Florida State Writing Competition
WINNERS
(HM = Honorable Mention)

SHORT STORY - UNPUBLISHED
1st PLACE - Paul Perry, San Antonio, Texas - "A Second Chance"
2nd  PLACE - Joseph Straub, Orlando, Florida - "Reckoning"
3rd  PLACE - Barbara Jacksha, Santa Fe, New Mexico - "Rock People"
1st  HM - Cindy L. Turner, Tamp, Florida - "Scavengers"
2nd HM - Joyce Holland, Fort Walton Beach, Florida - "Eva's Eyes"
3rd HM - Sandra Lake Lassen, West Jefferson, North Carolina - "Tidemark"
4th HM - Joseph Straub, Orlando, Florida - "Grim Reaper"
5th HM - Michelle Giles, Neptune, New Jersey - "The Pink Floyd Song"
6th HM - Geraldine Bass, Olathe, Kansas - "What Next?"
7th HM - K. M. Lang, Chandler, Arizona - Ria's Bed"
8th HM - Charity Tahmaseb, Minnetonka, Minnesota - "The Ring Knocker"
9th HM - Douglas Roland, Tampa, Florida - "Last Class of the Day"
10th HM - Cindy L. Turner, Tampa, Florida - "Ties That Bind"

NOVEL CHAPTER - UNPUBLISHED
1st PLACE - Joyce Holland, Fort Walton Beach, Florida - "Murder by Design: Chapter One"
2nd PLACE - Elizabeth Marshall, St. Petersburg, Florida - "Tales From a Fire Hall: Chapter Five"
3rd PLACE - Maris Soule, Kalamazoo, Michigan - "Showtime: Chapter One"
1st HM - Veronica McCann, Graham, Washington - "Let My Enemy Pursue Me: Chapter 8"
2nd HM - Susan Franks, Chicago, Illinois - "Back To Camelot"
3rd HM - Judith Sklar, Palm Coast, Florida - "Phoenix on the Mountain: Chapter One"
4th HM - Elizabeth Marshall, St. Petersburg, Florida - "Tales From a Firehall: Chapter Four"
5th HM - John Moreland, Portland, Oregon - "The Grove: Chapter One"
6th HM - Alma Bond, Bal Harbour, Florida - "The Autobiography of Camille Claudel, a Novel"
7th HM - Kathleen Clemons, St. Augustine, Florida - "Mean Streak: Chapter 5"
8th HM - Phyllis Ann Warady, Grass Valley, California - "Lord Royston's Redemption: Chapter One"
9th HM - Richelle Putnam, Meridian, Mississippi, "Sons of Segbert, Brothers of Wessex: Chapter One"
10th HM - James Cary, Boynton Beach, Fla. - "Seeds: Search for the Descendants of Christ: Chapter XX"

CHILDREN'S LITERATURE
1st PLACE - Dotti Enderle, Richmond, Texas - "Jesse and the Fence-Cutters"
2nd PLACE - Sharon Whitehill, Coopersville, Michigan - "Watch Out, Miss Muffet!"
3rd PLACE - Joyce Holland, Fort Walton Beach, Florida - "The Magic Bird"
1st HM - Meghan Mazour, Taos, New Mexico - "Nannie and Annie Time"
2nd HM - Jane Kenny, Jacksonville, Florida - "Friendly Giants In The Desert"
3rd HM - Jenifer Tull-Gauger, Mesa, Arizona - "Born Ninja"
4th HM - Sharon Whitehill, Coopersville, Michigan - "The Yarn Lady's Gifts"
5th HM - Joan Whetzel, Katy, Texas - "Run For The White House"
6th HM - Debra Katz, Tallahassee, Florida - "The Tooth Fairy And The Sandman"
7th HM - Susie Phillips, Fort Walton Beach, Florida - "My Daddy Goes TDY"

PREVIOUSLY PUBLISHED NONFICTION ARTICLE/ESSAY/BOOK CHAPTER
1st PLACE - Joan Hustace Walker, Chesapeake, VA - "The Healthy Agility Dog" - Training for Agility
2nd PLACE - Joan Hustace Walker, Chesapeake, VA - "Master of All Tasks"- Rottweilers/Popular Dog Series
3rd PLACE - Barbara C. Thompson, Hernando, FL - "Forgotten Daughter: The 130 Year Silence" - Ancestry
1st HM - Sig Mejdal, Sunnydale, CA - "Climbing the Stairway to Heaven" - Los Angeles Times: Travel
2nd HM -Tom Jenkins, Englewood, CO - "Twelve Minutes to Doom" - Colorado Mature Lifestyles
3rd HM - Joan Hustace Walker, Chesapeake, VA - "The World Trade Center Attacks" - Whole Cat Journal
4th HM - Mali Schantz-Feld, Seminole, FL - "Outlet Centers Say Bienvenidos to Hispanic-American Customers" - Value Retail News
5th HM - Tom Rose, Altonna, FL - "Search for the Fountain of Youth" - Rider
6th HM - Gloria Rosenthal, Valley Stream, NY - "But You Don't Look Sick …" - Woman's Day
7th HM - Paul Fein, Agawam, MA - "Portraits of the Stars" - Tennis Confidential: Today's Greatest Players, Matches and Controversies
8th HM - Joan Hustace Walker, Chesapeake, VA - "Bullies Not Welcome Here" - AARP Modern Maturity
9th HM - A. C. Hall, Seattle, WA - "The Nice Jewish Boy"- Yentyl's Revenge: The Next Wave of Jewish Feminism
10th HM -Gretchen Fletcher, Fort Lauderdale, FL - "A Dress for the Occasion" - Sunshine

UNPUBLISHED NONFICTION ARTICLE/ESSAY/BOOK CHAPTER
1ST PLACE - Debra Wood, Orlando, Florida - "Life Review: Everyone has a Life Story"
2nd PLACE - Richard Richardson, Pittsboro, North Carolina - "Members Only"
3rd PLACE - Adele Woodyard, Tampa, Florida - "Saving Maine's Wild Things"
1st HM - Barbara C. Thompson, Hernando, Florida - "Music, Mentally Speaking"
2nd HM - Eleanor Eckardt, Boca Raton, Florida - "A Taste of Love"
3rd HM - John Merchant, Newburgh, New York - "Men of Steel"
4th HM - John McCafferty, Venice, Florida - "Cross Creek"
5th HM - Debra Wood, Orlando, Florida - "What's going on with Mommy?"
6th HM - Jeff Corydon, Lutz, Florida - "Something Old, Something New"
7th HM - Geraldine Bass, Olathe, Kansas - "Finding Jessie"
8th HM - Debra Wood, Orlando, Florida - "It Only Takes an Instant"
9th HM - Gretchen Fletcher, Fort Lauderdale, Florida - "Speaking of Unmentionables"
10th HM - Margaret Montgomery, San Jose, California - "Reflections on Christmas"

POETRY
1st PLACE - Mary Ellen Lukasiewicz, Cumberland, Rhode Island - "The Brightest and the Best"
2nd PLACE - Eryn Huntington, Bellevue, Washington - "Rapunzel's Request"
3rd PLACE - Louise Westenfield, Ozena, Florida - "Temples"
1st HM - Michael Eaton, Austin, Texas - "Odes To Chickens"
2nd HM - Charlotte C. Andersen, St. Petersburg, Florida - "To The Nineteen Children"
3rd HM - KiKi Schaller, Plantation, Florida - "CityPlace"
4th HM - Charlotte C. Andersen, St. Petersburg, Florida - "Forecasting"
5th HM - Liza Gabriel, Cotati, California - "Sacred Architecture"
6th HM - Lee Ann Russell, Springfield, Missouri - "Sands of Time"
7th HM - Jennifer McGee, Bloomington, Minnesota - "Scattered"
8th HM - Lee Ann Russell, Springfield, Missouri - "Recollections"
9th HM - Lance Young, Pensacola, Florida - "My Life on the Edge"
10th HM - Sandy Fink, Chiefland, Florida - "Redemptions"

2001 CNW/FFWA Florida State Writing Competition
 WINNERS
(HM = Honorable Mention)

SHORT STORY - UNPUBLISHED
1st PLACE - Kathryn Umbarger, Burbank, WA - "The Last Best Gift"
2nd  PLACE - Michelle Giles, Bradley Beach, NJ - "Whispers of Love"
3rd  PLACE - Bradley Silvius, Ypsilanti, MI - "Winter of Hope's Discourse"
1st  HM - C. Lill Ahrens, Corvallis, OR - "The Negotiated Chicken"
2nd HM - Timothy Agnew, Sarasota, FL - "Thing"
3rd HM - Christine Phillips, Dallas, TX - "The Eye of the Storm"
4th HM - Fran Kaplan, Rancho Mirage, CA - "How to Hate Someone You Love"
5th HM - Justin Gustainis, Plattsburgh, NY - "Bargain"
6th HM - Jeffery Hess, Tampa, FL - "Vikings at Heart"
7th HM - Melissa Russell, Grand Prairie, TX - "The Inn"
8th HM - Jeffrey Wallace, Trabuco Canyon, CA - "Wordsmith"
9th HM - Timothy Juhl, Dunedin, FL - "The Things You Hear"
10th HM - Charles McDermott, Edgewood, MD - "My Waist"

NOVEL CHAPTER - UNPUBLISHED
1st PLACE - Debra Tash, Somis, CA - "Challenge the Wind"
2nd PLACE - Charity Tahmaseb, Minnetonka, MN - "False Impressions"
3rd PLACE - K. M. Lang, Chandler, AZ - "The Hunter - Chapter 1"
1st HM - Christine Phillips, Dallas, TX - "Tortilla Chip"
2nd HM - Kathleen Clemons, St. Augustine, FL - "Whispers From the Leaves"
3rd HM - Marilyn Shaff, Boca Raton, FL - "Had They Lived - Chapter 5"
4th HM - Maris Soule, Kalamazoo, MI - "The Crows"
5th HM - Ruth Moon Kempher, St. Augustine, FL - "A Wedding at Ballymawr - Chapter Nine"
6th HM - Beth Proudfoot, San Jose, CA - "Escape From Paradise - Chapter One"
7th HM - Alexandra Walker Clark, St. Augustine, FL - "Memoirs of Dixie by Dixie Lee Mason - Chapter 7 - Sign of the Pagan"
8th HM - Donna Adair, Jupiter, FL - "a chapter of The Café Strangler"

CHILDREN'S LITERATURE
1st PLACE - Ellaraine Lockie, Sunnyvale, CA - "Pickles, Pumpkins and Parents"
2nd PLACE - Kathryn Umbarger, Burbank, WA - "The Fire"
3rd PLACE - Megan Bilder, Bothell, WA - "Big Red"
1st HM - Laura Fairchild, Santa Monica, CA - "The Ocean Ghosts"
2nd HM - Cassandra Allen, Jackson, MI - "A Daughter's Prayer"
3rd HM - Margaret Montgomery, Yucaipa, CA - "All About Books"
4th HM - Carol O'Day, Los Angeles, CA - "Some Girls"

PREVIOUSLY PUBLISHED NONFICTION ARTICLE/ESSAY/BOOK CHAPTER
1st PLACE - Mali Schantz-Feld, Seminole, FL - "You're Nobody 'til Some Bunny Loves You
2nd PLACE - Gary Burchfield, Lincoln, NE - "Evelyn Sharp: The pioneering teenage aviatrix who became a WWII hero"
3rd PLACE - Paul Fein, Agawam, MA - "Norman Conquest"
1st HM - Kathleen Wildasin, Lexington, KY - "That All-Important Query: A Novel Idea"
2nd HM - Joyce A. Hughes, Plant City, FL - "High-Rolling Family Fun"
3rd HM - Sol H. Marshall, Panorama City, CA - "Ten Seconds from … "
4th HM - Jeff Corydon, Lutz, FL - "The Lost Art: Labels of Belle Epoque"
5th HM - Kay Fernández, Ormond Beach, FL - "There She Is … Miss America"
6th HM - Gary Burchfield, Lincoln, NE - "The Big Step: Starting a Small-town Practice"
7th HM - Timothy Russell, Toronto, OH - "Carnival Rose"
8th HM - Kay Fernández, Ormond Beach, FL - "Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings at Cross Creek"
9th HM - Michele Newbern, Jacksonville Beach, FL - "Living the Dream"
10th HM - Kay Fernández, Ormond Beach, FL - "Is that Your Final Bid?"

UNPUBLISHED NONFICTION ARTICLE/ESSAY/BOOK CHAPTER
1ST PLACE - Eleanor Pari Eckardt, Boca Raton, FL - "Just a Common Man"
2nd PLACE - Debra Wood, Orlando, FL - "Holding the World in His Hands"
3rd PLACE - John McCafferty, Venice, FL - "Halfball"
1st HM - John McCafferty, Venice, FL - "Nuremberg Rebuilds Its Image"
2nd HM - Paul Fein, Agawam, MA - "Will Blacks Take Over Tennis?"
3rd HM - Debra Wood, Orlando, FL - "Soothing Soaks"
4th HM - Dorothy Miller, Cottondale, AL - "The Civil Rights Institute: A Personal Journey"
5th HM - Ken Fraundorf, Corvallis, OR - "Vandals in Fur Coats"
6th HM - Lois Avrick, Delray Beach, FL - "A Double Life"
7th HM - Kathleen Wildasin, Lexington, KY - "The Battle for Organs: Are Pigs the Answer?"
8th HM - Lance Young, Pensacola, FL - "Good Man, Good Friday"
9th HM - Sue Blue, Sarasota, FL - "Small Talk"
10th HM - John McCafferty, Venice, FL - "All Purpose Speech"

POETRY
1st PLACE - Carol O'Day, Los Angeles, CA - "Homesick"
2nd PLACE - Judith Wuarin, Geneva, Switzerland - "Chinas Girls"
3rd PLACE - Stephen Brooke, Steinhatchee, FL - "My Name"
1st HM - Carol MacAllister, Ocean Grove, NJ - "Subway Grate"
2nd HM - John Adams, Perth Amboy, NJ - "Choir Practice"
3rd HM - Dorothy Millner, Palm Beach, FL - "Lot's Wife"
4th HM - Tom Breckenridge, Canton, OH - "Lagan"
5th HM - Margaret Montgomery, Yucaipa, CA - "The Gardener's Hands"
6th HM - Lee Ann Russell, Springfield, MO - "Daddy"
7th HM - Sheila Meader, Gulfport, FL - "New England August
8th HM - Kathleen Claussen, Albuquerque, NM - "One Summer Night"
9th HM - Ellaraine Lockie, Sunnyvale, CA - "Home"
10th HM - Ellaraine Lockie, Sunnyvale, CA - "September 1942"

2000 CNW/FFWA Florida State Writing Competition
 WINNERS
(HM = Honorable Mention)

Fiction Division - BEST IN DIVISION - Daniel Mussatti, Durham, NC - Chapter One - The Shadow of Succession

LITERARY SHORT STORY
1st PLACE - Edward Bertz, Bradenton, FL - Orange Foot Down
2nd  PLACE - Barbara Schrefer, Clearwater, FL - Doing Your Bit
3rd  PLACE - Alice Stefani, Pensacola, FL - The Crossings
1st  HM - Marci Stillerman, Rancho Mirage, CA - No Yesterdays and Never a Tomorrow
2nd HM - Brian Bakos, Allen Park, MI - The Man Who Loved Winter
3rd HM - Ernie Webb, Pensacola, FL - And How Shall I Know My Brother?
4th HM - Ernie Webb, Pensacola, FL - The Animal Within
5th HM - Monika Conroy, Oakland Park, FL - The Color of Rags
6th HM - Jane Tracy, Orlando, FL - Flygirl
7th HM - Timothy Agnew, Sarasota, FL - Escaping Gravity
8th HM - Donna Adair, Jupiter, FL - The Carousel

GENRE SHORT STORY
1st PLACE - Michelle Giles, Bradley Beach, NJ - Identity Crisis
2nd PLACE - Jean Pence, Sun City Center, FL - There's Always a Clue
3rd PLACE - Jeff Corydon, Lutz, FL - Heavy Metal
1st HM - Charles J. Brown, Pensacola, FL - The Circle Closed
2nd HM - John Adams, Winter Park, FL - Upgrade
3rd HM - N.E. (Nora) Chapman, Oklahoma City, FL - Second Miracle for Carla
4th HM - Cindy Robinson, Beaumont, TX - No Difference
5th HM - Brooksie Bergen, Osprey, FL - Pre-Owned Memories
6th HM - Monika Conroy, Oakland Park, FL - The Art of Creation

NOVEL CHAPTER
1st PLACE - Daniel Mussatti, Durham, NC - Chapter One - The Shadow of Succession
2nd PLACE - Elizabeth Hueben, Sugar Land, TX - Little Boy Lost
3rd PLACE - Ginger Curry, Lantana, FL - Sea Eye
1st HM - JoMarie Grinkiewicz, Florida City, FL - The Dolphin Triangle
2nd HM - Marilyn Shaff, Boca Raton, FL - Had They Lived - Chapter One
3rd HM - Jeffery Hess, Tampa, FL - Go Figure - Chapter One
4th HM - Carol Papenhausen, Knoxville, TN - You and Me and the Dead Man
5th HM - Ernie Webb, Pensacola, FL - Joshua Freeman
6th HM - Lois Blackburn & Florence Clowes, Jupiter, FL - Bones in the Backyard - Chapter Two
7th HM - Susan Fleet, Randolph, MA - Jackpot - Chapter One

Nonfiction Division - BEST IN DIVISION - Elizabeth Hueben, Sugar Land, TX - The Woman Left Behind

NONFICTION - PREVIOUSLY PUBLISHED
1st PLACE - Bluma Schwarz, South Palm Beach, FL - The Blending
2nd PLACE - Paul Fein, Agawam, MA - The Complete Martina
3rd PLACE - Gary Burchfield, Lincoln, NE - When the Sneezing Starts …
1st HM - Paul Fein, Agawam, MA - That's Life – On the Agassi Rollercoaster
2nd HM - Brooksie Bergen, Osprey, FL - Beloved Stranger
3rd HM - Fran Severn, Churchfield, MD - Dixon's Auction: Antique Lovers' Siren Song in Crumpton
4th HM - Mali Schantz-Feld, Seminole, FL - Submarine Dreams
5th HM - Robert Norman, Tampa, FL - Next
6th HM - Carol Brzozowski-Gardner, Coral Springs, FL - A Year in the Life
7th HM - Ann Hattes, Hartland, WI - Leonardo's Dream Rises From the Dust
8th HM - Melissa Russell, Grand Prairie, TX - A Farewell To Aims or … My Son Also Rises
9th HM - Mali Schantz-Feld, Seminole, FL - Connecting With Customers Through Cause Marketing
10th HM - TC McClenning, Dallas, GA - Mary Lou Lanaux: Former Movie Executive Becomes a Star in Real Estate Sales
11th HM - Jeffrey Brooks, Neptune Beach, FL - Main Story
12th HM - Dorothy Miller, Cottondale, AL - Create a Short Story Anthology: Five Steps to Success

OPEN/FEATURE ARTICLE
1st PLACE - John Whiteley, Spring City, TN - They Just Happened To Have an Aircraft Carrier
2nd PLACE - Johanna S. Billings, Danielsville, PA - Nicole
3rd PLACE - Debra Wood, Orlando, FL - Men – You Can Skip the Heart Attack
1st HM - Debra Wood, Orlando, FL - Osteopathic Medicine: Restoring Balance To the Musculoskeletal
2nd HM - Adele Woodyard, Tampa, FL - Car 84, Where Are You?
3rd HM - Gerald Eisman, Sarasota, FL - You're Outta Here
4th HM - Alma Bond, Key West, FL - Tania, Female Guerrilla of Cuba
5th HM - Barbara Graham, Gatineau, Quebec - Justice
6th HM - John Gorman, North Miami, FL - On Guard In Anguilla

ESSAY/COLUMN
1st PLACE - Elizabeth Hueben, Sugar Land, TX - The Woman Left Behind
2nd PLACE - Walt Stromer, Mt. Vernon, IA - Meeting Milton
3rd PLACE - Johanna S. Billings, Danielsville, PA - Afghans
1st HM - Melissa Russell, Grand Prairie, TX - The Yard Pew
2nd HM - Sue Blue, Sarasota, FL - Andrew's Tale
3rd HM - Joseph Triolo, Miller Place, NY - You Can't Have My Son
4th HM - Myrna Merron, Mount Dora, FL - Rachel and Ma'am
5th HM - N.E. (Nora) Chapman, Oklahoma City, OK - A Lesson From Pansy
6th HM - Frances Rawson, Pace, FL - Here, Kitty, Kitty

CHILDREN'S LITERATURE
1st PLACE - Mary Knapp, Mobile, AL - The Secret of Ocotillo Canyon
2nd PLACE - Jenifer McCormick, Broomfield, CO - Stampede
3rd PLACE - Tammy (TJ) Perkins, Owings Mills, MD - The Fire and the Falcon
1st HM - Debra Katz, Tallahassee, FL - Princess Phoebe Finds a Job
2nd HM - Edith Long, Sun City Center, FL - Say "Howdy" To the Burrowing Owl
3rd HM - Melissa Russell, Grand Prairie, TX - Hildy's Big Nose
4th HM - Marci Stillerman, Rancho Mirage, CA - Elijah – Why Not a Miracle
5th HM - Kit Ehrman, Columbus, IN - The Last Picture
6th HM - Kathryn Umbarger, Burbank, WA - The Ghee
7th HM - Tammy (TJ) Perkins, Owings Mills, MD - The Fire and the Falcon
8th HM - Kathy Nuzum, Longmont, CO - The Wizard and the Potioneer, Chapter Two
9th HM - Kathy Nuzum, Longmont, CO - The Wizard and the Potioneer, Chapter One
Poetry Division - BEST IN DIVISION - Melissa Russell, Grand Prairie, TX - Half-Life

FREE-VERSE POETRY
1st PLACE - Nancy Johnson, Punta Gorda, FL - Sights Seen
2nd PLACE - Sandy Fink, Chiefland, FL - Ask Sarah
3rd PLACE - David-Matthew Barnes, Chicago, IL - Volatile
1st HM - Jo Shaw, Palm Harbor, FL - Facing Death
2nd HM - Beverly Rosenblum, Marlboro, NJ - Aunt Fanny
3rd HM - Beverly Rosenblum, Marlboro, NJ - Brancusi Exhibit

TRADITIONAL  POETRY
1st PLACE - Melissa Russell, Grand Prairie, TX - Half-Life
2nd PLACE - Bette Laishley, Punta Gorda, FL - My Retreat
3rd PLACE - Judith Lyn Sutton, Campbell, CA - The Innocent
1st HM - Carol MacAllister, Ocean Grove, NJ - Missing Him
2nd HM - Angela Caterina, Staten Island, NY - Beggar
3rd HM - Claudia Kuhn, Leesburg, FL - A Fruit Tree Stands In Mozambique

RELIGIOUS  POETRY
1st PLACE - Judith Lyn Sutton, Campbell, CA - Yes
2nd PLACE - Lance Young, Pensacola, FL - The Addict's Exodus
3rd PLACE - Alice Pradere, Hialeah, FL - Wait
1st HM - Sandy Fink, Chiefland, FL - The Reflecting Pool
2nd HM - David Gray, Newark, DE - Transformed
3rd HM - Tonn Pastore, Ponte Vedra Beach, FL - Prayer For Tonight

CHILDREN'S POEM
1st PLACE - Cynthia Cavanaugh, Palmer, PA - Subliminal Baker Street
2nd PLACE - Jenifer McCormick, Broomfield, CO - Mad!
3rd PLACE - Lee Ann Russell, Springfield, MO - A Fair To Remember
1st HM - Melissa Russell, Grand Prairie, TX - My Bed
2nd HM - Nathalie De'Ath, Sarasota, FL - Dreams

1999 CNW/FFWA Florida State Writing Competition
 WINNERS
(HM = Honorable Mention)

Fiction Division - Best In Division - Denise Tiller, Stilwell, KS - Calculated Risk (Note: In March 2000, Denise signed a contract with Timberwolf Press to publish Calculated Risk)

Literary Short Story
1st PLACE - June M. Entwistle, Treasure Island, FL - Marker Number 8
2nd  PLACE - Terry Leach, Lake Forest, IL - My Day In Court
3rd  PLACE - Ron Canepa, Dunnellon, FL - Matter of Conscience
1st  HM - Yvette Holloway, Molenrij, The Netherlands - When Peter Calls
2nd HM - Beverly Dittmer, Jacksonville, FL - Neat
3rd HM - Michael Smith, Bloomington, IL - The Day of the Backward Somersault
4th HM - John Nunn, Jacksonville Beach, FL - The Weed Man
5th HM - Patricia Randall, Newton, KS - Secret Fire

Genre Short Story
1st PLACE - Julie Malear, Delray Beach, FL - The Forgiving
2nd PLACE - Tony Oddo, Hernando, FL - "Doc" A Small Fantasy
3rd PLACE - Howard Steinberg, Laguna Beach, CA - The Peacemaker
1st HM - Julie Malear, Delray Beach, FL - Revenge Isn't Sweet
2nd HM - Jeff Corydon III, Lutz, FL - Hit or Missus
3rd HM - Julie Malear, Delray Beach, FL - Lady With the Turned-Up Collar
4th HM - Yvette Holloway, Molenrij, The Netherlands - Stored Memories
5th HM - Melina Vratny. Melville, NY - Kiss of Death
6th HM - Howard Steinberg, Laguna Beach, CA - Xylose Derivatives
7th HM - Robert H. Smith, Reston, VA - Warriors
8th HM - N. E. (Nora) Chapman, Oklahoma City, OK - Two Miracles for Carla

Short-Short Story
1st PLACE - Ruth Weitz, Coconut Creek, FL - The Blue Basket
2nd PLACE - Michelle Giles, Bradley Beach, NJ - Two-Timing
3rd PLACE - Darla Lindner, Watertown, SD - The Absolution
1st HM - Carol MacAllister, Ocean Grove, NJ - Circle Dance
2nd HM - Catherine Holmes, Coral Springs, FL - Mourning Momma
3rd HM - Mary Kay McAllister, Juno Beach, FL - Binoculars

Novel Chapter
1st PLACE - Denise Tiller, Stilwell, KS - Calculated Risk
2nd PLACE - Robert H. Smith, Reston, VA - Betrayal in April, Chapter 39
3rd PLACE -  Robert H. Smith, Reston, VA - Betrayal in April, Chapter 41
1st HM - Daniel Mussatti, Durham, NC - The Evil That Lurks, Chapter One
2nd HM - Daniel Mussatti, Durham, NC - Death City, Chapter One
3rd HM - Paul Perry, San Antonio, TX - A Room in Ueno, Chapter One
4th HM - Kit Ehrman, Columbus, IN - Truth Lies In-between, Chapter One
5th HM - Claudia Kuhn, Leesburg, FL - Monopolies
6th HM - Tom McDevitt, Pocatello, ID - Someday
7th HM - Carole Waterhouse, Ligonier, PA - Without Wings
8th HM - Susan Swanson, New Orleans, LA - Dazzle Paint, Chapter 2
9th HM - Marianne Ball, Melbourne, FL - A Time To Heal, Chapter One
10th HM - Robert H. Smith, Reston, VA - Betrayal in April, Chapter 43
11th HM - John Gorman, North Miami, FL - King of the Romans, Chapter VIII

Nonfiction Division - Best In Division - Betty Welch, Homosassa, FL - Three Little Words

Nonfiction - Previously Published
1st PLACE - Claire Carr, Maryville, TN - Considerations
2nd PLACE - Lee Ann Russell, Springfield, MO - Amish-No Phone
3rd PLACE - Robert A. Norman, Tampa, FL - Fire in the Flesh
1st HM - Paul Fein, Agawam, MA - Venus Williams: The Ghetto Cinderella
2nd HM - Jeff Corydon III, Lutz, FL - A Spiffy Tiffany Museum Grows Bigger and Better
3rd HM - Christopher Kenneally, Boston, MA - From Iran With Love
4th HM - Christopher Kenneally, Boston, MA - Diary of a Battered Husband
5th HM - Andi Reynolds, Tallahassee, FL - Finding a Site for Your Next Center
6th HM - Debra Wood, Orlando, FL - Citrus Survives and Succumbs in Southwest
7th HM - Jacquelyn Lynn, Winter Park, FL - A Different Kind of Internet Love Story
8th HM - Elizabeth Pope, Tampa, FL - A Tender Touch, A Warm Kiss, A Gentle Hug
9th HM - Alma Bond, Key West, FL - The Young, Hungry Marlon Brando
10th HM - Mali Schantz-Feld, Seminole, FL - Why Do You Invest?

Open/Feature Article
1st PLACE - Joanna Norris, Jacksonville, FL - Rape and Recovery: Light at the End of the Tunnel
2nd PLACE - Debra Wood, Orlando, FL - Make Your First Stop a Travel Clinic
3rd PLACE - Debra Wood, Orlando, FL - Savannah: A Celebration of Life
1st HM - Jeff Corydon III, Lutz, FL - Bok Tower Bells Toll For You
2nd HM - Janet Sorrell, Germantown, OH - On Your Mark, Get Set Soar
3rd HM - Jeff Corydon III, Lutz, FL - Island Hopping in the Bluegrass

Essay/Column
1st PLACE - Betty Welch, Homosassa, FL - Three Little Words
2nd PLACE - Carol Bebout, Convoy, OH - The Long and Winding Road Home
3rd PLACE - James Terzian, Ponte Vedra Beach, FL - Pasties, Pedophiles and Puccini
1st HM - Judi Schiller, Fifty Lakes, MN - Range Riding
2nd HM - Betty Welch, Homosassa, FL - Grounded
3rd HM - Kathryn Bel Mont‚, West Palm Beach, FL - White Faces in the Black Struggle
4th HM - Lee Ann Russell, Springfield, MO - The Day Before the Nicotine Patch
5th HM - Frances Drayus Reisner, Los Angeles CA - In the Mix
6th HM - Barbara Graham, Gatineau, Quebec - Driving Lesson
7th HM - Cheryl Koenig Morgan, Homestead, FL - Teaching the Spirited Child
8th HM - N.E. (Nora) Chapman, Oklahoma City, OK - A Lesson From Pansy
9th HM - Laura Wolanski, Jacksonville, NC - Irish Holiday

Children's Division - Best In Division - Maxine Hart, Ocala, FL - Black Sheep, Goodbye

Children's Short Story/Article/Book Chapter
1st PLACE -  Maxine Hart, Ocala, FL - Black Sheep, Goodbye
2nd PLACE - Jacquelyn Weenink, Tallahassee, FL - In a (Pea)Nut Shell
3rd PLACE - Debra Katz, Tallahassee, FL - Willy's Safari
1st HM - Maureen Evans, Bloomfield, CT - Cricket in the Snow
2nd HM - Jacquelyn Speir, Honolulu, HI - Coffee Kids
3rd HM - Mava Gipson, Round Rock, TX - A Valentine For Hannah
4th HM - Kathryn Umbarger, Burbank, WA - Bald Mountain
5th HM - Claudia Kuhn, Leesburg, FL - The Day the Alphabet Rebelled
6th HM - Kathy Nuzum, Longmont, CO - Hay Fever, Chapter Two
7th HM - Diane Shore, Marietta, GA - Silverlocks and the Three Claires
8th HM - Kathy Nuzum, Longmont, CO - Hay Fever, Chapter Four

Children's Poem
1st PLACE - Lillian Finn, Tallahassee, FL - Mary and the Forty Cows
2nd PLACE - Natalie Browning, Memphis, TN - My Nikes Are Home From Camp
3rd PLACE - Debra Katz, Tallahassee, FL - Aquarium
1st HM - Emily Bruno, Crystal River, FL - Turtles
2nd HM - Nancy Ivers, Tallahassee, FL - Aquatic Bird
3rd HM - Barbara Graham, Gatineau, Quebec - If I Had an Elephant
4th HM - Terri Thomas, Charlotte, NC - In My Yard

Poetry Division - Best In Division - Frieda Singer, Flushing, NY - Dimensions of an Island

Free-Verse Poetry
1st PLACE - Frieda Singer, Flushing, NY - Dimensions of an Island
2nd PLACE - Robert Norman, Tampa, FL - Late in the Day
3rd PLACE - Frieda Singer, Flushing, NY - A Suit and a Song to Match Red Shoes
1st HM - Barbara Graham, Gatineau, Quebec - Different Drummers
2nd HM - Janet Sorrell, Germantown, OH - Romance Writer
3rd HM - Carol MacAllister, Ocean Grove, NJ - Generations
4th HM - Kathy Nuzum, Longmont, CO - Window Screen
5th HM - Cathryn Simmons, Tallahassee, FL - Musings on Plato
6th HM - Laura Wolanski, Jacksonville, NC - Phibbsborough Church
7th HM - James McCurry, Galesburg, IL - untitled
8th HM - Frieda Singer, Flushing, NY - City Birds
9th HM - Robert Norman, Tampa, FL - Medicine/Writing
10th HM - Jeff Corydon III, Lutz, FL - The First Girl I Ever Kissed

Traditional  Poetry
1st PLACE - Kathryn Bel Monte, West Palm Beach, FL - Night Vapor
2nd PLACE - Stephen Brooke, Steinhatchee, FL - A Bit of Moon
3rd PLACE - Frieda Singer, Flushing, NY - The World of Our Fathers
1st HM - Betty Shields, Irving, TX - Hopes of Love
2nd HM - Frieda Singer, Flushing, NY - The Piano in Nineteenth Century New Zealand
3rd HM - Tori Spear, Largo, FL - Autumn's Wind
4th HM - Stephen Brooke, Steinhatchee, FL - These Little Things
5th HM - Frieda Singer, Flushing, NY - Mozartian Magic: A Sestina
6th HM - Frieda Singer, Flushing, NY - Chagall and the Village
7th HM - Barbara Friend, Pelham, MA - Okinawa
8th HM - Frieda Singer, Flushing, NY - If I Came in White

Religious  Poetry
1st PLACE - Betty B. Miller, Tallahassee, FL - Psalm 151
2nd PLACE - Jeff Corydon III, Lutz, FL - Pallbearings
3rd PLACE - Darla Lindner, Watertown, SD - Your Plan is Perfect, Lord
1st HM - Betty B. Miller, Tallahassee, FL - According To Mark
2nd HM - Anne Hartwig, Bostwick, FL - The Mountain
3rd HM - Anne Hartwig, Bostwick, FL - Undeveloped
4th HM - Betty B. Miller, Tallahassee, FL - Prayer
5th HM - Betty Shields, Irving, TX - Lost in My Kaleidoscope
 

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