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Prose Categories
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Prose Theme Contest |
20 entries |
Judge: Paul Hawkins is Director of the South Central Kansas Library System. He serves on the Board of Directors of the Kansas State Historical Society, Topeka, and has taught Kansas History, Philosophy, and Creative Writing at Hutchinson Community College. |
1 |
Pat Hood |
E Tu Brute |
D6 |
Hutchinson |
2 |
Julia Dagenais |
Nora Belle Cunningham |
D5 |
Wichita |
3 |
Barbara Brady |
Steven Hind—Poet of the Prairie |
D1 |
Topeka |
HM |
Pauline Fecht |
Ossie Tranbarger |
D7 |
Syracuse |
HM |
Tom Mach |
Blockhouse in Baxter Springs |
D2 |
Lawrence |
Short Story |
56 entries |
Judge: Steven Hind has a Master of Arts Degree from the University of Kansas. He taught English in Kansas for 36 years and is a widely published poet. |
1 |
Naomi Patterson |
Cause for Alarm |
D1 |
Topeka |
2 |
James D. Wright |
The First Step of an Even Dozen |
D5 |
Bel Air |
3 |
Tracy Simmons |
Glorious |
D1 |
Topeka |
HM |
Reaona Hemmingway |
Michael |
D1 |
Topeka |
HM |
Kay Kimball |
A Promise to Vicki |
D1 |
Topeka |
Feature Article
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23 entries |
Judge: Clara Kilbourn is a full-time feature writer at the Hutchinson News. She holds AA and BA degrees with additional credits toward a Master’s. She was a high school instructor in Language Arts and American Literature for 17 years. |
1 |
Leona Dillard |
Picnic at Pryor's Grove |
D6 |
Hutchinson |
2 |
Nancy Kopp |
Point of View |
D4 |
Manhattan |
3 |
Nancy Kopp |
Writing Your Family History |
D4 |
Manhattan |
HM |
B. D. Tharp |
Home, Sweet Home |
D5 |
Wichita |
HM |
Margaret Shauers |
God's Helping Hands |
D6 |
Great Bend |
Memoir
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72 entries |
Judge: Sheila Lisman has a BA in English and a Master’s Degree from the University of Oregon. She taught English for 39 years, received many awards for distinguished service, and is a published poet. |
1 |
George Paris |
Mama's Grapes of Wrath |
D1 |
Topeka |
2 |
Carol Yoho |
Our Neighborhood Shaman |
D1 |
Topeka |
3 |
Doris Schroeder |
The Day I Grew Up |
D6 |
Hutchinson |
HM |
Alice Flower |
Words of Wisdom |
D4 |
Junction City |
HM |
Judie Miller |
Gloria Jean and the Rabbit Hunt |
D1 |
Topeka |
Inspiration
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31 entries |
Judge: Laura Yowell holds a BS from Boston University and an MA in English from California State College. She taught English for 25 years in Kansas, Texas, and California, and for 10 years at Hutchinson Community College. |
1 |
Ralph Allen |
A Rustle of Wings |
D5 |
Wichita |
2 |
Tonya Marie Smith |
Looking |
D1 |
Topeka |
3 |
Naomi Patterson |
An Artist's Lesson in Bronze |
D1 |
Topeka |
HM |
Barbara Brady |
Dad's Fishing Lesson |
D1 |
Topeka |
HM |
Barbara Brady |
Young Wisdom |
D1 |
Topeka |
| HM |
Deborah Sandoval |
A New Perspective |
D3 |
Independence |
Story for Children
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33 entries |
Judge: Letty Watt is an author, classroom teacher, gifted education coordinator, and school library media specialist. She has also been associated with storytelling and puppeteering organizations. |
1 |
Nancy Kopp |
The Good Tuesday |
D4 |
Manhattan |
2 |
Nancy Kopp |
The Long Night |
D4 |
Manhattan |
3 |
Naomi Patterson |
Baby Day |
D1 |
Topeka |
HM |
Barbara Brady |
Daddy, Tell Me a Story |
D1 |
Topeka |
HM |
B. D. Tharp |
Better Without the Dirt |
D5 |
Wichita |
First Five Pages of a Book
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27 entries |
| Judge: Teresa Hickey holds BA and MA degrees from Wichita State University in Education, social sciences and specil ed. She has been a classroom teacher for 30 years. |
1 |
Matt Copeland |
Beneath the Surface |
D1 |
Topeka |
2 |
Max Yoho |
The Moon Butter Route |
D1 |
Topeka |
3 |
Ralph Allen |
The Rise and Fall of Eddie McCoy |
D5 |
Wichita |
HM |
Robert Lawson |
A Resisting Medium |
D1 |
Topeka |
HM |
Maria Dreisziger |
A Silver Thread |
D6 |
Hutchinson |
