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| Poetry | Prose |
Poetry Categories
Poetry Contest Manager: Grant Williams, District 3
See also: Poetry Winner Photos |
Classic Forms |
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Judge: Ann Hastings, retired high school English teacher, Arkansas City |
1 |
George Paris |
The Water Jug |
D1 |
Topeka |
2 |
Rosemary Parsons Torrez |
Autumn's Drifting Song |
D1 |
Topeka |
3 |
Lorraine J. Kaufman |
Prairie Fire |
D5 |
Moundridge |
HM1 |
Naomi Patterson |
Immortality |
D1 |
Topeka |
HM2 |
Judie R. Miller |
Nipped in the Bud |
D1 |
Topeka |
Free Verse |
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Judge: Marlys Cervantes, Humanities instructor at Cowley College |
1 |
Nedra Rogers |
I Buy the Dress |
NM |
Lawrence |
2 |
Carolyn Hall |
Elderly |
D2 |
Shawnee |
3 |
Virginia Hays |
Rooted Memories |
D5 |
Wichita |
HM1 |
Amy Green |
My Muse (insert Name Here) |
D2 |
Eudora |
HM2 |
Rebecca Pinker |
Poetry |
D2 |
Olathe |
Rhyming Verse |
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Judge: Nancy Talbert, English teacher, USD 470, Arkansas City |
1 |
Glory Kay Hemmingway |
Playing the Hand You're Dealt |
D1 |
Topeka |
2 |
Sam Pierson |
A Red Bud Tree |
D2 |
Lebo |
3 |
Marjorie Gentry |
Reflections on Reflections |
D6 |
Beloit |
HM1 |
Yvonne Evie Green |
Ode to Fickle Fluidity |
D1 |
Topeka |
HM2 |
Rebecca Pinker |
Fall Reverie |
D2 |
Olathe |
Narrative Verse |
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Judge: Helen Rigdon, librarian, Coffeyville |
1 |
Katrina Clark |
The Coat |
D1 |
Topeka |
2 |
Barbara Brady |
Kitchen Love |
D1 |
Topeka |
3 |
Joyce A. Uthtoff |
Mother's Legacy |
D2 |
Baldwin City |
HM1 |
Marie Marshall |
William Stanley, Bald Knobber 1887-1888 |
D2 |
Fort Scott |
HM2 |
Marjorie Gentry |
Foggy Morning on Laban Creek |
D6 |
Beloit |
Whimsy |
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Judge: Chris Squires, English & composition teacher, Arkansas City High School |
1 |
Naomi Patterson |
Muse Abuse |
D1 |
Topeka |
2 |
Jo Chenoweth |
Coming of Age |
NM |
Leavenworth |
3 |
Kristine Polanski |
When Sunset Strokes the Grasses Red |
D1 |
Topeka |
HM1 |
Jo Chenoweth |
Fun With Auxiliary Verbs |
NM |
Leavenworth |
HM2 |
Naomi Patterson |
Different Strokes |
D1 |
Topeka |
Haiku |
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| Judge: Marlys Cervantes, Humanities instructor at Cowley College |
| 1 |
Joan Breit |
Yellow Butterflies |
D5 |
Newton |
| 2 |
Diane Palka |
Silent Splash |
D2 |
Overbrook |
| 3 |
Yvonne Evie Green |
A Cardinal Competes |
D1 |
Topeka |
| HM1 |
Joan Breit |
Spring Breezes Tease Trees |
D5 |
Newton |
| HM2 |
Lorena Joyce Herrmann |
Prairie Sentinel |
D7 |
Offerle |
Themed Poem Contest
"Life as Art, Write from the Heart" |
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| Judge: Lois Lobmeyer, published poet & local educator, Arkansas City |
| 1 |
Barbara Brady |
Life as Written Art |
D1 |
Topeka |
| 2 |
Naomi Patterson |
Advice to Young Women |
D1 |
Topeka |
| 3 |
Nancy Julien Kopp |
Artists All |
D4 |
Manhattan |
| HM1 |
Conrad Jestmore |
About Face |
D5 |
Wichita |
| HM2 |
Naomi Patterson |
Awakening |
D1 |
Topeka |
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Prose Categories
Prose Contest Manager: Frankie Roland , District 3
See also: Prose Winner Photos
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Short Story |
61 entries |
Judge:
Shaun Moffitt : Author of three books, Junior High English Teacher, Pryor, OK |
1 |
Naomi Patterson |
Bound to Believe |
D1 |
Topeka |
2 |
Leonard Biggs |
My Mind's Eye |
D3 |
Madison |
3 |
Brian Bartalos |
The Waiting Room |
NM |
Prairie Village |
HM |
Marjorie Gentry |
Alfred Johnson & the Zinc Tub |
D6 |
Beloit |
HM |
Hazel Hart |
Possibilities |
D5 |
Wichita |
| HM |
Lorna Stone |
Bears Versus Goldilocks |
NM |
Conway, AK |
Feature Article |
29 entries |
Judge:
Chuck Reed : Informational Specialist, Coffeyville Community College |
1 |
Ursula Turner |
Tales of Some Old Time Facilities |
D3 |
Coffeyville |
2 |
Roxie Olmstead |
Mystery of Prophet Williams |
D5 |
Augusta |
3 |
Frankie Roland |
When Fostering Breaks Your Heart |
D3 |
Coffeyville |
HM |
Roxie Olmstead |
Medicine Wheel |
D5 |
Augusta |
HM |
Teresa Fink |
Bubble Gum: Facts to Chew On |
D6 |
Hutchinson |
| HM |
Barbara Lerma |
Johnny Depp & Cat Tales Writing Group |
D1 |
Overbrook |
Memoir
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74 entries |
Judge:
Salina Meek : Creative Writing Instructor, Coffeyville Community College |
1 |
Sam Pierson |
The Old Metal Post |
D2 |
Lebo |
2 |
Rebecca Pinker |
Kerosene and Flypaper |
D2 |
Olathe |
3 |
Nancy Julien Kopp |
The Best Christmas Present Ever |
D4 |
Manhattan |
HM |
Sam Pierson |
My Friend Marie |
D2 |
Lebo |
HM |
Tracy Million Simmons |
That Old Barn |
D2 |
Emporia |
| HM |
Reaona Hemmingway |
A Box Marked Shoes |
D1 |
Topeka |
Story for Children
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25 entries |
Judge:
Cindy Powell : Children’s Librarian, Coffeyville Public Library |
1 |
Jessica Haden |
Mama's Garden |
NM |
Eudora |
2 |
Kelly H. Demo |
Not So Lonely |
D2 |
Prairie Village |
3 |
Duane Johnson |
Casey on His Own |
D1 |
Topeka |
HM |
Cynthia Ross |
War Medicine |
D5 |
Towanda |
HM |
Arleen Whittaker |
Lucy's Great Adventure |
D6 |
Great Bend |
HM |
Ruth M. Bahr |
The Lawn Mower's Race |
D2 |
Fort Scott |
Inspiration
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29 entries |
Judge:
Gwen Wintjen : retired Secondary English Teacher, MA Medieval Literature |
1 |
Barbara Brady |
A Variety of Gifts |
D1 |
Topeka |
2 |
Nancy Julien Kopp |
The Girls on the Bus |
D4 |
Manhattan |
3 |
Carolyn Hall |
Daddy's Hands |
D2 |
Shawnee |
HM |
Sally Jadlow |
Blessed to Be a Blessing |
D2 |
Overland Park |
HM |
Marie Marshall |
Dad's Advice |
D2 |
Fort Scott |
HM |
Robert Simison |
I Coulda Been Somebody |
D5 |
Newton |
First Five Pages of a Book
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23 entries |
Judge:
Judy Leeds : Assoc. Dean of Communications, Tulsa Community College |
1 |
Joann Williams |
Unencumbered Ethics |
D2 |
Princeton |
2 |
Hazel Hart |
Family History |
D5 |
Wichita |
3 |
Reaona Hemmingway |
September 11 |
D1 |
Topeka |
HM |
Charley Kempthorne |
Gary's Luck |
D4 |
Manhattan |
HM |
Tom Mach |
Angels at Sunset |
D2 |
Lawrence |
HM |
Dennis Smirl |
Air Force Blues |
D1 |
Topeka |
Theme:
Pen Life as Art, Write from the Heart |
35 entries |
Judge:
Marty Evensvold : Graham Library Director, Coffeyville Community College |
| 1 |
Peg Nichols |
My Autobiography |
D2 |
Olathe |
| 2 |
Andy Derket |
Jeremy, Emmie and Midge |
NM |
Manhattan |
| 3 |
Tom Parker |
Where Writing Begins - Looking Back |
D4 |
Blue Rapids |
| HM |
Ralph Allen |
Art from the Heart of a Fool |
D5 |
Wichita |
| HM |
Kathleen Nelzen |
The One and Only, Best Mom Ever |
D5 |
Newton |
| HM |
Frankie Roland |
Pen Life as Art, Write from the Heart |
D3 |
Coffeyville |
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