2021 Contest Winners
Theme: Shapes
All winners will be published in our 2021 anthology
President’s Contest
Theme: The shape of things that don't have physical shape: water, air, love, faith, feelings, light, dark, etc.
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Prose:
First Place: M. Rose Callahan for Training Day Second Place: Christine Anthony for Dinner with Daniel Third Place: Billie Holladay Skelley for Bottomless Fear Honorable Mention: Donna Mork Reed for A Breathless Night Honorable Mention: Max Eisele for Animal Love Honorable Mention: Cheri Remington for Stone Flash:
First Place: Heather Hartmann for Go Swimming Honorable Mention: Wesley Ginther for The Caretaker |
Poetry:
First Place: James Ladendecker for Shape of Our Future Second Place: Billie Holladay Skelley for Amorphous Doubt Third Place: Kenneth Lee for Visit with an Elf Honorable Mention: Susan Gore Zahra for 2020 Collage Honorable Mention: Tara Pedroley for The Shape of My Soul Essay:
First Place: Sherry Cerrano for Nosey Spirit Honorable Mention: Jane Hamilton for A Stroke of Luck Drabble:
First Place: Donna Mork Reed for Just Desserts Second Place: Jane Hamilton for Homecoming Nostalgia Honorable Mention: Sherry Cerrano for Woodland Romance |
Pen & Paint Contest Part I
A Collaboration Among Artists
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POETRY:
Susan Gore Zahra for Aging Well Carol Roberson for The Chickadee Billie Holladay Skelley for Nature’s Script Diane How for Nirvana Cheri Remington for Echo |
PROSE:
Robert Walton for Dogwood Dream James Ladendecker for Last Minute Christmas Donna Mork Reed for The Visit Christine Anthony for The Visitor Cheri Remington for How to Build a Bridge |
February Contest
Theme: Curved Shapes
First Place: Donna Mork Reed for Lumps and Bumps
Second Place: Susan Gore Zahra for Christmas Surprise
Third Place: James Ladendecker for A Hat Full of Memories
Honorable Mention: Jeffrey Czuchna for Making a Baby
Honorable Mention: Cheri Remington for When Daisy Met Jack
Second Place: Susan Gore Zahra for Christmas Surprise
Third Place: James Ladendecker for A Hat Full of Memories
Honorable Mention: Jeffrey Czuchna for Making a Baby
Honorable Mention: Cheri Remington for When Daisy Met Jack
March Contest
Theme: Quadrilateral Family
First Place: Diane How for Debatable Differences
Second Place: John Marcum for An Active Imagination
Third Place: Cheri Remington for Misfits
Honorable Mention: R. G. Weismiller for The Four Leaf Clover Tattoo
Honorable Mention: F. J. Moriarty for He Knows My Every Need
Honorable Mention: Joan Leotta for The Rembrandt Box
Second Place: John Marcum for An Active Imagination
Third Place: Cheri Remington for Misfits
Honorable Mention: R. G. Weismiller for The Four Leaf Clover Tattoo
Honorable Mention: F. J. Moriarty for He Knows My Every Need
Honorable Mention: Joan Leotta for The Rembrandt Box
April Contest
Theme: Tringle
First Place: Christine Anthony for Love Lines
Second Place: Cheri Remington for Change of Heart
Third Place: Donna Mork Reed for Eldon's Music Jam
Second Place: Cheri Remington for Change of Heart
Third Place: Donna Mork Reed for Eldon's Music Jam
February, March and April Poetry Contest
Themes: Curved Shapes, Quadrilateral, and Tringle
First Place: Cathleen Callahan for Ripples
Second Place: Cathleen Callahan for High Place
Third Place: Cathleen Callahan for Echoic Spheres
Honorable Mention: Jeanne Felfe for The Gulf
Honorable Mention: Kenneth Lee for The Hatchling
Honorable Mention: Robert Walton for Crescent Moon
Second Place: Cathleen Callahan for High Place
Third Place: Cathleen Callahan for Echoic Spheres
Honorable Mention: Jeanne Felfe for The Gulf
Honorable Mention: Kenneth Lee for The Hatchling
Honorable Mention: Robert Walton for Crescent Moon
May Contest
Theme: The "agons"
First Place: Marilyn O'Neill for Morgan's Ring
Second Place: Larry Duerbeck for The lottery
Third Place: Cheri Remington for Wards Don't Fail Me Now
Honorable Mention: Heather Hartmann for Elevator Ride
Honorable Mention: Heather Hartmann for Failure to Stop
Second Place: Larry Duerbeck for The lottery
Third Place: Cheri Remington for Wards Don't Fail Me Now
Honorable Mention: Heather Hartmann for Elevator Ride
Honorable Mention: Heather Hartmann for Failure to Stop
June Contest
Theme: Unique Shapes
First Place: Jeffrey Czuchna for The Perfect Plan
Second Place: Donna Mork Reed for Inking a New Chapter
Third Place: Susan Gore Zahra for The Enduring Imprint of a Hand
Honorable Mention: Cheri Remington for Of Magic and Stars
Honorable Mention: Christine Anthony for Blue Teardrops
Honorable Mention: Heather Hartmann for Fixer Upper
Second Place: Donna Mork Reed for Inking a New Chapter
Third Place: Susan Gore Zahra for The Enduring Imprint of a Hand
Honorable Mention: Cheri Remington for Of Magic and Stars
Honorable Mention: Christine Anthony for Blue Teardrops
Honorable Mention: Heather Hartmann for Fixer Upper
Everything Children's Contest
Theme: Any Shape Goes
First Place: Heather Hartmann for Powers
Second Place: Robert Walton for The Greatest Tree Ever
Third Place: Sue Fritz for A Frog Story
Honorable Mention: Shirley Anderson for Squeeze
Honorable Mention: Sue Fritz for Ellie’s Tree
Second Place: Robert Walton for The Greatest Tree Ever
Third Place: Sue Fritz for A Frog Story
Honorable Mention: Shirley Anderson for Squeeze
Honorable Mention: Sue Fritz for Ellie’s Tree
July Contest
Theme: Solid Shapes
First Place: Jeffrey Czuchna for No Talent for the Art
Second Place: Jeffrey Czuchna for Quarantine
Third Place: Donna Mork Reed for The Visiting Sphere
Honorable Mention: R. G. Weismiller for The Little Guys
Honorable Mention: Marilyn O’Neill for We Don’t Need No Stinkin’ Fish
Honorable Mention: Sherry Cerrano for The Antiquarian
Second Place: Jeffrey Czuchna for Quarantine
Third Place: Donna Mork Reed for The Visiting Sphere
Honorable Mention: R. G. Weismiller for The Little Guys
Honorable Mention: Marilyn O’Neill for We Don’t Need No Stinkin’ Fish
Honorable Mention: Sherry Cerrano for The Antiquarian
May, June and July Poetry Contest
Themes: The "agons", Unique Shapes, Solid Shapes
First Place: Tara Pedroley for The Garden She Loves
Second Place: Tara Pedroley for Avoiding Tuesday
Third Place: Cathleen Callahan for Love at Lunch
Honorable Mention: Tara Pedroley for When a Blue Bird Sings
Second Place: Tara Pedroley for Avoiding Tuesday
Third Place: Cathleen Callahan for Love at Lunch
Honorable Mention: Tara Pedroley for When a Blue Bird Sings
August Prose and Poetry Contest
Theme: Any Shapes Goes
PROSE:
First Place: Jeffrey Czuchna for Just an Idea
Second Place: Kenneth Lee for Look at the Stars
Third Place: F. J. Moriarty for What's in a Quilt
Honorable Mention: Kenneth Lee for Bible Bug
Honorable Mention: Larry Duerbeck for A Moment for Memory
Honorable Mention: Marilyn O'Neill for Triangle
POETRY:
First Place: Heather Hartmann for Father's Day
Second Place: Tara Pedroley for A Speck of Dirt
Third Place: Sherry Cerrano for Pink Ritual
Honorable Mention: F. J. Moriarty for In the Stillness of My Mind
Honorable Mention: Tara Pedroley for The Sparrow
Honorable Mention: Tara Pedroley for An Arrow Through the Heart
First Place: Jeffrey Czuchna for Just an Idea
Second Place: Kenneth Lee for Look at the Stars
Third Place: F. J. Moriarty for What's in a Quilt
Honorable Mention: Kenneth Lee for Bible Bug
Honorable Mention: Larry Duerbeck for A Moment for Memory
Honorable Mention: Marilyn O'Neill for Triangle
POETRY:
First Place: Heather Hartmann for Father's Day
Second Place: Tara Pedroley for A Speck of Dirt
Third Place: Sherry Cerrano for Pink Ritual
Honorable Mention: F. J. Moriarty for In the Stillness of My Mind
Honorable Mention: Tara Pedroley for The Sparrow
Honorable Mention: Tara Pedroley for An Arrow Through the Heart
Pen & Paint Contest Part II
A Collaboration Among Artists
Lips: Denise Scott for Mouthing Truth
Tree: John Marcum for By Moonlight
House: Donna Mork Reed for Gumption and Cookies
Unicorn: Donna Mork Reed for A Simple Wish
Sea Turtle: Diane How for Bits and Pieces
Young Woman: John Marcum for The Smile
Washing Machine: Cheri Remington for The Washer Wars
Canine: Cheri Remington for Wolf in the Woods
Fishing: Heather Hartmann for Fish
Cardinal: Diane How for A Man of His Word
Tree: John Marcum for By Moonlight
House: Donna Mork Reed for Gumption and Cookies
Unicorn: Donna Mork Reed for A Simple Wish
Sea Turtle: Diane How for Bits and Pieces
Young Woman: John Marcum for The Smile
Washing Machine: Cheri Remington for The Washer Wars
Canine: Cheri Remington for Wolf in the Woods
Fishing: Heather Hartmann for Fish
Cardinal: Diane How for A Man of His Word
Fun Statistics from our 2021 Writing Contests
40 different people submitted at least one entry this year. We had 29 different winners. There was a whooping grand total of 306 submissions spread out over our 14 contests. Out of 306 submissions we ended our year with 96 winning entries. Our 2021 anthology will feature 28 poems and 68 prose pieces!