2022 Contest Winners
Theme: Our Earthly Home
All winners will be published in our 2022 anthology
President’s Contest
Theme: Planets
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Prose:
First Place: Christine Anthony for Home Second Place: Christine Anthony for Pretty Venus Third Place: Donna Mork Reed for First Contact Honorable Mention: Jeanne Felfe for Odd Peg Flash:
First Place: Cheri Remington for Uninvited Guest Second Place: Donna Volkenannt for Mercury in Retrograde Third Place: Heather Hartmann for Soccer Ball Poetry:
First Place: Donna Mork Reed for Moon Writings Second Place: Tara Pedroley for Three Roses of Saturn Third Place: Billie Holladay Skelley for Pity Poor Pluto Honorable Mention: Donna Mork Reed for Dogs' Christmas Present |
Essay:
First Place: John Marcum for The Final Frontier Second Place: David Reed for The Search for Another Earth Third Place: Wesley Ginther for Daydreaming Drabble:
First Place: Mark Vago for Chapter One Second Place: Donna Mork Reed for Extinction Event Third Place: Donna Mork Reed for One Order of Earth, To Go |
Pen & Paint Contest Part I
A Collaboration Among Artists
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POETRY:
Marilyn O'Neill for Photographic Memory Cheri Remington for Winter at Catnap Inn Sue Fritz for Orchestra Train Sherry Cerrano for Milk Cows Billie Holladay Skelley for The Plant Doctor |
PROSE:
M. L. Stiehl for Kitty on Parade Sherry Copeland for The Fairmount Theater Sherry Copeland for The Troublesome Miss Maize Christine Anthony for First Kiss Donna Mork Reed for True Love's Name |
February Contest
Theme: Mountains - volcanoes, glaciers, cliffs, etc.
First Place: Jeffrey Czuchna for The Cardboard Time Machine
Second Place: Susan Gore Zahra for Charon Falls
Third Place: Donna Mork Reed for The Green Flash
Second Place: Susan Gore Zahra for Charon Falls
Third Place: Donna Mork Reed for The Green Flash
March Contest
Theme: Bodies of Water - lake, rivers, oceans, reservoirs, etc.
First Place: Donna Mork Reed for One Day at the Quarry
Second Place: Wesley Ginther for The Midnight Visitor
Third Place: Kenneth Lee for Tobias Toad's Great Adventure
Honorable Mention: Cheri Remington for Opportunities
Honorable Mention: R. G. Weismiller for The Hamilton Lake Incident
Honorable Mention: Larry Duerbeck for Word Play
Second Place: Wesley Ginther for The Midnight Visitor
Third Place: Kenneth Lee for Tobias Toad's Great Adventure
Honorable Mention: Cheri Remington for Opportunities
Honorable Mention: R. G. Weismiller for The Hamilton Lake Incident
Honorable Mention: Larry Duerbeck for Word Play
Poet Laureate Contest
Theme: Silver
First Place: Cheri Remington for Silver and Light
First Place: Donna Mork Reed for Silver Memories
First Place: Heather Hartmann for A Lifetime
Honorable Mention: Carol Roberson for Silver Years
First Place: Donna Mork Reed for Silver Memories
First Place: Heather Hartmann for A Lifetime
Honorable Mention: Carol Roberson for Silver Years
April Contest
Theme: Prairies - grasslands, farmland, bogs, etc.
First Place: Susan Gore Zahra for Smaller Lights, Brighter Hope
Second Place: M. L. Stiehl for Seasons Foretelling
Third Place: John Marcum for The Hazards of Farming
Honorable Mention: Cheri Remington for Unstoppable
Honorable Mention: Heather Hartmann for Cloudless
Second Place: M. L. Stiehl for Seasons Foretelling
Third Place: John Marcum for The Hazards of Farming
Honorable Mention: Cheri Remington for Unstoppable
Honorable Mention: Heather Hartmann for Cloudless
February, March and April Poetry Contest
Themes: Mountains, Bodies of Water & Prairies
First Place: Robert Walton for Caesura
Second Place: Susan Gore Zahra for Kansas Snapshots
Third Place: Billie Holladay Skelley for Mountain Lovers
Honorable Mention: Cathleen Callahan for Letter from the Frontier Prairie
Honorable Mention: Carol Roberson for The Church on the Hill
Honorable Mention: Donna Mork Reed for Solitary Bird
Second Place: Susan Gore Zahra for Kansas Snapshots
Third Place: Billie Holladay Skelley for Mountain Lovers
Honorable Mention: Cathleen Callahan for Letter from the Frontier Prairie
Honorable Mention: Carol Roberson for The Church on the Hill
Honorable Mention: Donna Mork Reed for Solitary Bird
May Contest
Theme: Forest & Desert - rain forest, sand dunes, woods, etc.
First Place: David Reed for Flying the Appalachians
Second Place: Susan Gore Zahra for Sweet, Sweet Water
Third Place: Donna Mork Reed for The Secret Door
Honorable Mention: M. L. Stiehl for Winter Wonderland
Honorable Mention: Cheri Remington for Keep Moving Forward
Honorable Mention: John Marcum for The Dunes of Michigan
Second Place: Susan Gore Zahra for Sweet, Sweet Water
Third Place: Donna Mork Reed for The Secret Door
Honorable Mention: M. L. Stiehl for Winter Wonderland
Honorable Mention: Cheri Remington for Keep Moving Forward
Honorable Mention: John Marcum for The Dunes of Michigan
June Contest
Theme: Caves - underground caverns, canyons, valleys, coves, etc.
First Place: Diane How for Treasures of the Heart
Second Place: Cheri Remington for Wish Upon a Star
Third Place: Kenneth Lee for The Veil
Honorable Mention: Susan Gore Zahra for Milestones and Mules
Honorable Mention: David Reed for Valley of Time
Honorable Mention: Susan Gore Zahra for A Reasonably Well-Told Tale
Second Place: Cheri Remington for Wish Upon a Star
Third Place: Kenneth Lee for The Veil
Honorable Mention: Susan Gore Zahra for Milestones and Mules
Honorable Mention: David Reed for Valley of Time
Honorable Mention: Susan Gore Zahra for A Reasonably Well-Told Tale
Everything Children's Contest
Theme: Any Earthly Element Goes
First Place: Cheri Remington for The Mechanic in the Town
Second Place: Heather Hartmann for Mortified
Third Place: Carla Sabotta for Riding a Space Elevator
Honorable Mention: Donna Mork Reed for Let Your Light Shine
Honorable Mention: Billie Holladay Skelley for The Superstition Mountains
Honorable Mention: Diane How for Treasures of the Heart
Second Place: Heather Hartmann for Mortified
Third Place: Carla Sabotta for Riding a Space Elevator
Honorable Mention: Donna Mork Reed for Let Your Light Shine
Honorable Mention: Billie Holladay Skelley for The Superstition Mountains
Honorable Mention: Diane How for Treasures of the Heart
July Contest
Theme: Sky - moon, stars, sun, space, etc.
First Place: Susan Gore Zahra for Sky Blue Eyes
Second Place: Tom Klein for The Last Captain
Third Place: Donna Mork Reed for Sky Watcher
Honorable Mention: Kenneth Lee for Sammy Gets a Mind Meld
Honorable Mention: Diane How for No Chop Suey for Me
Honorable Mention: Christine Anthony for Written in the Stars
Second Place: Tom Klein for The Last Captain
Third Place: Donna Mork Reed for Sky Watcher
Honorable Mention: Kenneth Lee for Sammy Gets a Mind Meld
Honorable Mention: Diane How for No Chop Suey for Me
Honorable Mention: Christine Anthony for Written in the Stars
May, June and July Poetry Contest
Themes: Forest, Desert, Caves & Sky
First Place: Susan Gore Zahra for Tanka
Second Place: Robert Walton for Redwoods
Third Place: Sherry Cerrano for Sustenance
Honorable Mention: Tara Pedroley for The Fuchsia Tree
Honorable Mention: Sherry Cerrano for Moonstruck
Honorable Mention: Tara Pedroley for Peach Trees & Morning Makeup
Second Place: Robert Walton for Redwoods
Third Place: Sherry Cerrano for Sustenance
Honorable Mention: Tara Pedroley for The Fuchsia Tree
Honorable Mention: Sherry Cerrano for Moonstruck
Honorable Mention: Tara Pedroley for Peach Trees & Morning Makeup
August Prose and Poetry Contest
Theme: Any Earthly Element Goes
PROSE:
First Place: Susan Gore Zahra for Body Language
Second Place: Donna Mork Reed for Therapy Body Visit
Third Place: Jane Hamilton for Alaska or Bust
Honorable Mention: Kenneth Lee for The Old Man and His Dead Wife
Honorable Mention: M. L. Stiehl for Cave Decisions
Honorable Mention: Brad Watson for A Lasting Meal
POETRY:
First Place: Denise Scott for Farmers Struggle in War
Second Place: Marilyn O’Neill for Camping on the Meramec
Third Place: Holly Elliott for Diving In
Honorable Mention: Denise Scott for From the Heights to the Depths
Honorable Mention: Marilyn O’Neill for Dancing Bears
Honorable Mention: Cheri Remington for Being
First Place: Susan Gore Zahra for Body Language
Second Place: Donna Mork Reed for Therapy Body Visit
Third Place: Jane Hamilton for Alaska or Bust
Honorable Mention: Kenneth Lee for The Old Man and His Dead Wife
Honorable Mention: M. L. Stiehl for Cave Decisions
Honorable Mention: Brad Watson for A Lasting Meal
POETRY:
First Place: Denise Scott for Farmers Struggle in War
Second Place: Marilyn O’Neill for Camping on the Meramec
Third Place: Holly Elliott for Diving In
Honorable Mention: Denise Scott for From the Heights to the Depths
Honorable Mention: Marilyn O’Neill for Dancing Bears
Honorable Mention: Cheri Remington for Being
Pen & Paint Contest Part II
A Collaboration Among Artists
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Canal: Bradley Watson for The Lone Boat
Deer: Robert Walton for Caveat Foxes: R. R. J. Sebacher for Debutante Ball Girl at Window: Heather Hartmann for Deep Dark Sky Graduates: Kenneth Lee for The Backs of Their Heads Lightning: Marilyn O’Neill for Just Be |
Purple Sunset: Robert Walton for Rue de L’Abrevoir
Self Service: Cheri Remington for Lucy and Dotty’s Excellent Adventure Stroll: Marilyn O’Neill for Malachite on Delmar Truck: Bradley Watson for The Hiding Place Women: Diane How for The Painter’s Pallet |
Fun Statistics from our 2022 Writing Contests
54 different people submitted at least one entry this year. We had 33 different winners. There was a whooping grand total of 453 submissions spread out over our 14 contests. Out of 453 submissions we ended our year with 103 winning entries. Out 2022 anthology will feature 37 poems and 66 prose pieces!
Our 2022 Saturday Writers Anthology featuring all of the above poems and stories will be available in the Spring of 2023.