FICTION: First Prize - Alex Veach: The Marksman
FICTION: Honorable Mention - William W. Chiang: Aloha, Sir Knight
ESSAY: First Prize - Karen E. Gallimore: Dad's in the Foyer, The Ice is in the Sink
ESSAY: Honorable Mention - Claudette DeCarbonel: Rewiring
POETRY: First Prize - Robert J. Miller: Supporting Them
POETRY: Honorable Mention - Susan M. Wingate: The Fisherman, The Eagle, and Jesus
CHILDREN'S STORIES: First Prize: - Pamela Chang: Christmas Missing
CHILDREN'S STORIES: Honorable Mention - Annette K. Gulati: Patience to Pose
2005:
FICTION: First Prize - Emily Jiang: Paper Daughter
FICTION: Honorable Mention - Bart Oxley: Interview with General George Patton
HUMOR/PERSONAL ESSAY: First Prize - Judith G. Beane: Healing the Heart After Loss
HUMOR/PERSONAL ESSAY: Honorable Mention - Kaitlyn McNeil: As Life Goes On
POETRY: First Prize - Murweena Blewett: The Lunch Party
POETRY: Honorable Mention- Sheila Berenson: Into the Light
CHILDREN'S STORIES: First Prize - Heather Norris: A Brand New Family
CHILDREN'S STORIES: Honorable Mention - Carol Bierderman: The Six Lives of Henry the Ape
2004:
FICTION: First Prize - Elizabeth Benton Appell: Lost Language
FICTION: Honorable Mention- Tracy Koretsky: Floating From Chagall
HUMOR/PERSONAL ESSAY: First Prize - Yvette Irvin: Finding Monica
HUMOR/PERSONAL ESSAY: Honorable Mention - Ephima E. Morphew: The Most Beautiful Christmas
POETRY: First Prize - Bruce Henderson: Orgy in Winter
POETRY: Honorable Mention - Daniel S. Spradling: Sic Transit Gloria
CHILDREN'S STORIES: First Prize - Karen J. Stanton: Martin
CHILDREN'S STORIES: Honorable Mention - Karen J. Stanton: Papi's Gift
2003:
BLANK VERSE: First Prize - Philip Gin: Lifeguard Newport Beach
BLANK VERSE: Honorable Mention - Leslie Ragsdale: Early Morning
RHYMED VERSE: First Prize - Robert J. Miller: On the Day you win the Gold
RHYMED VERSE: Honorable Mention - Philip Gin: The Production Line-Manager Gets Inspired
HUMOR: First Prize - Robert Morley: Appointment with the Doctor
HUMOR: Honorable Mention - R. Lee Paulson: Impressionist Impression
FICTION: First Prize - Philip Gin: Plastic Models
FICTION: Honorable Mention - Robert J. Miller: What Waits in the Shadows
CHILDREN'S STORIES: First Prize - Masaho Kusuhara: Raindrops
CHILDREN'S STORIES: Honorable Mention - Bart Oxley: The Prince of the Tidepools
PERSONAL ESSAY: First Prize - Stephen C. Hook: The Finest Field
PERSONAL ESSAY: Honorable Mention - Laurel Hill: Crescendo
2002:
BLANK VERSE: First Prize - Stan Goldberg: You?ll Like It
BLANK VERSE: Honorable Mention - John Young: Droplets
RHYMED VERSE: First Prize - John Nimmo: Paris Notre Dame
RHYMED VERSE: Honorable Mention - Steve Schafer: Hmmm
HUMOR: First Prize - Peter Crosby: Virgin Homeowners
HUMOR: Honorable Mention - Stan Goldberg - Who's In Charge of Catching Bad Guys?
FICTION: First Prize - Tajma Beverly: The Possession of 'T'
FICTION: Honorable Mention - Mari McGrady: Emeralds From Mountains
CHILDREN'S STORIES: First Prize - Jean Hanson: The 5 Thousand Friends of Veronica Vutch
CHILDREN'S STORIES: Honorable Mention - Patricia Weaver: Shadow
PERSONAL ESSAY: First Prize - Viola Odell: Horseplay
PERSONAL ESSAY: Honorable Mention - Cathy Chang: The Yellow Tie that Binds
2001:
BLANK VERSE: First Place - Jennifer Campbell: It Only Happens on Television
BLANK VERSE: Honorable Mention - Henry Clay Lindgren: The Frog
RHYMED VERSE: First Place - Steven J. Schafer: Justice ?
RHYMED VERSE: Honorable Mention - Gail Flynn: Spider
HUMOR: First Place - Jack O. Patterson: He Said, She Said
HUMOR: Honorable Mention - Matthew Bazzanella: Dark Death Diner
FICTION: First Place - Evelyne Holingue: The Mug Quest
FICTION: Honorable Mention - Marc Igler: The Reefer
CHILDREN'S STORIES: First Place - Sharon K. Whitehill: Princess Frannie's Freckles
CHILDREN'S STORIES: Honorable Mention - Jennifer K. Hendersen: Presenting Pierre: A Pigeon in Paris
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