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2015 Write Action Contest in Poetry and Prose

Write Action is pleased to announce the winners in its annual contest in poetry and prose. This year's judge for poetry was Chard deNiord, judge for prose was Deborah Lee Luskin.

Not usually given as part of the contest, the judges had so many strong entries this year that they saw fit to give Honorable Mentions.

The Youth category did not have enough entrants to warrant the awarding of prizes this year. However, Olivia Howe was given a Special Mention in prose for three beautifully written short short stories: "Crows" "Nails" "Woods Walk. "

2015 Write Action Contest Winners

Poetry

1st place - Candace Curran for "Interrogating Sheep"

2nd place - Kathleen Pell, for "Elevator, Moscow 1984"

3rd place - GennaRose Nethercott for "Foxes Have Many Tricks"

Honorable Mentions in Poetry

Anna Blackburn for "Privacy"

Candace Curran for "Turnaround"

Beneth Goldschmidt for "Night Lesson"

Prose

1st place - Susan Johnson for "Babies"

2nd place - Kathleen Pell for "Still Life at my Father's Funeral"

3rd place - James Davis for "Pelle's Day of Quiet"

Honorable Mentions in Prose

Stephanie Greene for "Hilton Hates Driving"

Kevin O'Keefe for "Woodbine"

Youth Category

Olivia Howe - Special Mention for "Crows" "Nails" "Woods Walk. "

View winning entries and judge's comments

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