2017 Literary Contest Winners

2017 LITERARY EXHIBITOR OF THE YEAR
James Alex Veech

Div. 313 Carry the Light Book Cover Art Contest

1^st Place: Girl with Firefly, Heather Theroff
2^nd Place: Bird of Paradise, Donald Shernock

Div. 325-01 Persuasive Essay

HM: Craven Media, Detached Public: We Have Met the Enemy and He Is Us,
Mimi Vaillancourt

Div. 325-02 Literary Essay

1^st Place: The People Next Door Step Up, Michelle Carter
2^nd Place: Selenium’s Sacrifice, Robert Dubrow
3^rd Place: Moscow’s Only Smoke Detector, Michelle Carter
HM: It’s Old Women Who Run Russia, Michelle Carter

ESSAY BEST OF SHOW

The People Next Door Step Up
Michelle Carter

Div. 326-01 Personal Memoir

1^st Place: The View from Erroll’s House, Mary Beth O’Conner
2^nd Place: A Distant Memory, Sheena Arora
3^rd Place: Kindergarten Slammer, Linda Fredericks
HM: Out for a Spin, Marjorie Johnson
HM: Between Takes, Sue Barizon< HM: Sold! On a Small Town Saturday, Ellaraine Lockie

Div. 326-02 Lifestyle Memoir

1^st Place: Get in Their Heads, Robert Dubrow
2^nd Place: The Whole Truth, Evie Groch
3^rd Place: Matchbox Dreams, Karen Hartley

MEMOIR BEST OF SHOW

The View from Erroll’s House
Mary Beth O’Connor

Div. 327 Best Blog

1^st Place: Journey of One Drop of Water, Cherilyn Jose
3^rd Place: No More Political News, Sheena Arora
HM: Little Free Library, Eva Barrows

Div. 328-02 Audiobook Contest

1^st Place: Super Holly Hansson in: The Intellecta-Rhapsody!, Dave M. Strom
3^rd Place: Tell My Dad, Ram Muthiah

Div. 329-01 Digital Recorded Lyric Songwriting Contest: American/Folk/County

2^nd Place: Back Where I Belong, Jim Duncan

Div. 329-03 Digital Recorded Lyric Songwriting Contest: Singer/Songwriter/Indie

HM: Lazarus, Sam Kauffman

Div. 330 Publisher’s Choice Novel Chapter Contest

1^st Place: All Nuts Are Not Created Equal, Jean Morrow
HM: Facing the Music, Shannon Brown
HM: The Short Arm of Chromosome 4, Carol Efron

Div. 331 Genre Novelist First Chapter Contest

1^st Place: Voices in the Night, David Wolf
2^nd Place: Monsoon Nights, Seana Graham
3^rd Place: The Meeting, Jac A. Fitzenz
HM: Focus on Death, Donna Harper

Div. 332 Heroes Arise Heroic Deed Contest

1^st Place: Justice Matters, Ron Vergona

Div. 333-01 Short Story, General Fiction

1^st Place: Old River Road, Kimberly Schultz
2^nd Place: Heirloom, Angela Yang
3^rd Place: Crow Secrets, Megan Clancy

Div. 333-02 Short Story, General Fiction, Senior

1^st Place: Scaffolding Over Invisible Odds, Luanne Oleas
2^nd Place: The Boy Who Hung the Moon, Luanne Oleas
3^rd Place: Empowered, Lisa Johnson
HM: Ticket to Freedom, Carolyn Donnell
HM: The Cold Breakfast, Linda Marie Pillay

HM: Flight, Thomas Kirkpatrick

Div. 333-04 Short Story, Science Fiction/Fantasy, Senior

1^st Place: EVA, Doug Baird
2^nd Place: It’s a Fake! Carolyn Donnell
3^rd Place: Cal “The Intellectual” Critbert in: The Lutefisk Door! Dave M. Strom
HM: Biometrical Psychology 101, Evie Groch

Div. 333-05 Short Story, Mystery/Thriller

1^st Place: The Last Chapter, Kimberly Schultz
2^nd Place: The Darkness Within Humanity, Kassandra Cooney
3^rd Place: A Late Night Visit, Megan Clancy

Div. 333-06 Short Story, Mystery/Thriller, Senior

1^st Place: Night School, Penelope Anne Cole
2^nd Place: Gaylyn, Evie Groch
HM: Stopped, Lisa Johnson

Div. 333-08 Western/Historical, Senior

HM: Margie Goes West, Lisa Johnson

Div. 333-09 Humorous

HM: The Birthday Committee, Eva Barrows

Div. 333-10 Short Story, Humorous, Senior

1^st Place: The Yipka Follies, Thomas Kirkpatrick
2^nd Place: Visiting Nirvana, Valerie Stoller
3^rd Place: Billy’s Belly, James Alex Veech
HM: The Boarding Pass, Evie Groch

SHORT STORY BEST OF SHOW

Scaffolding Over Invisible Odds
Luanne Oleas

Div. 334-01 Poetry, Free Form Poem, Exhibitor 54 Years Old or Younger

2^nd Place: Candles, Taylor Martin
3^rd Place: My Dear Hanuman, Sheena Arora
HM: Sun Snake, Taylor Martin

Div. 334-02 Poetry, Free Form Poem, Senior

1^st Place: Almaz Ayana, in the Style of Billy Collins, James Alex Veech
2^nd Place: The Smile, Jo Carpignano
3^rd Place: Can We See the Light, Karen Franzenburg
HM: Once More Before I Go, James Alex Veech
HM: Recital: Three Dancing Fuchsias, Karen Hartley

Div. 334-03 Poetry, Structured Poem, Exhibitor 54 Years Old or Younger

1^st Place: The Earth Reflects the Sky, Heather Theroff

Div. 334-04 Poetry, Structured Poem, Senior

1^st Place: Coming Home in a Haibun, Ellaraine Lockie
2^nd Place: Water, Kathy Boyd
3^rd Place: Global Warming, Ida J. Lowenstein
HM: Limerick Challenge, Kathy Boyd
HM: Wisdom’s Cost, Stanley Gedzelman

POETRY BEST OF SHOW

Almaz Ayana, in the Style of Billy Collins
James Alex Veech

Div. 335 SF Peninsula Writers Club Writer of the Year Short Story

1^st Place: The Marksmen, James Alex Veech

Div. 336 The Immigrant Experience

2^nd Place: Giuseppe and the Earthquake, Jo Carpignano

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Shut Up & Write
Shut Up & Write

January 4, 2022 9:30 am - 11:00 am

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Shut Up & Write
Shut Up & Write

January 11, 2022 9:30 am - 11:00 am

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Shut Up & Write
Shut Up & Write

January 18, 2022 9:30 am - 11:15 am

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Shut Up & Write
Shut Up & Write

January 25, 2022 9:30 am - 11:15 am

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CWC High Desert Branch - Monthly Meeting
CWC High Desert Branch - Monthly Meeting

January 8, 2022 10:00 am - 12:00 pm
11537 Apple Valley Rd, Apple Valley, CA 92308, USA

It's the monthly meeting of the High Desert Branch of the California Writers Club. The public is welcome and admission is free.
Branch home page - https://www.hdcwc.com/

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CWC South Bay Writers
CWC South Bay Writers

January 10, 2022 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
China Stix, 2110 El Camino Real, Santa Clara, CA 95050, USA

South Bay writer's monthly meeting.

Dinner and cost to attend: $30 for members, $35 for guests.

https://southbaywriters.com

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CWC Berkeley Monthly Meeting
CWC Berkeley Monthly Meeting

January 16, 2022 12:00 pm - 4:00 pm
1204 Preservation Park Way, Oakland, CA 94612, USA

Except for July, August, and December, we meet on the third Sunday of each month from 12:00 p.m. to 4p.m. at 1204 Preservation Park Way in Oakland (in the Robinson House Classrooms). Use street parking and enter from Preservation Park Way off of 12th Street. There is an ADA accessible entrance from Martin Luther King Drive parking lot.

Our meetings always include a speaker program featuring writers, editors, teachers, publishers, and agents to speak about writing and publishing. We also highlight a club member each month… this could be YOU!

These meetings are open to the public, and offer all writers the socializing, book sales, and writer support groups that we need to succeed—plus refreshments! There is a $10 charge for non-members, and it’s only $5 for members.

Before each meeting, we host a Craft Group and a Marketing Support Group. Learn more about our craft and critique groups here.

https://cwc-berkeley.org/

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CWC Inland Empire Branch Monthly Meeting
CWC Inland Empire Branch Monthly Meeting

January 22, 2022 10:10 am - 12:00 pm
215 E C St, Ontario, CA 91764, USA

The Inland Empire Branch of the California Writers Club meets…
The fourth Saturday of every month (except December) from 10:10 a.m. to 12:00 noon at the Ovitt Family Community Library in Ontario.

Our group meets for networking, announcements and updates from 10:10 to 11:00 am. From 11:00 until 12:00 noon we often host a guest speaker, an author who discusses the craft of writing, publishing, and promotion. Presentations are free to the public,.

Ontario Library – Ovitt Family Community Library
215 E. C Street, Ontario, CA 91764
Telephone (909) 395-2004

DIRECTIONS:

On I-10 (San Bernardino Freeway), go to Exit 51, N Euclid Ave (CA-83 S).Turn South on Euclid. Go about 1.5 miles. Turn left onto C Street. The Library is straight ahead – one block. Our meeting room is to the left when you come in the front entrance.

Branch Home Page - http://iecwc.com

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CWC Fremont Area Writers monthly meeting.
CWC Fremont Area Writers monthly meeting.

January 22, 2022 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
42 Silicon Valley, 6600 Dumbarton Cir, Fremont, CA 94555, USA

Are you a writer?

Would a supportive community of other writers help you when you need ideas as to how to get over a problem with your work or just feel overwhelmed, blocked, or stressed from the solitary nature of the trade?

You’re not alone.

FAW is a mutual support group. We’re helping each other push projects through to completion.

Fremont Area Writers is the Centennial Branch of the California Writers Club.

The California Writers Club is one of the nation’s oldest professional clubs for writers, founded in 1909. We are a nonprofit education corporation with eighteen branches in California. Our organization is dedicated to educating writers of all levels and disciplines in the craft of writing and in the marketing of their work.

Here at Fremont Area Writers we sponsor on-going projects to help our members advance their skills and learn how to complete, market, sell and promote our books and articles.

By encouraging participation in California Writers Club events we encourage the development of contacts with other publishing industry professionals.

During our meeting we always recognize members who have reached milestones in their work or won awards.

In the fifteen minutes before each meeting and during the break between the Speaker, members mingle and catch up with each-other’s work.

At each monthly meeting, after our membership business is complete, we host a variety of industry professionals who share information on topics ranging from “How to Create an Opening Paragraph” (so compelling that your reader won’t be able to put your book down) to “Understanding the Laws and Basic Contractual Concepts Authors Need to Know”

Check under Upcoming and Past Events for past and future speakers and their topics.

On the Fourth Monday evening of each month, (7PM) anyone can come to Suju’s Coffee on Thornton in Fremont to read from their own work and request suggestions from other authors as to how to fix problems or get past roadblocks.

Once your book is published, you’ll want to become active in our Book Signings, where authors read from, sell and sign their books at local venues.

Sound good? Then come! Be our guest at our next meeting on the fourth Saturday of the Month at 2PM (excepting July and December). There’s no charge.

We hope to see you there, but even if you decide to go it alone, best wishes to you and your project from all of us.

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3	4	5	6	7	8 CWC High Desert Branch - Monthly Meeting CWC High Desert Branch - Monthly Meeting January 8, 2022 10:00 am - 12:00 pm 11537 Apple Valley Rd, Apple Valley, CA 92308, USA It's the monthly meeting of the High Desert Branch of the California Writers Club. The public is welcome and admission is free. Branch home page - https://www.hdcwc.com/ See more details •	9
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17	18	19	20	21	22 CWC Inland Empire Branch Monthly Meeting CWC Inland Empire Branch Monthly Meeting January 22, 2022 10:10 am - 12:00 pm 215 E C St, Ontario, CA 91764, USA The Inland Empire Branch of the California Writers Club meets… The fourth Saturday of every month (except December) from 10:10 a.m. to 12:00 noon at the Ovitt Family Community Library in Ontario. Our group meets for networking, announcements and updates from 10:10 to 11:00 am. From 11:00 until 12:00 noon we often host a guest speaker, an author who discusses the craft of writing, publishing, and promotion. Presentations are free to the public,. Ontario Library – Ovitt Family Community Library 215 E. C Street, Ontario, CA 91764 Telephone (909) 395-2004 DIRECTIONS: On I-10 (San Bernardino Freeway), go to Exit 51, N Euclid Ave (CA-83 S).Turn South on Euclid. Go about 1.5 miles. Turn left onto C Street. The Library is straight ahead – one block. Our meeting room is to the left when you come in the front entrance. Branch Home Page - http://iecwc.com See more details CWC Fremont Area Writers monthly meeting. CWC Fremont Area Writers monthly meeting. January 22, 2022 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm 42 Silicon Valley, 6600 Dumbarton Cir, Fremont, CA 94555, USA Are you a writer? Would a supportive community of other writers help you when you need ideas as to how to get over a problem with your work or just feel overwhelmed, blocked, or stressed from the solitary nature of the trade? You’re not alone. FAW is a mutual support group. We’re helping each other push projects through to completion. Fremont Area Writers is the Centennial Branch of the California Writers Club. The California Writers Club is one of the nation’s oldest professional clubs for writers, founded in 1909. We are a nonprofit education corporation with eighteen branches in California. Our organization is dedicated to educating writers of all levels and disciplines in the craft of writing and in the marketing of their work. Here at Fremont Area Writers we sponsor on-going projects to help our members advance their skills and learn how to complete, market, sell and promote our books and articles. By encouraging participation in California Writers Club events we encourage the development of contacts with other publishing industry professionals. During our meeting we always recognize members who have reached milestones in their work or won awards. In the fifteen minutes before each meeting and during the break between the Speaker, members mingle and catch up with each-other’s work. At each monthly meeting, after our membership business is complete, we host a variety of industry professionals who share information on topics ranging from “How to Create an Opening Paragraph” (so compelling that your reader won’t be able to put your book down) to “Understanding the Laws and Basic Contractual Concepts Authors Need to Know” Check under Upcoming and Past Events for past and future speakers and their topics. On the Fourth Monday evening of each month, (7PM) anyone can come to Suju’s Coffee on Thornton in Fremont to read from their own work and request suggestions from other authors as to how to fix problems or get past roadblocks. Once your book is published, you’ll want to become active in our Book Signings, where authors read from, sell and sign their books at local venues. Sound good? Then come! Be our guest at our next meeting on the fourth Saturday of the Month at 2PM (excepting July and December). There’s no charge. We hope to see you there, but even if you decide to go it alone, best wishes to you and your project from all of us. See more details • •	23
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