2017 LITERARY EXHIBITOR OF THE YEAR
James Alex Veech
Div. 313 Carry the Light Book Cover Art Contest
1st Place: Girl with Firefly, Heather Theroff
2nd 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
1st Place: The People Next Door Step Up, Michelle Carter
2nd Place: Selenium’s Sacrifice, Robert Dubrow
3rd 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
1st Place: The View from Erroll’s House, Mary Beth O’Conner
2nd Place: A Distant Memory, Sheena Arora
3rd 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
1st Place: Get in Their Heads, Robert Dubrow
2nd Place: The Whole Truth, Evie Groch
3rd Place: Matchbox Dreams, Karen Hartley
MEMOIR BEST OF SHOW
The View from Erroll’s House
Mary Beth O’Connor
Div. 327 Best Blog
1st Place: Journey of One Drop of Water, Cherilyn Jose
3rd Place: No More Political News, Sheena Arora
HM: Little Free Library, Eva Barrows
Div. 328-02 Audiobook Contest
1st Place: Super Holly Hansson in: The Intellecta-Rhapsody!, Dave M. Strom
3rd Place: Tell My Dad, Ram Muthiah
Div. 329-01 Digital Recorded Lyric Songwriting Contest: American/Folk/County
2nd 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
1st 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
1st Place: Voices in the Night, David Wolf
2nd Place: Monsoon Nights, Seana Graham
3rd Place: The Meeting, Jac A. Fitzenz
HM: Focus on Death, Donna Harper
Div. 332 Heroes Arise Heroic Deed Contest
1st Place: Justice Matters, Ron Vergona
Div. 333-01 Short Story, General Fiction
1st Place: Old River Road, Kimberly Schultz
2nd Place: Heirloom, Angela Yang
3rd Place: Crow Secrets, Megan Clancy
Div. 333-02 Short Story, General Fiction, Senior
1st Place: Scaffolding Over Invisible Odds, Luanne Oleas
2nd Place: The Boy Who Hung the Moon, Luanne Oleas
3rd 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
1st Place: EVA, Doug Baird
2nd Place: It’s a Fake! Carolyn Donnell
3rd 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
1st Place: The Last Chapter, Kimberly Schultz
2nd Place: The Darkness Within Humanity, Kassandra Cooney
3rd Place: A Late Night Visit, Megan Clancy
Div. 333-06 Short Story, Mystery/Thriller, Senior
1st Place: Night School, Penelope Anne Cole
2nd 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
1st Place: The Yipka Follies, Thomas Kirkpatrick
2nd Place: Visiting Nirvana, Valerie Stoller
3rd 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
2nd Place: Candles, Taylor Martin
3rd Place: My Dear Hanuman, Sheena Arora
HM: Sun Snake, Taylor Martin
Div. 334-02 Poetry, Free Form Poem, Senior
1st Place: Almaz Ayana, in the Style of Billy Collins, James Alex Veech
2nd Place: The Smile, Jo Carpignano
3rd 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
1st Place: The Earth Reflects the Sky, Heather Theroff
Div. 334-04 Poetry, Structured Poem, Senior
1st Place: Coming Home in a Haibun, Ellaraine Lockie
2nd Place: Water, Kathy Boyd
3rd 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
1st Place: The Marksmen, James Alex Veech
Div. 336 The Immigrant Experience
2nd Place: Giuseppe and the Earthquake, Jo Carpignano