The Literary Stage is an eight-day celebration of writing, especially local authors. It is held every June at the San Mateo County Fair. The Literary Stage offers writers from around the world an opportunity to enter literary contests and win cash prizes, AS WELL AS free writing workshops and author presentations throughout the run of the fair.
THE 2018 LITERARY STAGE WINNING WRITINGS FROM OUR MEMBERS!
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TWO SUNDAYS IN JUNE(Click on the thumbnails to play) The following videos were shot on Sunday, June 10, and on Sunday, June 16. Poetess Kalamu Chaché organized Poets Speak on Sunday, June 16. |
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2018 SAN MATEO COUNTY FAIR
LITERARY CONTEST WINNERS
2018 LITERARY EXHIBITOR OF THE YEAR
Megan McDonald
Div. 325-03 Persuasive Essay, Senior Exhibitor
2nd Place: Shameful Ageism, Evie Groch
3rd Place: Twilight the National Anthem, Stanley Gedzelman
HM: Segregated Communities, Mary Heneghan
Div. 325-05 Literary Essay, Adult Exhibitor
2nd Place: African American Folklore, Magical Realism and Horror in Toni Morrison Novels, Sumiko Saulson
Div. 325-06 Literary Essay, Senior Exhibitor
1st Place: Turning, Vivian Pisano
2nd Place: We Used to Call Them Morons, Jane Goold-Caulfield
3rd Place: Elderlore, Carolyn Curtis
HM: Baseball: Treatment of Choice, Adrianne Aron
ESSAY BEST OF SHOW
Turning, Vivian Pisano
Div. 326-01 Personal Memoir, Young Adult Exhibitor
2nd Place: Writing My Own Path, Brooke Muschott
Div. 326-02 Personal Memoir, Adult Exhibitor
1st Place: Tote Baggage, Megan McDonald
2nd Place: My Life as Urban Writer, Sumiko Saulson
HM: Watching Venus Die, Mary Ruth Coffey
Div. 326-03 Personal Memoir, Senior Exhibitor
1st Place: The Windfall, James Alex Veech
2nd Place: Getting Over Myself, Sue Barizon
3rd Place: Up a Tree in Kalamazoo, Mary Heneghan
HM: Frayed Brown Twine, Robert Dubrow
HM: Life Lessons at the Grocery, Michelle Carter
HM: The Best of Times, Margaret Davis
HM: A Long Dark Staircase Down, David Hirzel
HM: Turtle Liberation, Penelope Anne Cole
HM: A Special Spring, Germany 1945, Rosina Weiskopf
Div. 326-05 Lifestyle Memoir, Adult Exhibitor
2nd Place: Trust the Driver, Connie Habash
Div. 326-06 Lifestyle Memoir, Senior Exhibitor
1st Place: Technicolor Teachings, Sue Barizon
2nd Place: In That Leningrad Wood, Michelle Carter
3rd Place: Lost in a Wilderness of Certainty, Elizabeth Hutchins
HM: A Service Memoir, Martin Celusnak
MEMOIR BEST OF SHOW
Technicolor Teachings, Sue Barizon
Div. 327-01 Best Blog
2nd Place: What Colour is Your Empty Nest, Korie Pelka
3rd Place: Noelani’s Bar & Grill, Eva Barrows
HM: Getting to the Top of Nob Hill, Eva Barrows
Div. 329-01 Recorded Lyric Songwriting Contest: American/Folk/County
2nd Place: Tears, Jim Duncan
3rd Place: Torn Curtains, Thomas Burks
HM: Are You the One, Jim Duncan
Div. 329-03 Recorded Lyric Songwriting Contest: Singer/Songwriter/Indie
1st Place: Valley Duty, Annette Kauffman
2nd Place: Sweetest Compassion, Sumiko Saulson
Div. 330 In the Spirit of Novelmania: My Ticket to Crazy Town First Person Narrative
1st Place: Magic Everywhere, Karen Sundback
2nd Place: Compliance, Megan McDonald
Div. 331 Spies with Benefits Thriller/Espionage/Adventure Novel Opening Chapter
1st Place: Flashover, Ron Vergona
2nd Place: Amber Waves of Grain, Ron Vergona
3rd Place: Her First Rodeo, Evie Groch
Div. 332 Publisher’s Choice Novel
1st Place: Flying Blind, Luanne Oleas
2nd Place: Caffeine Rules Chapter One, Shanda Bahles
3rd Place: Alice and Gabriel in Humanland, Eric Skowron
Div. 333 “Heroes Arise” Heroic Deed
1st Place: The Lumiad, Joann McEntire
2nd Place: Caffeine Rules Chapter One, Shanda Bahles
3rd Place: Earth Song, Carolyn Donnell
Div. 334 Flash Fiction
1st Place: The Secret, Louise Moises
Div. 335-01 Short Story, General Fiction Young Adult
HM: The Boy Wonder, Kevin M. Sugar
Div. 335-02 Short Story, General Fiction, Adult
1st Place: The Walk, Stacy Sorrells
Div. 335-03 Short Story, General Fiction, Senior
1st Place: The Road Ahead, Lisa Johnson
2nd Place: Between Corduroy and Tourmaline, Luanne Oleas
3rd Place: The Cave, Lisa Johnson
HM: The Kindness of Strangers, Sue Barizon
HM: The Babysitter, Louise Moises
HM: Miss Vivi, Joyce Cortez
Div. 335-05 Short Story, Science Fiction/Fantasy, Adult
3rd Place: The Ride of Herne and Hespeth, Sumiko Saulson
Div. 335-06 Short Story, Science Fiction/Fantasy, Senior
1st Place: Elevated Conversations, Doug Baird
2nd Place: Life, Thomas Kirkpatrick
Div. 335-08 Short Story, Mystery/Thriller, Senior
1st Place: The Blue Guitar Mystery, Lisa Johnson
2nd Place: The Cut, Lisa Johnson
Div. 335-11 Short Story, Western, Senior
1st Place: Swiftness of Days, Louise Lenahan Wallace
2nd Place: Smirna Pentecostal Church, Maria Barr
Div. 335-14 Short Story, Humorous, Senior
1st Place: Real Women Hunt Moose, Richard McCallum
2nd Place: The Don’s Revenge, Thomas Kirkpatrick
Div. 335-15 Short Story, Mystery/Thriller, Adult
1st Place: Bombs Away, Mariah Klein
2nd Place: One Day at the Cabin, Kimberly Schultz
SHORT STORY BEST OF SHOW
The Road Ahead, Lisa Johnson
Div. 336-01 California Writers Club
1st Place: Between Corduroy and Tourmaline, Luanne Oleas
2nd Place: Flash of Blue, Karen Sundback
3rd Place: The Kindness of Strangers, Sue Barizon
HM: Roamer’s World, Penelope Anne Cole
Div. 337-01 Poetry, Free Form Poem, Young Adult
1st Place: It Comes from Within, Amanda McNamara
2nd Place: Coup d’e’tat, Heather Theroff
3rd Place: Fire in California, Heather Theroff
Div. 337-02 Poetry, Free Form Poem, Adult
1st Place: The Choice, Diana Lang
2nd Place: Rutting Season, Megan McDonald
3rd Place: Mummy, Joann McEntire
Div. 337-03 Poetry, Free Form Poem, Senior
1st Place: Stems, Evie Groch
2nd Place: Covenant, Annette Kauffman
3rd Place: My Tsunami, Evie Groch
HM: Applesauce Cake, Annette Kauffman
HM: Waiting for Midnight, Ellaraine Lockie
HM: Beauty Miscomprehended, William Baldwin
HM: From the Estate of Mrs. Banks, Kenneth Owen
Div. 337-04 Poetry, Structured Poem, Young Adult
2nd Place: Masterpiece, Heather Theroff
Div. 337-05 Poetry, Structured Poem, Adult
2nd Place: My Grandmother vs. The Other Woman, Shannon Anderegg
Div. 337-06 Poetry, Structured Poem, Senior
1st Place: Duality, Stanley Gedzelman
HM: The Enlightened Skeptic: A Haiku, William Baldwin
POETRY BEST OF SHOW
Duality, Stanley Gedzelman
Div. 338-01 “What Remains Unsaid” Speaking Out
HM: Dear Juan, Jennifer Tressler
HM: Cemetery of Lies, Robert Barrows
HM: Making Your Mark, Sue Barizon
Div. 339-01 Sustainability: What Does It Mean to You?
No Award
Div. 340-01 The Immigrant Experience: Short Story, Essay, Or Monologue
1st Place: To the California Sun, Sandra Barocio
HM: The Right to Dry Pants, Adrianne Aron
Div. 341-01 Stories for Children
1st Place: Allyson in the Islands, Megan McDonald
2nd Place: Project Blueprint, Stacy Cooper Dent
3rd Place: The Umbrella, Louise Moises
2018 San Mateo County Fair Literary Stage Schedule