2008 Green River Writers Writing

Thank you to all the sponsors, judges and entrants in the 2008 Green River Writers Writing Contest. The contest was a great success with fine writing representing 27 states and Canada.  There were 525 entries this year and from those the judges had a tough time picking winners...so many excellent pieces!  Thank you to everyone who shared their fine writing with Green River this year and congratulations to all the winners.

                                                                           Winners List

Category 1: President's Prize (Short Fiction)

    Short fiction to 2,000 words. $200/$125/$75

    Sponsor(s):   Green River Writers                                       Judge(s):    Virginia Anderson

              1st Place                       The Blue Box, 1960                              Paul  Prather                       Mount Sterling, KY

              2nd Place                       The Shaytl Lady                                  Judith Groudine Finkel         Houston, TX

              3rd Place                       Doing Time                                        Janice  Wiley-Dorn               Pell City, AL

              1st Honorable Mention      A Lot She Knows                                Carol  Carpenter                  Livonia, MI

              2nd Honorable Mention     Point of Recognition                             Janice L Hornburg                Jonesborough, TN

              3rd Honorable Mention      Mixed Breeding                                   Scott  Solomon                    Champaign, IL

Category 2: Green River Grande (Poetry)

    Any subject, any form to 50 lines. $200/$125/$75

    Sponsor(s):   Green River Writers                                       Judge(s):    Mary E. O'Dell and other Green River

                                                                                                           Writer memberes

              1st Place                        Legacy                                              Jane  Sasser                        Oak Ridge , TN

              2nd Place                        After the Famine                                  Kate  Buckley                      Laguna Beach, CA

              3rd Place                       Inheritance                                         Ellaraine  Lockie                  Sunnyvale, CA

              1st Honorable Mention     Stick With Me                                    Geraldine Russo Porter         Johnson City, TN

              2nd Honorable Mention     Sarah Kay Dowling Orders Her                 Carol  Carpenter                  Livonia, MI

                                                Wedding Cake

Category 3: Green River First Chapters (Novel)

    Any subject, any form to 50 lines. $200/$125/$75

    Sponsor(s):   Green River Writers                                       Judge(s):    Jeff Yocum

              1st Place                       Daybreak                                          Steve  Wiegenstein               Bowling Green, KY

              2nd Place                       Best Interests                                     Laura  Loomis                     Pittsburg, CA

              3rd Place                       Confessio Nauticus                               Marc  Graham                     Castle Rock, CO

              1st Honorable Mention      Kaiten                                              Jimmy Carl  Harris              Birmingham, AL

              2nd Honorable Mention     The Templar's Cottage                           Betsy  Packard                     Shelbyville, KY

              3rd Honorable Mention      Patchwork                                         Marc  Graham                     Castle Rock, CO

Category 4: Cyndr Prize (Children's Fiction)

    Short children's fiction to 2,000 words. $30/$20/$10

    Sponsor(s):   Jane M. Garry                                              Judge(s):    Clare Lister, Dylan Bryan, Conner Bryan,

                                                                                                           Evan Bryan, Helen Dietsch

              1st Place                       Birds who sing in the dark                       John  Brunner                     Louisville, KY

              2nd Place                       Sand Storm!                                       Rhonda  Roberts                   Searcy, AR

              3rd Place                       The Dragon                                        Betty  Stuedle                     Pewee Valley, KY

              1st Honorable Mention      Tanya's Embarrassing Secret                    Jan  Sherbin                       Cincinnati, OH

              2nd Honorable Mention     Cydonia                                            Deborah Ann Cidboy             Jefferson, GA

              3rd Honorable Mention      Bulwright and the Jumping Frog Jubilee      Carol  Biederman                 Columbia, CA

Category 5: The "Cleo" Prize (Creative Nonfiction)

    Creative nonfiction (prose based in fact but drawing on the imagination) on any subject to 500

    words. $50/$30/$20

    Sponsor(s):   Jean Tucker                                                 Judge(s):    Jean Tucker

              1st Place                       Dancing with Patrick                             Anna E. Lucas                      Madison, IN

              2nd Place                       Remembering Deweese                          Brenda D. Bunting               Lexington, KY

              3rd Place                       Strangers in the Supermarket                    Mary Kay  McAllister            Juno Beach, FL

Category 6: Green River Lean (Fiction)

    Short short fiction to 250 works, must have all elements of story. $50/$30/$20

    Sponsor(s):   Marj Bixler                                                   Judge(s):    Marj Bixler

              1st Place                       Illegal Alien                                        Dorothy  Hatfield                 Beebe, AR

              2nd Place                       Third Husband                                    Judith Groudine Finkel         Houston, TX

              3rd Place                       Across the Abyss                                Betsy  Packard                     Shelbyville, KY

Category 7: Green River Tales Prize (Fiction)

    Short stories to 8000 words, any subject. $100/$60/$40

    Sponsor(s):   Tim Dawe                                                     Judge(s):    Tim Dawe

              1st Place                       A Cup of Water                                   Paul  Prather                       Mount Sterling, KY

              2nd Place                       A Bird and a Picture Window                   Laura  Loomis                     Pittsburg, CA

              3rd Place                       QAZAQ, A Word                                S. T.  Allen                         Danville, KY

              1st Honorable Mention      By Any Other Name                             Bob  Strother                      Greenville, SC

              2nd Honorable Mention     Cooking Lessons                                  Mary Kay  McAllister            Juno Beach, FL

              3rd Honorable Mention      Sludge                                              Frances M Strickler              Franklin, KY

Category 8: Clear Creek Special (Poetry)

    Any form, any length, any subject matter. $100/$75/$50

    Sponsor(s):   Clear Creek Writers                                      Judge(s):    E. Gail Chandler, Stephanie Allison,

                                                                                                           Betsy Packard

              1st Place                       Family Ties                                        Barbara Dye Barron              Eubank, KY

              2nd Place                       Again                                               Carolyn  Davis                     Marshall, NC

              3rd Place                       An Act of Kindness                              Ellaraine  Lockie                  Sunnyvale, CA

              1st Honorable Mention      Owls                                                Virginia  Anderson               New Salisbury, IN

              2nd Honorable Mention     Rebirth                                             Ellaraine  Lockie                  Sunnyvale, CA

              3rd Honorable Mention      A Kitchen in Milltown                          Barb  McMakin                    Crestwood, Ky

Category 9: Free Verse (Poetry)

    High-quality, literary poetry; open to all subjects. Submissions should NOT be rhyming or genre

    poems. $100/$30/$20

    Sponsor(s):   Alan MacKellar                                             Judge(s):    Alan MacKellar and Sherry Chandler

              1st Place                       The Dogtown Wishy-Washy                   Judy Lee Green                   Murfreesboro, TN

              2nd Place                       For Caitlin                                         Annie  Maggard                   Danville, KY

              3rd Place                       Peace is a Patient Farmer                        Jessica D. Thompson             New Harmony, IN

              1st Honorable Mention      Relics of War                                      M. Ray Allen                       Clifton Forge, VA

              2nd Honorable Mention     Keeping It Alive                                  Ellaraine  Lockie                  Sunnyvale, CA

Category 10: Hespeler Memorial Award (Poetry)

    Anything on Human Relationship with Nature. $20/$10/$8

    Sponsor(s):   Becky Alexander                                          Judge(s):    Becky Alexander

              1st Place                       Pond at Nazareth, Kentucky                    Anna E. Lucas                      Madison, IN

              2nd Place                       Luna Moth                                        Janice L Hornburg                Jonesborough, TN

              3rd Place                       Blessing                                            Barbara  Smith                    Philippi, WV

              1st Honorable Mention      God's Church                                      Barbara Dye Barron              Eubank, KY

              2nd Honorable Mention     Birds from Afar                                   Len  Krisak                         Newton, MA

              3rd Honorable Mention      On the Knobstone Trail                         Barb  McMakin                    Crestwood, Ky

Category 11: Hub City Prize (Poetry)

    Sonnet, any standard form (must be 14 lines, iambic pentameter), any subject. $25/$15/$10

    Sponsor(s):   Dr. Ruth Falk Redel                                      Judge(s):    Dr. Ruth Falk Redel

              1st Place                       A Time for Remembering                        Dena R. Gorrell                   Edmond, OK

              2nd Place                       Kahlos' Self-Portrait with Monkey            Len  Krisak                         Newton, MA

              3rd Place                       Friend                                              Mary  Stewart                     West Liberty, KY

Category 12: Jim O'Dell Memorial (Poetry)

    Limerick, wild and absurd, standard limerick form (5 lines). $30/$20/$10

    Sponsor(s):   Mary E. O'Dell                                              Judge(s):    Mary E. O'Dell

              1st Place                       An American Lament                            Carolyn  Davis                     Marshall, NC

              2nd Place                       A Date in Ipanema                               Carolyn  Davis                     Marshall, NC

              3rd Place                       Sorry Lure                                         Barb  McMakin                    Crestwood, Ky

              1st Honorable Mention      Limerick                                            Carol D. Glover                   Southbury, CT

              2nd Honorable Mention     Maybe He's Colorblind?                         Dena R. Gorrell                   Edmond, OK

              3rd Honorable Mention      Career Change                                     Carol C. Jackson                  Piney Flats, TN

Category 13: Let the Thing Speak (Poetry)

    Anylength, any form. A poem that personifies an object. $40/$25/$10

    Sponsor(s):   Barb McMakin                                              Judge(s):    Barb McMakin

              1st Place                       Dragon Blooms                                   Becky  Alexander                 Cambridge, Ontario

              2nd Place                       Cold Fire                                           Sheri  Wright                      Louisville, KY

              3rd Place                       Portrait of the Artist as a Ginsent Root       Annie  Maggard                   Danville, KY

              1st Honorable Mention      The Choice                                        Carolyn  Davis                     Marshall, NC

              2nd Honorable Mention     An Abandoned Building Downtown           Sheri  Wright                      Louisville, KY

              3rd Honorable Mention      Translation of a Face-Lift                       Ellaraine  Lockie                  Sunnyvale, CA

Category 14: A Breath of Merton (Poetry)

    Any form, any length, any subject. $30/$20/$10

    Sponsor(s):   Judy Milford & Sherry Chandler                      Judge(s):    Judy Milford & Sherry Chandler

              1st Place                       What Holds Us Up                               Jessica D. Thompson             New Harmony, IN

              2nd Place                       Personal Ad                                       Ellaraine  Lockie                  Sunnyvale, CA

              3rd Place                       An Invocation for Artist Dixie Dugan         Jane  Sasser                        Oak Ridge, TN

              1st Honorable Mention      A Day Goes By Like a Sigh                     Virginia  Anderson               New Salisbury, IN

              2nd Honorable Mention     The Projectionist                                 Sheri  Wright                      Louisville, KY

              3rd Honorable Mention      Both of Us                                         Anna E. Lucas                      Madison, IN

Category 15: Poem for Myself (Poetry)

    Anyform, any subject, any style. Up to 32 lines. $50/$35/$15

    Sponsor(s):   Barroom Bards                                             Judge(s):    Linda Frisa & Mary Bertolini

              1st Place                       Encounter in Mathematical Language          Becky  Lindsay                    Crestview Hills, KY

              2nd Place                       The Visit                                           M. Ray Allen                       Clifton Forge, VA

              3rd Place                       At the New Bedford Museum                  Len  Krisak                         Newton, MA

              1st Honorable Mention      Soliloquy                                           Becky  Alexander                 Cambridge, Ontario

              2nd Honorable Mention     Diehlia Dyer                                       Sheri  Wright                      Louisville, KY

Category 16: Poems Written After Midnight: The Deborah Madden Memorial (Poetry)

    Any form, any subject, any length. $50/$35/$15

    Sponsor(s):   Anonymous                                                  Judge(s):    Delori Hawkins

              1st Place                       The World Ignores All Grief                    Ellen Birkett Morris             Louisville, KY

              2nd Place                       The Bottom of the Ninth                        M. Ray Allen                       Clifton Forge, VA

              3rd Place                       Tough Guy                                        Anna E. Lucas                      Madison, IN

              1st Honorable Mention      Getting Lazarus to Smile                        Ken  Schomaker                  Madison, IN

              2nd Honorable Mention     Big Sister                                           Barb  McMakin                    Crestwood, Ky

              3rd Honorable Mention      Filaments                                          Jessica D. Thompson             New Harmony, IN

Category 17: Tell It Slant (Poetry)

    monosyllabic challenge/ $30/$20/$10

    Sponsor(s):   Anna Lucas                                                  Judge(s):    Anna Lucas

              1st Place                       Barn Dance                                        Nettie  Farris                      Louisville, KY

              2nd Place                       The Cleft                                           M. Ray Allen                       Clifton Forge, VA

              3rd Place                       Dogs                                                Carol  Mauriello                  Olive Hill, KY

              1st Honorable Mention      The Plough                                        Becky  Alexander                 Cambridge, Ontario

              2nd Honorable Mention     Flat Tire                                            Linda  Frisa                        Cincinnati, OH

              3rd Honorable Mention      The Storm                                         Sylvia  Woods                      Oak Ridge, TN

Category A: Young Author (3-5 grade) (Fiction)

    $20/$12/$8

    Sponsor(s):   Green River Writers                                       Judge(s):    Green River Writers and The Bards

              1st Place                       Haunted House                                   Aniya  Huffman                   Cincinnati, OH

Category B: Young Author (6-8 grade) (Fiction)

    $25/$15/$10

    Sponsor(s):   Green River Writers                                       Judge(s):    Green River Writers and The Bards

              1st Place                       Elsewhere                                          Rachel  Saderholm               Summer Shade, KY

              2nd Place                       I, the Squirrel                                      Sarah  Callander                 South Woodstock, VT

Category C: Young Author (9-12 grade) (Fiction)

    $30/$20/$12

    Sponsor(s):   Green River Writers                                       Judge(s):    Mary Bertolini

              1st Place                       Thirst                                               Lindsey  Maxon                   Arlington, TX

              2nd Place                       Why We Will Eventually Ban                   Hannah K Fronzak               Oak Ridge, TN

Category D: Young Poet (3-5 grade) (Poetry)

    $20/$12/$8

    Sponsor(s):   Green River Writers                                       Judge(s):    Green River Writers and The Bards

              1st Place                       Myself                                             Aniya  Huffman                   Cincinnati, OH

              2nd Place                       Birthday Parties                                  McKenzie  Ballard               Louisville, KY

Category E: Young Poet (6-8 grade) (Poetry)

    $25/$15/$10

    Sponsor(s):   Green River Writers                                       Judge(s):    Mary Bertolini

              1st Place                       Old                                                  Helen  Dietsch                     Cincinnati, OH

              2nd Place                       Oran's Dream                                      Eden  Sales                         Cincinnati, OH

              3rd Place                       Troops                                             Alyssa  Hallahan                  Moscow, OH

Category F: Young Poet (9-12 grade) (Poetry)

    $30/$20/$12

    Sponsor(s):   Green River Writers                                       Judge(s):    Mary Bertolini

              1st Place                       In a quiet town by the ocean                    Michele  Corriston               Ho-Ho-Kus, NJ

              2nd Place                       Self-Aware                                         Meg  Clowers                      Oak Ridge, TN

              3rd Place                       One Sided Tattoo Parlor Conversation        Deborah  Gravina                 Allendale, NJ

              1st Honorable Mention      Splendid                                            David  Nie                          Cincinnati, OH

              2nd Honorable Mention     Stand Up                                           Pam  Kopfensteiner              Upper Saddle River, NJ

              3rd Honorable Mention      Crisp                                               Pam  Kopfensteiner              Upper Saddle River, NJ

Awarding of prizes is up to the discretion of the judge and sponsor for the category.  If entries do not meet the specifications or quality expected, prizes will remain unawarded.  Remaining funds are either returned to the sponsor or applied to the next year's contest.