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Thank you to all the sponsors, judges and entrants in the 2003 Green River Writers Writing Contest. The contest was a great success with fine writing representing 30 states and 3 countries. Keep the muse flowing and have a prolific 2004.
Prize money and certificates were mailed the week of February 2, 2004.
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1: President's Prize (Short fiction)
Sponsor(s): Green River Writers Judge(s): Elaine Palencia |
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| 1st | The Bicycle | Ed Davis, Yellow Springs, OH |
| 2nd | Following the Dust | Amy Harke-Moore, Old Monroe, MO |
| 3rd | Tidemark | Sandra Lake Lassen, West Jefferson, NC |
| 1st HM | Turbulence | Judy Goldsmith, Lexington, KY |
| 2nd HM | Practicing Miracles | Jim Gish, Arcanum, OH |
| 3rd HM | Widows' Beach | Joyce Richardson, Athens, OH |
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2: Green River Lean (Short, short fiction)
Sponsor(s): Marj Bixler Judge(s): Marj Bixler |
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| 1st | A Journey of a Thousand Miles | Marian Allen, Corydon, IN |
| 2nd | The Writer | Janet Sorrell, Germantown, OH |
| 3rd | Smoking at the Ritz | Jimmy Carl Harris, Birmingham, AL |
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3: Green River Tales Prize (Short Stories)
Sponsor(s): Tim Dawe & Mary Pat Nimon Judge(s): Tim Dawe & Mary Pat Nimon |
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| 1st | The Rhubo Montiero Story | Chris Stokes, Bartlett, TN |
| 2nd | The Year of Mrs. Whittaker | Amy Harke-Moore, Old Monroe, MO |
| 3rd | Riffle | Alex Taylor, Rosine, KY |
| 1st HM | The Last October | S. J. Ritchey, Blacksburg, VA |
| 2nd HM | In Case of Fire | Jean Harkin, Portland, OR |
| 3rd HM | Wagner | Chris Stokes, Bartlett, TN |
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4: Children's Picture Book Prize (Fiction)
Sponsor(s): M. Kay Miller Judge(s): M. Kay Miller |
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| 1st | Katherine's Clothes | Clarence P. Socwell, Ogden, UT |
| 2nd | The Day Before Christmas | A. Carol Scott, Grayson, KY |
| 3rd | Monkey in my Milkshake | Richard McDaniel, Jr., Indianapolis, IN |
| 1st HM | The-Witch-in-the-Castle | Becky Alexander, Cambridge, Ontario |
| 2nd HM | What's a Half-Sister | Ann Champeau, Norman, OK |
| 3rd HM | Wynelle, the Wobbly Cow | Thomas Edwards, Fairfield Glade, TN |
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5: The "Cleo" Prize (Creative nonfiction)
Sponsor(s): Jean Tucker Judge(s): Jean Tucker |
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| 1st | The Town Poet | Carol Biederman, Columbia, CA |
| 2nd | Creepy Crawlers at
the Grocery Store and Life's Other Ugly Truths Revealed |
Bobbi Buchanan, Louisville, KY |
| 3rd | The Limp | Joyce Richardson, Athens, OH |
| 1st HM | Circles | Ed Davis, Yellow Springs, OH |
| 2nd HM | In the Au Sable | Richard Stott, Indianapolis, IN |
| 3rd HM | Outside Restaurant | Joy Thomas, Aiken, SC |
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6: Green River Open (Any form)
Sponsor(s): Earl Stigger Judge(s): Earl Stigger |
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| 1st | Fish Don't Have Names! | Phil Richardson, Athens, OH |
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7: Works by Young Authors (Poetry)
Sponsor(s): Mary Muncie Judge(s): Mary Muncie |
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| 1st | Don't Leave Me Now | Maria Jackson, Cincinnati, OH |
| 2nd | Choices of Violence | Christie Kievit, Maineville, OH |
| 3rd | The Guernica by Pablo Picasso | Stephen Johnson, Jr., Southbury, CT |
| 1st HM | A Battle Inside of Me | Passion Bush, Cincinnati, OH |
| 2nd HM | Peace in My USA | Andrew Luy, Lexington, KY |
| 3rd HM | Glacier | Andrew Luy, Lexington, KY |
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7: Works by Young Authors (Prose)
Sponsor(s): Mary Muncie Judge(s): Mary Muncie |
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| 1st | Picture of Perfection | Holly Marine, Glendale, KY |
| 2nd | Dangerous When Submerged | Rhys Brydon-Williams, Louisville, KY |
| 3rd | Hunt for Sheep | Jessica Bosse, Batesville, IN |
| 1st HM | Bad Guys at Midnight | Benjamin Smith, Greensburg, KY |
| 2nd HM | The Racehorse Mystery | Katie Willis, Portland, TN |
| 3rd HM | The War Hawk | G. B. Williams, Louisville, KY |
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8: Green River Grande (Poetry)
Sponsor(s): Green River Writers Judge(s): Richard Hague |
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| 1st | Every Living Thing | Regina Murray Brault, Burlington, VT |
| 2nd | Under Orion | Katherine Roppel, Clemmons, NC |
| 3rd | For the Young Girl Who Lost Her Father | Marianne Worthington, Williamsburg, KY |
| 1st HM | An Attitude Beyond Redemption | Rebecca Bailey, Morehead, KY |
| 2nd HM | St. Joseph's Blues | Mark Brown, Louisville, KY |
| 3rd HM | What I Didn't Say | Stephanie Allison, Shelbyville, KY |
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9: Jim O'Dell Memorial (Poetry)
Sponsor(s): Mary E. O'Dell Judge(s): Mary E. O'Dell |
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| 1st | Twiddle | John Tomlinson, Louisville, KY |
| 2nd | Manassas Belle | Donna Volkenannt, St. Peters, MO |
| 3rd | Courtship | Jimmy Maphet, Ashland, KY |
| 1st HM | Raynaud's Syndrome | Nancy Kline, Larksville, PA |
| 2nd HM | Spice | Greg Schwartz, Ellicott City, MD |
| 3rd HM | There Once Was a Young Girl Named Gin | Rachelle Hosty, St. Charles, MO |
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10: Hub City Prize (Poetry)
Sponsor(s): Ruth Falk Redel Judge(s): Dr. Ruth Falk Redel |
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| 1st | Late November | Reese Kilgo, Huntsville, AL |
| 2nd | Appearances | Jimmy Maphet, Ashland, KY |
| 3rd | Star Name: Pastor Paul Jones Henry Star Number: Bootes Ra 14h 22m 53s D53º 49´ | Nancy Kline, Larksville, PA |
| 1st HM | The Road to Hell… | Mark Brown, Louisville, KY |
| 2nd HM | Beth's Sonnet | Greg Schwartz, Ellicott City, MD |
| 3rd HM | Life is for the Living | Jimmy Maphet, Ashland, KY |
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11: Spoon River Poem (Poetry)
Sponsor(s): Barroom Bards Judge(s): Linda Frisa |
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| 1st | Village Bachelor | Margaret Harless, West Friendship, MD |
| 2nd | Okie Eden | M. Ray Allen, Clifton Forge, VA |
| 3rd | Ted Hughes | Rebecca Bailey, Morehead, KY |
| 1st HM | Uncle Joe 33.607N, 91.119W | John Tomlinson, Louisville, KY |
| 2nd HM | Sylvia Plath | Katherine Roppel, Clemmons, NC |
| 3rd HM | Marie-Louise de Blanc | Jean Grau, New Orleans, LA |
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12: "Back When…" (Poetry)
Sponsor(s): Judy Milford & Sherry Chandler Judge(s): Judy Milford & Sherry Chandler |
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| 1st | What I Learned from Grandma Nolie | Rebecca Bailey, Morehead, KY |
| 2nd | Getting Out at Any Cost | Mark Brown, Louisville, KY |
| 3rd | Motherless Calf | Katherine Roppel, Clemmons, NC |
| 1st HM | Memorial Day | Terry Kanago, Spokane Valley, WA |
| 2nd HM | Spider Man and Me | Walt Barger, Hixson, TN |
| 3rd HM | Abandon | Marianne Worthington, Williamsburg, KY |