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Thank you to all the sponsors, judges and entrants in the 2005 Green River Writers Writing Contest. The contest was a great success with fine writing representing 35 states and 2 countries. There were over 500 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. Keep the muse flowing.
Prize money and certificates will be mailed by the end of November, 2005.
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1: President's Prize (Short fiction)
Sponsor(s): Green River Writers Judge(s): Mary E. O'Dell |
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| 1st | Midnight Clear | Marian Allen, Corydon, IN | |
| 2nd | Keeper of the Vessel | Jimmy Carl Harris, Birmingham, AL | |
| 3rd | Red Bank Road | Prudence Todd Moffett, Masonic Home, KY | |
| 1st HM | Tea Party | Jennie L Brown, Bowling Green, KY | |
| 2nd HM | Saying It | Glenna Holloway, Naperville, IL | |
| 3rd HM | At Wit's End | Phil Richardson, Athens, OH | |
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2: Green River Grande (Poetry)
Sponsor(s): Green River Writers Judge(s): Elaine Palencia |
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| 1st | The Swan and the Spirit | Betsy Packard, Shelbville, KY | |
| 2nd | He Telle Me I Cannot Love the Raven | Marian Allen, Corydon, IN | |
| 3rd | Geese | June Owens, Zephyrhillis, FL | |
| 1st HM | Conversation with a Gopher Snake | Judith C Beale, Blacksburg, VA | |
| 2nd HM | Justice | Diane Gregory, Louisville, KY | |
| 3rd HM | Sojourns | Sam L Martin, Salt Lick, KY | |
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3: Green River Lean(Short, Short Fiction)
Sponsor(s): Marj Bixler Judge(s): Marj Bixler |
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| 1st | Fallen Angel | Betty Stuedle, Pewee Valley, KY | |
| 2nd | Late | Jenny Lentz, Philadelphia, PA | |
| 3rd | Shameful | Freda Knight, Cordova, TN | |
| 1st HM | Stranger | Marian Allen, Corydon, IN | |
| 2nd HM | Lonesome Dark and the Shadows | Randeane Tetu, Haddam, CT | |
| 3rd HM | Visions of Wheat | Phil Richardson, Athens, OH | |
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4: Green River Levity (Humorous Fiction)
Sponsor(s): Earl Stigger Judge(s): Mary Pat Nimon |
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| 1st | Without Redeeming Value | E. Gail Chandler, Shelbyville, KY | |
| 2nd | Finding Errol | Kay Gill, Peewee Valley, KY | |
| 3rd | Mega-store | Georgia Green Stamper, Lexington, KY | |
| 1st HM | The Last Giveaway Day | David L Repsher, Knoxville, TN | |
| 2nd HM | I May Be Going the Wrong Way, But I'm Not Lost | Dorothy Hatfield, Beebe, AR | |
| 3rd HM | The Free Exam | Thomas M 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 | Saga Women | Meg Upchurch, Lexington, KY | |
| 2nd | Africa's Gift | Carol Biederman, Columbua, CA | |
| 3rd | Lilia's Story | Jan Sherbin, Cincinnati, OH | |
| 1st HM | Water into Wine | Elaine Greensmith Jordan, Prescott, AZ | |
| 2nd HM | False Memory? | Betsy Packard, Shelbyville, KY | |
| 3rd HM | The Swimming Pool That Wasn't | Judy Gill Milford, Paducah, KY | |
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6: Jim O'Dell Memorial (Poetry)
Sponsor(s): Mary E. O'Dell Judge(s): Mary E. O'Dell |
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| 1st | Suffering Silently in Old Age | Claude Blackwood, Memphis, TN | |
| 2nd | Hamich and the Wee Kilt | Betsy Packard, Shelbyville, KY | |
| 3rd | Not-So-Famous Last Words | Sheila Wood Foard, Van Buren, MO | |
| 1st HM | Getting a Handle on Things | Marian Allen, Corydon, IN | |
| 2nd HM | Yuck! | Michael E Strosahl, Elwood, IN | |
| 3rd HM | Though the First Couple's fight may be fable | Elizabeth Crawford Joines, Westminster, CO | |
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7: Hub City Prize (Poetry)
Sponsor(s): Dr. Ruth Falk Redel Judge(s): Dr. Ruth Falk Redel |
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| 1st | Madame Bovary | Maureen Cannon, Ridgewood, NJ | |
| 2nd | A Tale of Two . . . | Sheila Wood Foard, Van Buren, MO | |
| 3rd | For the Lighthouse Keepers | Betsy Packard, Shelbyville, KY | |
| 1st HM | Upon Moving to Kentucky: to Anne | Sam L Martin, Salt Lick, KY | |
| 2nd HM | A Dozen Red Roses | June E Foye, Portland, OR | |
| 3rd HM | For a Friend | Reese Danley-Kilgo, Huntsville, AL | |
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8: A List Poem (Poetry)
Sponsor(s): Barroom Bards Judge(s): Mary Bertolini, Greg Friedman, Linda Frisa |
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| 1st | Love Song | E. Gail Chandler, Shelbyville, KY | |
| 2nd | Things That Can Only Be Whispered | Irene Latham, Birmingham, AL | |
| 3rd | Who Says I Can't Change? | Barbara Barnard Greer, Louisville, KY | |
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9: Not Your Grandmother's Quilt (Poetry)
Sponsor(s): Sherry Chandler & Judy Milford Judge(s): Judy Milford & Sherry Chandler |
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| 1st | This is not a Love Poem | Betsy Packard, Shelbyville, KY | |
| 2nd | Upon Watching SNL with My Father Circa 1975 | Ellen Birkett Morris, Louisville, KY | |
| 3rd | Found in Played-Out Farmland | Marian Allen, Corydon, IN | |
| 1st HM | I Am Looking | M Ray Allen, Clifton Force, VA | |
| 2nd HM | Anniversary | Irene Latham, Birmingham, AL | |
| 3rd HM | Elbert and I listen to the Upriver Gospel Band | Barb McMakin, Crestwood, KY | |
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Category 10:
"Poems Written After Midnight": The Deborah Madden Memorial
(Poetry) Due to the quality of the poems in this category, judges, Delori and Kate Hawkins awarded extra HMs in order to recognize more of the poems. This category received the highest number of entries of all the categories. |
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| 1st | Roads | Diane Gregory, Louisville, KY | |
| 2nd | He's Taken Leave | Rachael Muro, Sparks, NY | |
| 3rd | I Am Jordan | Janet Tharpe, Louisville, KY | |
| 1st HM | Broken Wings | Katherine Roppel, Clemmons, NC | |
| 1st HM | Kentucky Creek | Caroline Field, Bardstown, KY | |
| 1st HM | Like Don Quixote | Irene Latham, Birmingham, AL | |
| 2nd HM | A Drunken God | Tanya O'Nan, Madison, IN | |
| 2nd HM | Leaving | Adele K Lile, Louisville, KY | |
| 2nd HM | Night Watch | Becky Alexander, Cambridge, ON | |
| 2nd HM | Parade | Wendy Visser, Cambridge, ON | |
| 3rd HM | Faces in the Woodgrain | Anna E. Lucas, Madison, IN | |
| 3rd HM | Felony | Marian Allen, Corydon, IN | |
| 3rd HM | My Brother, Bringing Presents | Maureen Cannon, Ridgewood, NJ | |
| 3rd HM | A Soft Place to Fall | Theresa Brown, Louisville, KY | |
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11: A Strange Happening (Poetry)
Sponsor(s): Becky Alexander Judge(s): Becky Alexander |
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| 1st | Always a Star | Michal Mahgerefteh, Norfolk, VA | |
| 2nd | Unexpected | Billie Marsh, Tulsa, OK | |
| 3rd | The Poeple from Down Below | Marian Allen, Corydon, IN | |
| 1st HM | Dardanella's Art | Dena R Gorrell, Edmond, OK | |
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12: Green River Levity with Brevity (Poetry)
Sponsor(s): Earl Stigger Judge(s): Jo Emary |
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| 1st | Goodbye Dragonfly | Claude Blackwood, Memphis, TN | |
| 2nd | Worm-Turds | Sheri Wright, Louisville, KY | |
| 3rd | Role Reversal | Ellaraine Lockie, Sunnyvale, CA | |
| 1st HM | Nude Dancers | Claude Blackwood, Memphis, TN | |
| 2nd HM | I Love You! | Joyce Richardson, Athens, OH | |
| 3rd HM | The Naked Cowboy | David L Repsher, Knoxville, KY | |
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13: Priscilla White Memorial (Poetry)
Sponsor(s): Anonymous Judge(s): Mark Brown & Armando Feler |
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| 1st | The Wreck | Marianne Worthington, Williamsburg, KY | |
| 2nd | The Day the Dalai Lama Cussed | Sheri Wright, Louisville, KY | |
| 3rd | Michelangelo | June Owens, Zephyrhillis, FL | |
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14: Memorial for Ollie Cat (Poetry)
Sponsor(s): Nita S. West Judge(s): Nita S. West |
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| 1st | A Silver Hair | b lynch black, The Bronx, NY | |
| 2nd | The White Beagle | Judith C Beale, Blacksburg, VA | |
| 3rd | Graham | Betsy Packard, Shelbyville, KY | |
| 1st HM | Morning Shine | Becky Alexander, Cambridge, ON | |
| 2nd HM | Doggy in the Window | Ann Cavanaugh Edleman, Watertown, SD | |
| 3rd HM | Total Depravity | Anna Bedsole, Pell City, AL | |