2008 Poetry and Prose Competition Results

The following are the results of the 2008 Poetry Competition announced Friday, September 12, 2008 at the Poetry Awards Banquet held at the Ogden Marriott in Ogden, Utah.

CATEGORY 1 – Poetry for Children

 

1^st Place – Wendy Ellison – My Bug Collection – Bountiful Chapter

2^nd Place – Sharon Nauta Steele – Big Game – Bountiful Chapter

3^rd Place – Wendy Ellison – My Tooth is Loose - Bountiful Chapter

1^st Honorable Mention – Grace Diane Jessen – Humphrey and the Monster - Sevier Valley Writers

2^nd Honorable Mention – Irene Hastings -The Carousel - Heber Valley Writers

3^rd Honorable Mention – Barbara Paape – High upon the Mountain - Heritage Writers Guild

 

CATEGORY 2 – Free Style Poetry - A Special Event

 

1^st Place – Sharon Nauta Steele – English Teacher's Pay - Bountiful Chapter

2^nd Place – Caren Libelt – Destiny – Sevier Valley Writers

3^rd Place – Caren Libelt– Chrysalis – Sevier Valley Writers

1^st Honorable Mention – Loy Ray Clemmons – Wild Horses - Utah Valley Chapter

^2nd Honorable Mention – Sharon Nauta Steele – House Remembered - Bountiful Chapter

3^rd Honorable Mention – Linda Hunizinger – Escape - Utah Valley Writers

 

CATEGORY 3 - Love Poetry

 

1^st Place – Marilyn Ball – Painting over the Mantle - Heritage Writers Guild

2^nd Place – Jean Rhodes – First Love – Heritage Writers Guild

3^rd Place – Sharon Nauta Steele – Fountain - Bountiful Chapter

1^st Honorable Mention – Sharon Nauta Steele – First Kiss Remembered- Bountiful Chapter

2^nd Honorable Mention – Sara Fitzgerald – I Don't Need a Diamond - Oquirrh Writers

3^rd Honorable Mention – Pam Williams – Drive-by-Kisses - Sevier Valley Writers

 

CATEGORY 4 - New Talent Poetry - Free Verse

 

1^st Place – J.C. Smith – Urbanishe – Salt Lake Chapter

2^nd Place – Lorraine Jeffery – Osprey – Oquirrh Writers

3^rd Place – J.C. Smith – Walking in Fall – Salt Lake Chapter

1^st Honorable Mention – Marilyn Richardson – Assignation – Heritage Writers Guild

2^nd Honorable Mention – Rodney Hurd – Winter's Bargain with Summer - Sevier Valley Writers

3^rd Honorable Mention – Marilyn Ball – Metaphor - Heritage Writers Guild

 

CATEGORY 5 – New Talent Poetry - Humorous

 

1^st Place – Angela Rogers – Stockholm in St. George - Heritage Writer's Guild

2^nd Place – Sara Fitzgerald – To My Dearest Sister - Oquirrh Writers

3^rd Place – Jennifer Nielson – Sick - Wasatch Writers

1^st Honorable Mention – Lorraine Jeffery – Squirrels in Ohio - Oquirrh Writers

2^nd Honorable Mention – D. Gary Christian – The Ostrich – Heritage Writers Guild

3^rd Honorable Mention – Kendra Fowler – You Little Devil - Bountiful Chapter

 

CATEGORY 6 - Haiku

 

1^st Place – Irene Hastings – The wind's silver voice… - Heber Valley Writers

2^nd Place – Emalee Smith – Vibrant red leaf soars… - Color Country Nightwriters

3^rd Place – Peggy Kadir – Iridescent wings… - Salt Lake Chapter

1^st Honorable Mention – Emalee Smith – The soft gold glow… - Color Country Nightwriters

 2^nd Honorable Mention – Irene Hastings – The arrow's swift flight… - Heber Valley Writers

 3^rd Honorable Mention – Grace Diane Jessen – On high limb above... - Sevier Valley Writers

 

CATEGORY 7 – Narrative Poetry

 

1^st Place – Loy Ray Clemmons – Desperation - Utah Valley Chapter

2^nd Place – Irene Hastings – The Vision - Heber Valley Writers

3^rd Place – Linda Hunizinger – Swan Song: Looking for Amber - Utah Valley Writers

1^st Honorable Mention – Grace Diane Jessen – Christmas in a County Jail - Sevier Valley Writers

 2^nd Honorable Mention – Caren Libelt – Sunday Morning – Sevier Valley Writers

 3^rd Honorable Mention – Irene Hastings – The Last Dance - Heber Valley Writers

 

CATEGORY 8 – Historical Poetry

 

1^st Place – Caren Liebelt – Vermillion Cliffs - Sevier Valley Writers

2^nd Place – Caren Liebelt – Bataan Death March Survivor - Sevier Valley Writers

3^rd Place – Irene Hastings – The Last Lesson - Heber Valley Writers

1^st Honorable Mention – Marilyn Ball – At the Tower of London - Heritage Writers Guild

 2^nd Honorable Mention – Grace Diane Jessen – Pondering at the Paiute - Sevier Valley Writers

 3^rd Honorable Mention – D. Gary Christian – St. Thomas of the Sands - Heritage Writers Guild

 

  

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The following are the results of the 2008 Children's Prose Competition also announced Friday night, September 12, 2008 at the Poetry Awards Banquet held at the Ogden Marriott in Ogden, Utah.

 

CATEGORIES 9 & 10 - Children's Story (Ages 4-8 & 9-12)

 

1^st Place – Caren Liebelt – The Amazing Magnificent Margo - Sevier Valley Writers

2^nd Place – Caren Liebelt – Harold's Haven - Sevier Valley Writers

3^rd Place – Lana Jordan – Roasty Toasty – Color Country Nightwriters

1^st Honorable Mention – Sharon Nauta Steele – Murfin and the GP Creeper- Bountiful Chapter

2^nd Honorable Mention – Mary Caren Liebelt – The Fifteenth Floor Feast - Sevier Valley Writers

3^rd Honorable Mention – Ruth Asay – Witch Broom-maker of Goblin Mountain  – Bountiful Chapter

 

 

CATEGORY 14 - Full-length Children's Book - Picture Book

 

1^st Place – Eliah Terry – How I Got a Bearded Dragon in Just... - Heritage Writers Guild

2^nd Place – Jean Reagan – How to Babysit a Grandpa - Non-member

3^rd Place – Lana Jordan – English Isn't My Mother's Tongue – Color Country Nightwriters

1^st Honorable Mention – Ruth Asay – Witch Benjamin Fools the Wind – Bountiful Chapter

2^nd Honorable Mention – Wendy Ellison - It's Not My Mess - Bountiful Chapter

3^rd Honorable Mention – Christy Monson - Looking for Dinosaurs - Blue Quill Chapter

 

 CATEGORY 15 & 16 – Early Chapter Book & Middle Grade Book

 

1^st Place – Mark V. Kraatz - Molly's  Basket - Park City Chapter

2^nd Place – Kendra Fowler - Millie's Garden Mystery - Bountiful Chapter

3^rd Place – Caren Liebelt – The Runaway Broom - Sevier Valley Writers

1^st Honorable Mention – Christy Monson - Clawing Eagle - Blue Quill Chapter

2^nd Honorable Mention – Christy Monson - Urbie Makes a Christmas Pinate - Blue Quill Chapter

3^rd Honorable Mention – Christy Monson - Reptiles' Rule for Haloween - Blue Quill Chapter

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The following are the results of the 2008 Prose Competition also announced Saturday night, September 13, 2008 at the Prose Awards Banquet held at the Ogden Marriott in Ogden, Utah.

 

CATEGORY 17 - Anecdote

 

1^st Place – Shauna D. Dansie - Doppelganger Down - Oquirrh Writers

2^nd Place – Nikki Trionfo - Rocking and Rolling in the Cumberian - Non-member

3^rd Place – Diane Coles - Soda Plop - Wordcraft

1^st Honorable Mention – Charles Rainey - Don't Put Your Hands in Your Pockets - Bountiful Chapter

2^nd Honorable Mention – Diane Coles - Nature Appreciation - Wordcraft

3^rd Honorable Mention – Caren Liebelt – Time to Go - Sevier Valley Writers

 

 CATEGORIES 18 & 19 – Article & Travel Article

 

1^st Place – Mike Eldredge - Tanya's Song - Wordcraft

2^nd Place – Jeanne Hodges – Conecrated Continuum of Tune – Utah Valley Chapter

3^rd Place – Lorraine Jeffery – There But For The Grace of God –Oquirrh Writers

1^st Honorable Mention – Beth Moore - Once There was a Cavalry - Heritage Writers Guild

2^nd Honorable Mention – Irene Hastings – On the Trail of the Pony Express - Heber Valley Chapter

3^rd Honorable Mention – Drienie Hattingh - Junction City - Blue Quill Chapter

 

CATEGORY 20 – New Talent Personal Essay

 

1^st Place – Angela Rogers – My Little Boy Marvel – Heritage Writers Guild

2^nd Place – Jennifer Nielson – The Play's the Thing - Wasatch Writers

3^rd Place – Irene Hastings – Silent Ghost, Empty Sleeves - Heber Valley Chapter

1^st Honorable Mention – Norene Gay – Chinese Proverb - Sevier Valley Writers

2^nd Honorable Mention – Sharon G. Hodges – Whitened, Enlightened... and Bilked - Heritage Writers Guild

3^rd Honorable Mention – Lana Jordan – They Call Me Mrs. Chew - Color Country Nightwriters

 

CATEGORY 21 - New Talent Short Story

 

1^st Place – Chris Miller – Perfect Match – Bountiful Chapter

2^nd Place – Lorraine Jeffery – Razor Wire – Oquirrh Writers

3^rd Place – Nikki Trionfo - A Matter of Will - Non-member

1^st Honorable Mention – Lorraine Jeffery – Lunch at Ramono's Grill – Oquirrh Writers

2^nd Honorable Mention – Loy Ray Clemons - Blaze of Love – Utah Valley Chapter

3^rd Honorable Mention – Norene Gay – The Phoenix - Sevier Valley Writers

 

CATEGORY 22 - Short Short Story

 

1^st Place – Edwin Smith – Helga – Bountiful Chapter

2^nd Place – Nikki Trionfo - First Kiss - Non-member

3^rd Place – Rodney O. Hurd – An Adventure with Henry Nash - Sevier Valley Writers

1^st Honorable Mention – Shirley Manning - Molly - Wordcraft

2^nd Honorable Mention – Margot Hovley - Out of Order – Bountiful Chapter

3^rd Honorable Mention – Irene Hastings – Crazy Mary and the Missing Grave - Heber Valley Chapter

 

CATEGORIES 23, 24 & 25 – Short Story, Romance & Speculative Fiction

 

1^st Place – Caren Liebelt – Boomerang Summer - Sevier Valley Writers

2^nd Place – Beth Moore - Pioneer Tapestry - Heritage Writers Guild

3^rd Place – Julie W. Hawk - A New Scarlet Letter - Heritage Writers Guild

1^st Honorable Mention – Lorraine Jeffery – Wyoming Winter – Oquirrh Writers

2^nd Honorable Mention – Caren Liebelt – Without Ruthy - Sevier Valley Writers

3^rd Honorable Mention – Drienie Hattingh - The Last Gas Station - Blue Quill Chapter

 

CATEGORY 26 – First Chapter

 

1^st Place – Chris Miller – Pigments - Bountiful Chapter

2^nd Place – Joan Runs Through – Making Intomi – Heritage Writers Guild

3^rd Place – Kendra Fowler - Watching Over You - Bountiful Chapter

1^st Honorable Mention – Marilyn Richardson - Christmas Tin - Heritage Writers Guild

2^nd Honorable Mention – David Durkey – The Secrets of Lazar – Blue Quill Chapter

3^rd Honorable Mention – J.C. Smith – Disappearance – Salt Lake Chapter

 

CATEGORY 27 – Full Length Book

 

1^st Place – Jennifer Beckstrand – Rachel's Angel – Bountiful Chapter

2^nd Place – Janet Kay Jensen – Zina - Cache Valley Chapter

3^rd Place – Ronda Hinrichsen – Distraction – Just Write!

1^st Honorable Mention – Pam Williams - Time Outs and Second Chances - Sevier Valley Writers

2^nd Honorable Mention – Edwin F. Smith – The Twelfth Gift – Bountiful Chapter

3^rd Honorable Mention –Jim Hutchins - Infectious Beauty - Blue Quill Chapter

 

 

CATEGORIES THAT DIDN’T HAVE ENOUGH ENTRIES TO CARRY THE CONTEST INCLUDED:

 

Category 12 – Children's Article, Ages 3-7

Category 13 – Children's Article, Ages 8-12

Category 28 – Full Length Young Adult Book

 

In some instances, categories were combined with similar categories.

 

Publication Awards

 

Gold Quill – Lana Jordan – Children's Fiction - (Color Country Nightwriters)

Whose Ears are Whose?

 

Diamond (Co-award) – Caren Liebelt – Fiction - (Sevier Valley Writers)

Autumn's Calling

 

Diamond (Co-award) – Mike Eldredge – Fiction - (Wordcraft)

Walker's Promise

 

Diamond – Irene Hastings – Music/Poetry Book - (Heber Valley Writers)

 

 

Gold Quill – Jamie Lawson – Portfolio - (Utah Valley Writers)

 

 

The League of Utah Writers congratulates all who participated in this year's competition for the outstanding talent exhibited by all contestants, and more importantly, for the extraordinary effort put forth for each individual entry.