Omemee Pigeon eFlyer: Omemee Historical Society Writers Contest Winners Announced!

Thursday, April 25, 2013

Omemee Historical Society Writers Contest Winners Announced!

Omemee Writers Contest Winners Show High Level of Professionalism

April 20, 2013 Coronation Hall Omemee featured the Omemee Historical Society Annual Writers Contest winners reading their works back-back from ten to noon, including two grade six entries.
Four writers, Katherine Vanderzwet, Carole Ritter, Edna Carew and Catherine Littlejohn, had works available for purchase at the event. Snacks and used books were available at the bookfair.
Copies of the Novice entries are available for $3 at NP Media Business Solutions, to writers and Society members, but may not be published without permission. Copies of the SR anthology will be about $7, with the same rules applying.

'Senior stories showed a very high rate of professionalism.'shared John Jones, organizer of the event, adding '$579 in prize money was dispersed in both categories.'

The winners are as follows:

Omemee Writers Contest Novice Winners 2013

1st: Wings of Time Id# 41 by Jewel Chalmers, Lindsay Area, Pays $50-$2=$48*
2nd: The Inquisitive Nurse ID#51 by Catheran Cadigan. Downeyville Area, Pays $25

Runners-up in no special order

Id#40 Two Poems The Village, Summer Things, Mrs Alice Masters, Pontypool, Pays, $10–$2=$8*
Id#43 A Visit from Pierre by Bill Mosley, 887 area, Pays #10
Id#44 Rock Bottom by Katelyn Dymond 887 area, Pays$10
Id#45 My Valley by Madeleine Keesmaat-Walsh 887 area, Pays $10
Id#50 The City Of Kawartha Lakes by Danielle Hennekam 799 area, pays $10 Entries: Senior 2013

*Some forgot to enclose the readers' fee of $2

Omemee Writers Contest Senior Winners 2013

First Prize $100 and Printed in Kawartha Lakes This Week Id 47 “Field of Vision” by Sharon Black, Kirkfield
Second Prize $100 and posted on KLTW webpage Id 53 “A Kindred Spirit” by Shannon Hein, Omemee

The following runners up in order of opening each receive $24:

Id 42 “Visitors” by Heather Saigeon, Cameron
Id 46 “John David Thornton1867” by Lorie Rowsell, Omemee
Id 48 “Suitcase Black” by Sharon Black, Kirkfield
Id 49 “That Dock” by Victoria Rice, Bethany
Id 52 “‘Tis Not Where” by Dale Taylor, Bethany/Omemee
Id 54 “Forever a Story Teller” by Shannon Hein, Omemee
Id 55 “Wake of the Coboconk” by Lisa Hart, Lindsay
Id 56 “Small Town Lame” by Katie Virag-Cavanagh, Lindsay
Id 57 “Providence” by Lynette Brown, Bobcageon
Id 58 “Country Life” by Susan Graham, Reaboro
Id 59 “Crow” by Pauline Styles, Lindsay

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