OWC Contest Awards Program

Join us at TaborSpace for an evening of literary fun as the winners of OWC’s poetry and short story contests read from their winning entries. Poetry Judge Sue Parman will introduce the winners in the poetry contest, and contest coordinator Lill Ahrens will introduce the short story contest winners.

Winners of the Elizabeth Bolton Poetry Contest

1st place: Barb McMakin, Crestwood, Kentucky, Familiar Skeletons
2nd place: Morgan Azinger, Portland, Oregon, Indescribable Things
3rd place: Karen Keltz, Tillamook, Oregon, Miasma
First Honorable Mention: Eileen Malone, Broadmoor Village, California, Whale Watching Guy
Other Honorable Mentions:
Morgan Azinger, Portland, Oregon, American Apocalypse
Ellanaine Lockie, California, Just Desserts
Morgan Songi, Eugene, Oregon, Weeds

Winners of the Nonfiction Short Story Contest

1st place: Morgan Songi, Eugene, Oregon, Spirit Nights
2nd place: Donelle Knudsen, Richland, Washington, Ashes to Ashes and the Spirit of Forgiveness
3rd place: Cheryl Sears, Portland, Oregon, Prejudice Revisited
First Honorable Mention: Leland Spencer, Monument, Oregon, Junkpile Go-Cart
Other Honorable Mentions:
Jean Peterson, Nehalem, Oregon, Border Banditos
Valerie Lake, Corvallis, Oregon, Invasive Species
Genny Lynch, Lebanon, Oregon, Kissing Lessons

Winners of the Fiction Short Story Contest

1st place: Patricia Barnhart, Lakeview Oregon, Ellen Gregory
2nd place: Shirley Dixon, Portland, Oregon, A Different Calling
3rd place: Diane Manley, Eugene, Oregon, The Favorite
First Honorable Mention:
Harry Demarest, Corvallis, Oregon, Johnny Angel
Other Honorable Mentions:
John J. White, Merritt Island, Florida, Beneath the Wintry Sky
Darlene Buechel, Chilton, Wisconsin, Six Rules for Surviving a Stepdad
Patricia MacAodha, Portland, Oregon, The Witch with the Backpack
Laura Loomis, Pittsburg, Pennsylvania, Ghost House