2007 Winners & Judges

                                         POETRY:

HM-2: "Just Beyond the Rainbow" Haley Phillips of Ragland
HM-1: "Red" Crandall Hinton of Montgomery
3^rd Place $5: "A Blessing for Guitarists" Taylor Schiffman of Trussville

2^nd Place $10: "Soccer" Jonah Sharkins of Birmingham

1^st Place $20: "Why I Believe in Baseball" Austin Davis of Vestavia Hills

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                  DIVISION B: 9^th-12^th GRADE AWARDS

                Prizes Provided by The Pell City Library

                                  SHORT STORY:

HM-3: "Death and Judgment" Jesse Lunford of Ashville
HM-2: "The Stranger" Charles Raymond of Brierfield
HM-1: "Legend" Wade Boyd of Bessemer

3^rd Place $10: "Writer's Block" Haley Salzburn of Trussville

2^nd Place $20: "Wylie Rose" Nichole Peacock of Mt. Meigs

1^st Place $40: "The Unkindness of Crows & the Murder of Ravens" Megan Kusek of Owens Cross Roads

                                       POETRY:

HM-1: "Summer Storm" Halley Cotton of Ashville

3^rd Place $10: "Fright" Halley Cotton of Ashville

2^nd Place $20: "The Shadow & the Ghost: Variation on a Theme by Shakespeare" Lindsay Hodgens of Bessemer

1^st Place $40: "Autumn Night" Nichole Peacock of Mt. Meigs

                                   NONFICTION:

                         DIVISION C:  ADULT AWARDS

       Prizes Provided by The Daily Home/ St. Clair Times

                                1ST CHAPTER of a NOVEL:

HM-2: PRIMAL SYMPATHY Maury Maryanow of Montgomery
HM-1: SHADES of BLUE Joyce Sterling Scarborough of Mobile 

3^rd Place $40: BUNCO Susan Murphy of Birmingham

2^nd Place $75: WHAT DOESN'T KILL YOU Marilyn Johnston of Mobile  

1^st Place $150: DEADLY STAR Marilyn Johnston of Mobile

                                            SHORT STORY:

HM-3: "The Great Crestini" Susan Murphy of Birmingham
HM-2: "Fool's Gold" Marilyn Johnston of Mobile
HM-1: "My First" Cheryl Dawley of Cropwell
3^rd Place $40: "Bringing Mama Home" Maury Maryanow of Montgomery

2^nd Place $75: "I Am the Ring Bear" Rebecca Elder of Homewood

1^st Place $150: "Heartspeak" Carolynne Scott of Birmingham

                                                    POETRY:

HM-2: "Brother" Hazel P. Pope of Grand Bay
HM-1: "You're a Terrible Mother" Christal Brannon of Riverside
3^rd Place $40: "Fishing Buddy" Zack Nelson of Sylacauga

2^nd Place $75: "Elijah and Enoch" Jaime Roop of Pell City

1^st Place $150: "On Death" Peggy Teel of Birmingham

                                                NONFICTION:

HM-2: "Don't Ride the Clutch" Marilyn Johnston of Mobile
HM-1: "Fall Picnic on the Hay Wagon" Hazel P. Pope of Grand Bay
3^rd Place $40: "The Half Moon" Mary Lou Simms of Helena

2^nd Place $75: "The Clipper" Jean Lindquist of Trussville