Memoir Category
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First Prize
What’s So Funny? A Love Story — Linda Boroff; Menlo Park CA
Second Prize
Visiting the Bone Man — Tish Davidson; Fremont CA
Third Prize
Bubble Gum — Evelyn Neil; Albuquerque, NM
Honorable Mention
Moving On — Ellen Aubry; Pleasant Hill CA
One Last Laugh — Geoffrey Graves; Laguna Beach CA
The Cutest Boy — Ann Hurst; Evansville IN
The Platter — Molly Seale; Mandanko IL
Epiphany — Jerilyn McIntyre; Salt Lake City UT
Solemn Mysteries — Scooter Smith; Dallas TX
Beasts Outside the Window — Allen Whitt; Albuquerque, NM
A Midday Chat About Nothing — Lazar Trubman; Garner NC
Recognized
Guns — Jeff Waters; Santa Fe NM
Autumn — JoAnn DiFranco; Oyster Bay NY
Castle Peak — Allen Boling; Grand Junction CO
Thank You For Your Service — Craig Etchison; Fort Ashby WV
Helen Unhinged — David Mathews; River Hills WI
Anticipation — Vivian Pisano; Berkeley CA
Glory Days — Dianne Ruff; Aurora OR
Humor Category
First Prize
Nic Knuckles, Hard Luck Private Eye — William Ade; Burke, VA
Second Prize
He Called it a What? — Geoffrey Graves; Laguna Beach, CA
Third Prize
Estate Sale — Rosanne Gordon; Dallas, Texas
Honorable Mention
On Turning Eighty — Dr. Alan Balter; Northbrook, IL
Intenda Juice — Lisa Gray Fisher; Santa Fe, NM
The Fable of the Lovely Girl Who Made A Salad — Neil McKinnon; Burnaby BC, Canada
The White Blouse — Brenda Guyton; Dallas, TX
How I Fell For John Paul Jones — Margaret Liebchen; Altavista, VA
Noms de Guerre — Scooter Smith; Dallas, TX
The Bravest Man I Ever Knew — James Thierry; Middleboro, MA
Just Say No to Crossword Puzzles — Dee Dee Chumley; Edmond, OK
Recognized
On the Ground Campaigning — Robert Nelis, Chicago, IL
Mildred and the Bird — Regina Mayerfield, Woodcliff Lake, NJ
How I Got Thrown Out of Aerobics Class — Michael Gigandet, Clarksville, TN
Milkman and His Horse — Frank Kozusko, Highlands, NJ
My Incredible Life — Neil McKinnon, Burnaby BC, Canada
Dryer Balls and the Beyond — Glenn Thaxton, Dallas, TX.
Again — Dianne Ruff, Aurora, OR
Be Here Now, Revised — Monique Stampleman, Milford, CT
Adventure Category
First Prize
Mountain Rules — Robert Walton; King City CA
Second Prize
Tricky Kenya — Holli Irvine; Toronto ON Canada
Third Prize
Joe’s Big Adventure — William French; Mentor OH
Honorable Mention
The Youngest Daredevil — Geoffrey Graves; Laguna Beach CA
The Eerie Apple Tree — Debra Northwat; Worcester MA
Kick the Clouds — Rita Juster; New York NY
Flying — Evelyn Neil; Albuquerque, NM
A Story Found From Yore — Tom Sheehan; Saugus MA
Bakatore — Rayna Bright; Woolgoolga, NSW Australia
Recognized
Swimming With Sharks — Nadine York; Boise ID
The White Seagull — Olivia Godat; Olympia WA
Monkey See Monkey Go — Dennis Maulsby; Ames IA
Romance category
First Prize
Remembering Teresa — R.F. Marazas; Belvidere, NJ
Second Prize
Meatloaf Madness — Belle Brett; Somerville, MA
Third Prize
The Last Norwegians on Russell Avenue — Debra J. Stone; Robbinsdale, MN
Honorable Mention
A Door That Opens Into A Courtyard — Michael Kramer; Lacey, WA
Fan Fan Foo — Tank Gunner, Duncanville, Texas
Just A Friend of the Family — Geoffrey Graves, Laguna Beach, CA
Lemon Tree — Claire Hart-Palumbo; Houston, Texas
Recognized
A Travel Story from the Word Go — Tom Sheehan; Saugus, MA
Cell Mates — Allen Lang; Chicago, IL
Crying — Judith R. Robinson; Pittsburgh, PA
Maybe It Was Love — Dr. Irving Greenfield; Staten Island, NY
Next — Lynda Palmer; Cedar Rapids, IA
Shadow Dancers — Michelle Ferrer; Plano, Texas
So Long, Soldier Boy — Chimp Robertson; Hooker, OK
The Thaw — Leah Lake; Austin, Texas
The Visitors — Tank Gunner; Duncanville, Texas
Poetry Category
First Prize
Gangsters of the Portland Sky — Pattie Palmer-Baker; Portland OR
Second Prize (tie)
Cosmic Confusion — Bo Niles; New York NY
The Moon and I Are Drunk — Pattie Palmer-Baker; Portland OR
Third Prize
I Find It Odd — Gloria Klinger; Grand Haven MI
Honorable Mention
Those More Innocent Days — Ida Lowenstein; San Mateo CA
River — Robert Swandby; Boise ID
Kiss For Judas — Donna Eason; Glen Burnie MD
Agelessly Aging — Stephen Dunn; Dallas TX
Kalinda and the Killing Fields — Ruth Mota; Watsonville CA
Spitting Out the Bones — Pat McCulloch; San Francisco CA
Recognized
Love Me Wrinkled — Zandra Mink-Fuller; Burleson TX
The Paper Clip — Julane Borth; Oklahoma City OK
Dreams in Retirement — Carolyn Phillips; Princeton NJ
Victory Dance, 1945 — Nick Sweet; Shepherd TX
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