YOUTH CATEGORIESElementary School winners:Kadian Harding / Jefferson County
First Place Elementary School
"The Inauguration in Photos"
Jessi Hersom / Berkeley County
Second Place Elementary School
"One Fine Clear Day"
Haley Lambert / Kanawha County
Third Place Elementary School
"The Adventures of Loud Mouth Sally"
Andi Hersom / Berkeley County
1st Honorable Mention Elementary School
"Seneca Rocks"
Matteo LaMonaca / Jefferson County
2nd Honorable Mention Elementary School
"Nonno"
Roula Hammer / Jefferson County
3rd Honorable Mention Elementary School
"Magenta and the Secret Garden"
Middle School Winners:Miranda Gable / Monongalia County
First Place Middle School
"To Remember"
Abby Buckley / MD.
Second Place Middle School
"Chauncey Goes to the Beach"
Elizabeth Buscher / Jefferson County
Third Place Middle School
"The World Through My Eyes"
Samuel Tillman / Harrison County
1st Honorable Mention Middle School
"The Wolves"
Kyra Dawe / Jefferson County
2nd Honorable Mention Middle School
"Soldier Boys"
Alex Hersom / Berkeley County
3rd Honorable Mention Middle School
"Home in West Virginia"
Theresa Buczek/ Monongalia County
4th Honorable Mention Middle School
"My Knight in Shining Armor"
High School Poetry Winners:Joesph Foster / County Putnam
First Place High School Poetry
"Mistral's Child"
Lindsey Maxon /Texas
Second Place High School Poetry
"Puzzle"
Rachel McKinney / Jefferson County
Third Place High School Poetry
"Pictures"
Chase Smith / Kanawha (Kan.)
1st Honorable Mention High School Poetry
"Glory"
Lindsey Maxon / TX.
2nd Honorable Mention High School Poetry
"Song of Silk"
Clare Tillman / Harrison County
3rd Honorable Mention High School Poetry
"Seven Themes on West Virginia"
High School Prose Winners:Alora Ray / Jefferson County
First Place High School Prose
"Harbor Theory"
Caitlin Gentry /Virginia
Second Place High School Prose
"Rubble"
Caitlin Gentry / VA.
Third Place High School Prose
"Sahara"
Nicole Marton / Harrison
1st Honorable Mention High School Prose
"That's My Girl"
Rebecca Liu / Michagan
2nd Honorable Mention High School Prose
"The Nature of Road Trips"
Lindsey Maxon / TX.
3rd Honorable Mention High School Prose
"Flyboy"
Caitlin Gentry / VA.
4th Honorable Mention High School Prose
"Discord"
ADULT CATEGORIESEmerging Writers: Prose -Winners:Patricia McKnew / Hampshire County
First Place Emerging Writers: Prose
"The Other Side of the Mountain"
Ethel Morgan Smith / Monongalia County
Second Place Emerging Writers: Prose
"The House of Flowers"
Patrick Joyce / Harrison County
Third Place Emerging Writers: Prose
"Nocturnal Missions"
Jessica Murphy / Monongalia
1st Honorable Mention Emerging Writers: Prose
"Hijacking Nature"
Shawn May / Monongalia County
2nd Honorable Mention Emerging Writers: Prose
"Appalachian Uprising"
Nadine McKinney / Boone County
3rd Honorable Mention Emerging Writers: Prose
"Coping in Blackbird Hollow"
Ceason Ranson / Jackson County
4th Honorable Mention Emerging Writers: Prose
"The Product of Red and Blue"
Emerging Writers: Poetry-Winners:Kevin Colistra / Monongalia County
First Place Emerging Writers: Poetry
"Fighting Cougars"
Jim Davis / Marion County
Second Place Emerging Writers: Poetry
"Undercurrents"
Christy Gingerich / Monongalia County
Third Place Emerging Writers: Poetry
"The River My Witness"
Jim Davis / Marion County
1st Honorable Mention Emerging Writers: Poetry
"Plane Geometry"
James Garrett / VA.
2nd Honorable Mention Emerging Writers: Poetry
"Fievre du Printemps"
Richard DeVan / Hampshire County
3rd Honorable Mention Emerging Writers: Poetry
"Vultures"
Short Poetry Winners:Anna Smucker / Harrison County
First Place Short Poetry
"Regret"
Sara Crickenberger / Greenbrier
Second Place Short Poetry
"Living Proof"
Earl Keener / Brooke
Third Place Short Poetry
"Grand Mal Seizure"
Charity Gingerich / Mon.
1st Honorable Mention Short Poetry
"Visting Lennon in a Square in Izmail"
Kimberly Honaker / Mon.
2nd Honorable Mention Short Poetry
"The Lights On The River"
Marion Kee / Washington (state...not that there's a WA County in WV
3rd Honorable Mention Short Poetry
"Florida Citrus"
Sandra Vrana / Upshur
4th Honorable Mention Short Poetry
"Emblems"
Long Poetry Winners:Cheryl Denise / Barbour
First Place Long Poetry
"Mother From Paradise"
Charity Gingerich / Monongalia County
Second Place Long Poetry
"St. Vladimir's Kiev"
Tom Donlon / Jefferson County
Third Place Long Poetry
"Strip Club"
Sandra Vrana / Upshur County
1st Honorable Mention Long Poetry
"The Student, The Teacher"
Ed Zahniser / Jefferson County
2nd Honorable Mention Long Poetry
"Urinalysis 101"
Mary Lucille DeBerry / Monongalia
3rd Honorable Mention Long Poetry
"No Sounds While Bulbs Growing"
Children's Books Winners:Pam Miller / Jefferson County
First Place Children's Book
Chestnut Street
Belinda Anderson / Greenbrier County
Second Place Children's Book
Fly Away Street
Belinda Anderson / Greenbrier
Third Place Children's Book
Jackson vs. Double W Making Kid Soup
Craig Etchison / Mineral County
1st Honorable Mention Children's Book
Sam's Song
Julia Sadd / Kanawha County
2nd Honorable Mention Children's Book
Beatrice, the Cow Who Danced On Ice
Nadine McKinney / Boone
3rd Honorable Mention Children's Book
Bad Case of Crickets
Humor Winners:John Bagladi / Jefferson County
First Place Humor
“Bradley's Delivery"
Susan DeVan /Hampshire County
Second Place Humor
"Granny Takes a Job"
Susan DeVan / Hampshire County
Third Place Humor
"The Do-Gooders' Day From Hell"
Deborah Filanowski / PA.
1st Honorable Mention Humor
"Nature's Lesson"
Jeanne Wilson / Calhoun County
2nd Honorable Mention Humor
"The Week I Was Famous"
Willa Izzo / Greenbrier County
3rd Honorable Mention Humor
"Volunteer Coach"
Susan DeVan / Hampshire County.
4th Honorable Mention Humor
"Granny and the Gremlins"
Nonfiction Winners:Dawn Baldwin / Greenbrier County
First Place Nonfiction
"Apples"
Elizabeth Dawn Lippman / Brooke County
Second Place Nonfiction
"Anamnesis"
Nadine McKinney / Boone County
Third Place Nonfiction
“Coping in Blackstrap Hollow"
Dianna Simms / Pendleton County
1st Honorable Mention Nonfiction
"My Sister"
Sarah Beth Childers / Monongalia County
2nd Honorable Mention Nonfiction
"The Preacher"
Shawn May / Monongalia County
3rd Honorable Mention Nonfiction
"Appalachian Uprising: Prologue"
Donna Evans / CA.
4th Honorable Mention Nonfiction
“The Uncle Ed Experience"
Dianna Simms / Pendleton County.
5th Honorable Mention Nonfiction
"In Defense of the Rooster"
Joe McCabe Memorial Playwriting Contest Winners:Kenley Smith / VA.
First Place Stage Play
Devil Sedan
Susan DeVan / Hampshire County.
Second Place Stage Play
My House/My Home
Ethel Morgan Smith / Monongalia County
Third Place Stage Play
African Violets
Susan DeVan / Hampshire County.
1st Honorable Mention Stage Play
Christmas Gift
Ingrid Briles / Kanawha County
2nd Honorable Mention Stage Play
Welcome Home
Sarah Beth Childers / Monongalia County
3rd Honorable Mention Stage Play
Baking Biscuits
Short Story Winners:Dawn Baldwin / Greenbrier County.
First Place Short Story
“Resurrection"
Sara Crickenberger / Greenbrier County
Second Place Short Story
"Fixing Fried Turtle"
Dreama Frisk / VA.
Third Place Short Story
"A Hunter's Moon"
Rhonda White / FL.
1st Honorable Mention Short Story
"Just Rita"
Jay Tabor / Berkshire 2nd Honorable Mention
Short Story
"Journey to Fate"
Lori D'Angelo / Mon.
3rd Honorable Mention Short Story
"Provisions"
Chris Kuell / CT.
4th Honorable Mention Short Story
"Catalyst"
Wilma Acree / Wood
5th Honorable Mention
Short Story
"Cave Chief"
Appalachian Writing Winners:Elizabeth Dawn Lippman / Brooke
First Place Appalachian Writing
"Anamnesis"
Wilma Acree / Wood
Second Place Appalachian Writing
"House on Parchment Creek"
Susanna Holstein / Jackson
Third Place Appalachian Writing
"King Coal"
Wilma Acree / Wood
1st Honorable Mention Appalachian Writing
"Emily Catherine Messenger Speaks to Her Grandfather"
Cat Pleska / Putnam
2nd Honorable Mention Appalachian Writing
"Night On Cheat Mountain"
Racheal Rose / Nicholas
3rd Honorable Mention Appalachian Writing
"Bees"
Sara Crickenberger / Greenbrier County.
4th Honorable Mention Appalachian Writing
"Fixing Fried Turtle"
Susan DeVan / Hampshire
5th Honorable Mention Appalachian Writing
"Granny at the Landfill"
Book Length Prose:Dawn Baldwin / Greenbrier County
First Place
Book Length Prose
The Corner Cupboard
Dawn Baldwin / Greenbrier County
Second Place Book Length Prose
Angelus
Katherine Cobb / Jefferson County
Third Place Book Length Prose
Skyline Higher
Holly Becker / Kanawha County
1st Honorable Mention Book Length Prose
The Year Kate's Brain Got A New Battery
Terry Lively / Kanawha County
2nd Honorable Mention Book Length Prose
Keystone
Shirley Nordeck Short / Preston County
3rd Honorable Mention Book Length Prose
The Coffeesoup Collection
***Special Mention:Randi Ward / The Faroe Islands
Special Mention Book Length Prose
Labor Pains: A Portrait of Olevina Joensen