2007 AWC Writing Competition Winners (Announced July 22, 2007) FICTION - 2500 WORDS Laura Loomis Repentance Pittsburg, CA Van Newell Man’s Angels Birmingham, AL D. Jeanne Wilson Locked In Grantsville, WV Patsy Evans Pittman Veronica Lake Jones Vienna, WV HONORABLE MENTION (listed in alphabetical order) Deborah Ann Cidboy The Amulet Jefferson, GA Donna Wade Cornelius Glory Days Trussville, AL Matthew C. Johnson Lady Like Clarkston, GA Jane Sasser Caught Oak Ridge, TN SHORT FICTION - 1000 WORDS Rusty Bynum Compatriots Huntsville, AL Larry Wilson The Inheritance Wetumpka, AL Bill Case Emma in Umbra Madison, AL Stacy Jones Waiting in the Noose Memphis, TN HONORABLE MENTION (listed in alphabetical order) Rebecca Brooks Carroll Encounters with Doors Oak Ridge, TN Judith G. Finkel The Accident Houston, TX Carol Robbins Hull Empty Boxes Montgomery, AL Reilly Maginn Grateful Daphne, AL FREE VERSE POEM Shann Palmer Coranach Richmond, VA Suzanne Coker Starlight Shift Helena, AL Jane Sasser An Invocation Oak Ridge, TN Allison Joseph Melancholia Carbondale, IL HONORABLE MENTION (listed in alphabetical order) Ramey Channell Dobby Mauby, On the Loss of Paradise Leeds, AL Wendy W. Cleveland Jewel Auburn, AL Judy Lee Green I Go Home Murfreesboro, TN Joseph L. Whitten The Torn Hat Odenville, AL TRADITIONAL POEM Allison Joseph Procession Carbondale, IL Sylvia Morris Old Age Cullman, AL Phyllis H. Peck A Day with the Mississippi Fairhope, AL Jennifer Soule Seasonal Moves Auburn, AL HONORABLE MENTION (listed in alphabetical order) Judy Lee Green Banks of the Nile Murfreesboro, TN Mary Brunini McArdle The Legend of the Christmas Kitten Madison, AL Jane Sasser At St. Paul’s Oak Ridge, TN Joseph L. Whitten Daybreak Odenville, AL NONFICTION Carol Robbins Hull Pieces of Her Montgomery, AL Annell Gordon The Mentor Grove Hill, AL Sara Prince The Face of Fear Montgomery, AL Jennifer G. Margeson Bluebonnet Blues Opelika, AL HONORABLE MENTION (listed in alphabetical order) Alice G. Duckett Mama’s Weed Bouquets Anniston, AL Daniel Leonard The Hot Dog Lady Oak Ridge, TN Reilly Maginn Vicarious Daphne, AL Patricia J. Weaver The Witness Florence, AL JUVENILE FICTION Darlene Buechel The Return of the Real Granny Chilton, WI Deborah Ann Cidboy The Henge Jefferson, GA Patricia J. Weaver Cheating Florence, AL Ramey Channell Big Team, the Little Turtle Leeds, AL HONORABLE MENTION (listed in alphabetical order) Matt A. Bragga Stitchy Cookeville, TN Bill Case Celia the Cell - and the Power of 1 Madison, AL Evan Guilford-Blake SnapDragon Stone Mountain, GA Renate Harder Stinging Nettles Ashville, AL HUMOR Donna Wade Cornelius The Beauty Walk: Here Come the Judges Trussville, AL Allison Joseph Poeinfomercial Carbondale, IL Vicki H. Moss Life 101 Chattanooga, TN Jerri Hardesty Faux Pas Brierfield, AL HONORABLE MENTION (listed in alphabetical order) Rebecca Davis Henderson As the twig is bent... Cullman, AL Jennifer Soule Imagine a Dog Auburn, AL FIRST CHAPTER OF NOVEL Laura Loomis Best Interests Pittsburg, CA Rebecca F. Chaney Degrees of Remorse Meridian, MS C. Hope Clark Hog Tied Chapin, SC Deborah Ann Cidboy The Blue Room Jefferson, GA HONORABLE MENTION (listed in alphabetical order) Matthew C. Johnson untitled Clarkston, GA Stacy Jones Cross City Blues Memphis, TN Susan Santos Three Bags and a Backpack West Chester, OH Jane Sasser Emma Justine Oak Ridge, TN -------------------------------------> Contact Us | Links | 2007 Contest Winners