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Foster City International Writer's Contest

List of Past Winners

A special thank-you to everyone who submitted entries, and a hearty congratulations to our winners.

2011 Winners

 

Winners who were able to attend the May 1
Foster City International Writers Contest Awards Ceremony.

Ann Foster (1st place - Personal Essay), Mary Ellen Wolfers (2nd place - Poetry), 
John Villar (1st place- Fiction), Tia Creighton (2nd place- Personal Essay), 
Greg Erion (2nd place- Humor), Jean Wong (2nd place- Children�s Stories).

Lyla

 

 

2008:

 

Fiction
FIRST PLACE:
Gary Missel, "The LOL"
HONORABLE MENTION:
Philip Gin, "Saul Wright, American King"

Personal Essay

FIRST PLACE:
Jennifer Ko, "Three Lessons Learned at a Charlie Palmer Restaurant"
HONORABLE MENTION:
Greg Erion, "December 7, 1941"

Poetry

FIRST PLACE:
Patrick Quinn, "Requiem for Slot Machines in the San Bruno Slot Machine Museum"
HONORABLE MENTION:
Gerald Keogh Jr., "One Final Request from the Fallen Heroes"

Children's Story

FIRST PLACE
: Lyla Faircloth Ellzey, "David and Elizabeth and the Pirate’s Monkey"
HONORABLE MENTION:
Darlene Buechel, "The Return of the Real Granny"

 

Humor
FIRST PLACE
: Carmen Lee, "David Studs and Suds"
HONORABLE MENTION:  
None awarded;

 

2007:

POETRY: First Prize- Robert J. Miller: "Collateral Damage"
POETRY: Honorable Mention – Bart Oxley: "The Spell of Wonderlust"

HUMOR: First Prize – Bart Oxley: "George Washington and Abraham Lincoln"
HUMOR: Honorable Mention- Eugene H. Bales – “Comediens’ Staples"

FICTION: First Prize:  - Phylis Ann Warady: "Shattered Image"
FICTION: Honorable Mention- Eric Glasgow - "A Place on the Road"

CHILDREN’S STORIES: First Prize: - Kathleen M. St. Claire: "Words Like Freedom"
CHILDREN’S STORIES: Honorable Mention – Bart Oxley: "Little Boy Lost"

PERSONAL ESSAY: First Prize – Margot Lenigk: "Survival"
PERSONAL ESSAY: Honorable Mention – Greg Erion: "The Gettysburg Address and My Dad"

 

2006:

POETRY: First Prize- Robert J. Miller: "Supporting Them"
POETRY: Honorable Mention – Susan M. Wingate: "The Fisherman, The Eagle, and Jesus"

FICTION: First Prize:  - Alex Veach: "The Marksman"
FICTION: Honorable Mention- William W. Chiang - "Aloha, Sir Knight"

CHILDREN’S STORIES: First Prize: - Pamela Chang: "Christmas Missing"
CHILDREN’S STORIES: Honorable Mention – Annette K. Gulati: "Patience to Pose"

PERSONAL ESSAY: First Prize – Karen E. Gallimore: "Dad’s in the Foyer, the Ice is in the Sink"
PERSONAL ESSAY: Honorable Mention – Claudette DeCarbonel: "Rewiring"

 

2005:

POETRY: First Prize- Morwena Bleuett: "The Lunch Party"
POETRY: Honorable Mention – Sheila Berenson: "Into the Light"

FICTION: First Prize:  - Emily Jans: "Paper Daughter"
FICTION: Honorable Mention- Bart Oxley - "Interview with General George Patton"

CHILDREN’S STORIES: First Prize: - Heather Norris: "A Brand New Family”

CHILDREN’S STORIES: Honorable Mention – Carol Biederman: "The Six Lives of Henry the Ape"

HUMOR / PERSONAL ESSAY: First Prize – Judith G. Beene: "Healing the Heart After Loss"
HUMOR / PERSONAL ESSAY: Honorable Mention – Kaitlyn McNeil: "As Life Goes On"


2004:

POETRY: First Prize- Bruce Henderson: "Orgy in Winter"
POETRY: Honorable Mention – Daniel Spradling: "Sic Transit Gloria"

FICTION: First Prize:  - Elizabeth Denton Appell: "Lost Language"
FICTION: Honorable Mention- Tracy Korensky - "Floating from Chagall"

CHILDREN’S STORIES: First Prize: - Karen Stanton: "Martin”

CHILDREN’S STORIES: Honorable Mention – Karen Stanton: "Papi’s Gift"

HUMOR / PERSONAL ESSAY: First Prize – Yvette Irvin: "Finding Monica"
HUMOR / PERSONAL ESSAY: Honorable Mention – Ephima Morphew: "The Most Beautiful Christmas Tree"

2004:

POETRY: First Prize- Bruce Henderson: "Orgy in Winter"
POETRY: Honorable Mention – Daniel Spradling: "Sic Transit Gloria"

FICTION: First Prize:  - Elizabeth Denton Appell: "Lost Language"
FICTION: Honorable Mention- Tracy Korensky - "Floating from Chagall"
CHILDREN’S STORIES: First Prize: - Karen Stanton: "Martin”

CHILDREN’S STORIES: Honorable Mention – Karen Stanton: "Papi’s Gift"

HUMOR / PERSONAL ESSAY: First Prize – Yvette Irvin: "Finding Monica"
HUMOR / PERSONAL ESSAY: Honorable Mention – Ephima Morphew: "The Most Beautiful Christmas Tree"

 

2003:

BLANK VERSE: First Prize- Philip Gin: "Lifeguard Newport Beach"
BLANK VERSE: Honorable Mention – Leslie Ragsdale: "Early Morning"


RHYMED VERSE: First Prize- Robert J. Miller: "On the Day You Win the Gold"
RHYMED VERSE: Honorable Mention – Philip Gin: "The Product-Line Manager Gets Inspired"


FICTION: First Prize:  - Philip Gin: "Plastic Models"
FICTION: Honorable Mention- Robert J. Miller - "What Waits in the Shadows"

CHILDREN’S STORIES: First Prize: - Masaho Kusuhara: "Raindrops”

CHILDREN’S STORIES: Honorable Mention – Bart Oxley: "The Prince of the Tide Pools"

HUMOR: First Prize – Robert Morley: "Appointment with the Doctor"
HUMOR: Honorable Mention – R. Lee Paulson: "Impressionist Impression"

 

2002:

BLANK VERSE: First Prize- Stan Goldberg: "You?ll Like It"
BLANK VERSE: Honorable Mention - John Young: "Droplets"

RHYMED VERSE: First Prize - John Nimmo: "Paris Notre Dame"
RHYMED VERSE: Honorable Mention - Steve Schafer: "Hmmm"

HUMOR: First Prize - Peter Crosby: "Virgin Homeowners"
HUMOR: Honorable Mention- Stan Goldberg - ?Who?s In Charge of Catching Bad Guys"

FICTION: First Prize:  - Tajma Beverly: "The Possession of ?T?"
FICTION: Honorable Mention- Mari McGrady - "Emeralds From Mountains"

CHILDREN?S STORIES: First Prize: - Jean Hanson: "The 5 Thousand Friends of
                   Veronica Vutch"
CHILDREN?S STORIES: Honorable Mention - Patricia Weaver: "Shadow"

PERSONAL ESSAY: First Prize - Viola Odell: "Horseplay"
PERSONAL ESSAY: Honorable Mention - Cathy Chang: "The Yellow Tie that Binds"

2001:

BLANK VERSE: First Place - Jennifer Campbell: "It Only Happens on Television"
BLANK VERSE: Honorable Mention - Henry Clay Lindgren: "The Frog"

RHYMED VERSE: First Place - Steven J. Schafer: "Justice ?"
RHYMED VERSE: Honorable Mention - Gail Flynn: "Spider"

HUMOR: First Place - Jack O. Patterson: "He Said, She Said"
HUMOR: Honorable Mention - Matthew Bazzanella: "Dark Death Diner"

FICTION: First Place - Evelyne Holingue: "The Mug Quest"
FICTION: Honorable Mention - Marc Igler: "The Reefer"

CHILDREN?S STORIES: First Place - Sharon K. Whitehill: "Princess Frannie?s Freckles"
CHILDREN?S STORIES: Honorable Mention - Jennifer K. Hendersen: "Presenting Pierre: A Pigeon in Paris"

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