MWG 2011 "Just Write!" Contest Winners

Thanks to all who entered. To all the winners who were not able to attend the banquet, checks and certificates have been mailed.

2011 President’s Contest

Walter Williams Major Work Award – Judge Richard Weiss

The Two Civil War Battles of Newtonia by Larry Wood

"Show Me" Best Book Award – Debra DeCoster

1^st Place: The Seventh Level by Jody Feldman

2^nd  Place: Ozarks GunFights and Other Notorious Incidents by Larry Wood

3^rd Place: A Shaker of Margaritas  Hot Flash Mommas edited by  Linda Fisher

Honorable Mention: From Trash to Treasure Evolution of An Ozarks Junkyard by  Betty Craker Henderson

Short Story Category – Chalise Bourque

1^st Place: Criminal Minds by Donna Volkenannt

2^nd Place: Road Trip by Linda Fisher

3^rd Place: Not Quite Soon Enough by Lee Ann Russell

Best Essay Category – John Eberhart

1^st Place: "Thanksgiving at Jennifer's" by Sally Jadlow

2^nd Place: When "Mess" is a Gross Understatement by Mary-Lane Kamberg

Best Magazine Article – Carolyn B. Leonard

1^st Place: Jake Fleagle: Shot and Captured at Branson Depot by Marilyn K. Smith

2^nd Place: The Thwarted Eureka Springs Bank Robbery by Larry Wood

3^rd Place: Life Underground by Sylvia Forbes

1^st Honorable Mention: The Oldest Seed Company in America by Diana West

2^nd Honorable Mention: Five and Dime Memories by Marti Attoun

2011 Sponsor Contest Winners

Best Ozarks Article – Judge Susan Kirkpatrick

1^st Place: Museum Honors Black History in the Ozarks by Diana West

2^nd Place: Making Mountain Music: Arkansas Artisans Craft McSpadden Dulcimers by Marti Attoun

Best Historic/Nostalgic Article – Judge Becky Singer Imhauser

1^st Place: A Sweet Goodbye by Alice Muschany
2^nd Place: Fizz, Flavor & Fun: America's Love Affair With Soda Pops by Marti Attoun
3^rd Place: The Sweet Smell of Summer by Lynn Cahoon
1^st Honorable Mention: Old Red by Sally Jadlow
2^nd Honorable Mention: It's the Big One by Debbie Fox
3^rd Honorable Mention: The Second Airplane by Jan Morrill

Best Travel Article – Judge Gary Figgins

1^st Place: Poverty & Nimiety by Jan Morrill

2^nd Place: Keeping Track of Time by Svetlana Grobman

3^rd Place: Elk Falls, Kansas—It’s the Place to Go by Diana West

Honorable Mention: Kiddie Parks: Where Old-Fashioned Fun Still Thrills by Marti Attoun

Best Character Sketch or Profile – Judge Susan Swartwout

1^st Place:  Driving Toward Yes by Dawn Downey
2^nd Place: Naturalist Rachel Carson by Veda Boyd Jones
3^rd Place: Jaunts with Dad by Debbie Fox
Honorable Mention: Kenneth Street, Fayette Pharmacist: A Lifetime of Helping People Get Well by Sylvia Forbes

Best Anthology – Judge Regina Williams

1^st Place: Well Versed--Literary Works 2010, Columbia Chapter Missouri Writers Guild, edited by Judy Stock

2^nd Place: Symphony in a Minor Key--Science Fiction Tales of Time and Space H. G. Stratmann

3^rd Place: Sleep is For the Weak--edited by Rita Arens

Best Humorous Article or Essay – Judge Beth Bartlett

1^st Place: My Green Acres – Jan Morrill
2^nd Place: Late Night Conversations – Diana West
3^rd Place: Kneads of a Fifty-Year-Old – Alice Muschany
1^st Honorable Mention: Old Osceola – Fred Farris
2^nd Honorable Mention: Too Young for Old Age – Dawn Downey
3^rd Honorable Mention: High Maintenance Women – Pat Wahler

Best Paranormal or Mystery Story – Judge C.A Neilson

1^st Place: Fisher’s Wife by Marybeth Niederkorn
2^nd Place: Collette’s Conundrum by Janet Bettag
3^rd Place: Story of a Death by Gary Smothers
Honorable Mention: Trick or Treat by Jane Hale

2011 Chapter Contest Categories

Saturday Writers’ – Flash Fiction  -- Judge Cathy C. Hall

1^st Place: "In God We Trust" to John Zerr

2^nd Place: "The Numbness" to Gary Smothers

3^rd Place: "General Chandler's War" to Pat Wahler

Honorable Mention:

"Sharkey's Back in Town" to Linda Fisher

"The (Elliptical) End" to Henry G. Stratmann

Springfield Writers’ Guild – Form Poetry – Michael Burns

1^st  Place: "Villanelle for the Status Quo" to Susan W. Peters

2^nd  Place: "Kaffeeklatsch" to Judy A. Stock

3^rd  Place: "A Mary Mind" to Reta Stewart Allen

Columbia Chapter of Missouri Writers’ Guild – Free Verse Poetry – Walter Bargen

1^st Place: "Morning Service" by Susan Peters

2^nd Place: "August Hayfield" by  Marilyn K. Smith

3^rd Place: "The New Kitten" by Marcia Gaye

1^st Honorable Mention: "Blizzard 2011" by Evelyn Aholt

2^nd Honorable Mention: "Gardener" by Judy Stock

3^rd Honorable Mention:  "Closure" by Claudia Mundell

Southeast Missouri Writers’ Guild – Short Story – Lindsay Walker

1^st  Place:  “Darcy’s Ghost” Dianna Graveman

2^nd  Place:  “The Delivery” Gary Smothers

3^rd  Place:  “The Red Kimono” Jan Morrill

Honorable Mention: Rita Arens  - “Some Kind of Samson”

 St. Louis Writers’ Guild - What Does it Take to Make You Happy? – Judge Bobbie Craig

1^st Place: "Pearls of Happiness" by Marcia Gaye

2^nd Place: "Bring on the Rain" by Alice Muschany

3^rd Place: "Happiness is a Great Gadget" by Debbie Fox

1^st Honorable Mention: "The Gift Wrapped Up to Look Like a Severance Package" by Deborah Schott

2^nd Honorable Mention: "Happiness is All in My Mouth" by Linda O’Connell