2023 Literary Arts
Essay
First Place - "Discarded" by Robert Dyer
Second Place - "Standing Tall in the Sun" by Katherine Crain
Third Place - "Something to Talk About" by Julie Cartner
Honorable Mentions
"The Last ‘Ism’" by Rebecca Holder
"Art Therapy" by Brenda Ledford
"What's Wrong In America?" by Paul Baker
"My 1990 Cross-Country Bicycle Ride" by Ralph Breckle
"What It Means To Be An American" by Jacqueline Brown-Williams
"After the Storm - The Great Blizzard of 1960" by Raven Chiong
“There Has To Be an Afterlife” by Jeff Davidson
"Say What?" by Muata Faruq-Farrow
“Literary Arts of Greater High Point Senior Games 2023” by Donna Pinckney
"Life In These United States" by Donna Powers
Life Experience
First Place - "The Nursing Home" by Rebecca Holder
Second Place - "Big Dreams, Big Leagues" by Lenore Rittenhouse
Third Place - "Turkey Call" by Bruce Frazier
Honorable Mentions
"A Miracle, and Nothing Less" by Julie Cartner
"Sharing My Voice" by Eric Mens
"Fortune Fish" by Donna Powers
"Downsizing 101" by Jane Sasser
"One Teacher's Legacy of Love" by Raven Chiong
"A Spruce Tree and a Wreath on a Door" by Katherine Crain
"Recollections of My Father" by Jeff Davidson
"A New Perspective" by Louanne Ewald
"How Will I Be Remembered" by Susan Harris
"Growing Up in Surry County" by Pat Hiatt
"Sign Language" by Anne Kissel
"Fishing Anyone?" by Marcelle Martin
"The Joads of Pender County NC" by Dorothy Mason
"The Ancestry Hint" by Janet Meuwissen
"One Minute to Say Goodbye" by Edward O'Neal Jr.
"A Lesson of Life" by James Shumaker
"Under the Eaves" by Gwendolyn Wescott
"Life Experiences of Gwendolyn M. Whiten" by Gwendolyn Whiten
"In the beginning there was a farm and a second one" by Georgie Wilson
Poem
First Place - "The Gift" by Janice Kirk
Second Place - "The Fishy Tale" by Osyth Hilliard
Third Place - "Meeting For The First Time" by Valerie Vickers
Honorable Mentions
"After the Final Argument" by James Wayne
"A poem you write when you are old" by Iris Adams
"What Happened" by Sheila Ayers
“That’s the Way New Love Is” by Kinney Baughman
"Tired Old Hands" by Patti Beckert
"Reconciliation" by Jacqueline Brown-Williams
"The Hour Before Dawn" by Lea Davis
"The Night Before Christmas" by Peggy Earp
"The Death of Prayer" by Nan Forehand
"Thank You for Your Service" by Christine Harker
"Hidden Treasures" by Gael Hogan
"Painted Trees on the Rez" by Kimlyn Lambert
"Othala" by Steven Lautermilch
"Reflections of a Pandemic" by Daniel Little
"In the Garden" by Mark Shanklin
Short Story
First Place - "Hattie's Story" by Rita Hollifield
Second Place - "Bessie and Elmer" by Karen McComas
Third Place - "Could I Have This Dance?" by Julie Cartner
"Michael's Very Good Day" by Paul Baker
"Crawford's Ghost" by Sandy Benson
"Barbara O'Bannon" by Jacqueline Brown-Williams
"All for One" by Daniel Bruneau
"The Sunrise" by Mary Ann Cooper
"You Don't Have What it Takes" by Jeff Davidson
"The Aunts Go Marching" by Annie Harlow
"The Ghost of Chestoa View" by Susan Harris
"Katie's Ruined Saturday" by Rebecca Holder
"ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE...PLEASE" by Jeff Jennings
"Cherish The Memory" by Anne Kissel
"Reading the water" by Steven Lautermilch
"At the End of the Road" by Eric Mens
"A MAN A DOG AND A PRINCESS" by Babbi Moore
"A Home Fire was Burning" by James Polk
"Making an Impression" by Donna Powers
"Rock and Role" by Lisa Roszler
"The U.S.S. Brassiere" by Jane Sasser
"Saving Grace" by Mark Shanklin
"The French Telephone" by Janet Smith