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Winners and What They Won
First Place:
Chad Davidson
$292.00
Second Place
Erin Elizabeth
$175.20
Third Place
Dawn O'Leary
$116.80
We received 547 entries into the contest. The $547 in entry fees + $37 extra in donations by sponsors were dvidied amongst the top three scoring poets. First place won 50%, Second place took 30%, and Third Place won 20%.
Every single poet who entered the contest received at least two prizes just for entering thanks to the generosity of the many sponsors who supported this years contest.
Thanks to everyone for entering!
read the winning poems
Prizes
First Prize: 50% of the entry fees collected plus winning poem featured on the PSH
Second Prize: 30% of the entry fees collected plus winning poem featured on the PSH.
Third Prize: 20% of the entry fees collected plus winning poem featured on the PSH.
Thanks to the generosity of our sponsors, we are able to supplement the cash prizes with an impressive array of prizes which would be of interest to poets and writers, and here they are:
Additional Prizes:
ANNE MORIN
$6 added to the total money divided up by the top three scoring poets
ANGÉLIQUE JAMAIL
1 copy of the book "Gypsies" by Angélique Jamail
1 Undergraduate-level creative writing critique of up to 7 pages of poetry
C.E. LAINE
http://celaine.com/
1 copy of the book "Allegory" by C.E. Laine
CHATOYANT
http://www.chatoyant.com/
1 copy of the book "Out Here, poems by Joseph Keller McNeilly"
1 copy of the book "And Today I Am Happy, poems by Penny Cagan"
1 copy of the book "Some Grand Dust, poems by William Minor"
CHOCOLATE WATERS
http://www.chocolatewaters.com/
3 copies of the anthology "Ladies and Gentlemen: The Hudson Pier Poets"edited by Ellen Goldberg, Stephanie Dickinson, Tony Vlachos and Chocolate Waters.
CIRCLE MAGAZINE
http://www.circlemagazine.com/
1 one-year subscription to Circle Magazine
COMRADES ONLINE ARTS JOURNAL
http://www.comrade.org.uk/
1 copy of the book "Uno-A Poetry Anthology"edited by Verian Thomas
COREY MESLER
1 copy of the novel "Talk: A novel in dialogue" by Corey Mesler
DANIEL A. OLIVAS
http://www.homestead.com/DanielOlivas/olivas.html
1 copy of the childrens poetry anthology "Love to Mama: A Tribute to Mothers"edited by Pat Mora with illustrations by illustrated by Paula Barragan
DAVE NORDLING
1 copy of the book "From the Blue Folder" by Dave Nordling
DUSTY'S POETRY
http://www.DustysPoetry.com/
1 copy of the book "Battle Dressing: Poems about the Journey of a Nurse in Vietnam" by Dusty
E.W. RICHARDSON
http://hometown.aol.com/trumddp143/myhomepage/news.html
1 one-year subscription to Distant Echoes literary journal
FRANCES LEMOINE
2 one-year subscriptions to Flash!Point Literary Journal (4 issues issue)
GLENN A. FENSTER
1 copy of the book "Feelings and Promises" by Glenn A. Fenster
1 copy of the book "Without Borders" by Glenn A. Fenster
JANET McCANN
3 copies of the chapbook "Ghosts of Christmas" each with a copy of the book "Looking For Buddha in the Barbed-Wire Garden" both by Janet McCann
JEN SAUNDERS
1 one-year subscription to SQUIDINK magazine
JIM BENNETT
http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Academy/1127/
1 copy of the spoken word CD "Down In Liverpool" by Jim Bennett
JOANNIE KERVRAN STANGELAND
1 copy of the chapbook "Weathered Steps" by Joannie Kervran Stangeland
JOHN HORVÁTH JR.
http://www.poetryrepairs.com/
2 copies of the CD "Reverend Terrebonne Walker: A dozen southern fried poems by John Horváth Jr"
KARAWANE MAGAZINE
http://www.karawane.org/
5 sampler packets of past issues of Karawane Magazine
KATJA
http://www.geocities.com/m_katja
5 copies of the poetry chapbook "First Woman" by Katja
KITTY LITTER PRESS
http://www.kittylitterpress.com/
2 copies of the book "Innocence Lost" by Mark A. Newman
1 copy of the book "Life's Ramblings" by David M. Taylor
1 copy of the book "Poems for an Old Friend" by Joseph Verrilli
1 copy of the book "Universe Blues" by Daniel Crocker
LATORIAL FAISON
http://www.latorial.com/
2 autographed copies of the book "Secrets Of My Soul" by Latorial Faison with accompanying press kit
LESLIE COHEN
1 copy of the book "Facets of the Poet" by Leslie Cohen
LUMMOX PRESS AND JOURNAL
http://home.earthlink.net/~lumoxraindog/
2 copies of the book "The Wren Notebook" by Rick Smith
2 copies of books from the Little Red Book series
1 one-year subscription to Lummox Journal
MIKE LEVY
http://www.pointoflife.com/
1 copy of the book "Invest With a Genius" by Mike Levy
NUBIANPOETS.COM
http://www.nubianpoets.com/
1 Twenty Dollar Gift Certificate to JC Penney
PATRICK JULIAN CASSIDY
http://www.authorsden.com/patrickjcassidy
2 copies of the novella "A Journey to Bohemia" by Patrick Julian Cassidy
PEARL PIRIE
http://www.attcanada.net/~pirie/PageHalf-Full.html
1 copy of the book "Birding, or Desire: Poems by Don McKay"
POETRY DEEP
http://discuss.at/poetrydeep
1 poetry website with up to 10 poems (plus title graphic and buttons)
2 quotes of the poet's choice written in calligraphy (up to 25 words each)
POETRY MARKET E-ZINE
http://www.thepoetrymarket.com/
3 copies of the poetry chapbook "Alexadra's Wreck" by L.B. Sedlacek
1 copy of the contemporary fiction novella "Suicide Pumpkins (a love story)" by L.B. Sedlacek
1 copy of the poetry chapbook "The Cat & The Carroll A. Deering & Other North Carolina Poems" by L.B. Sedlacek
POETS HALL OF FAME
http://poetshalloffame.net/
1 copy of "The Poets Hall Of Fame 2001 INDUCTEES Chapbook" featuring Larry Jaffe, Lyn Lifshin, Stazja McFadyen, Georgia Popoff and more...Special Limited Edition 8 1/2 x 11 format
PRINCESS KADIMAH
http://poetryjewels.com/
1 Poetry Jewels t-shirt
PRINSESSTARTA MAGAZINE
http://www.prinsesstarta.net/
5 copies of the book "Bird Full of Rain" by Glenn Parker
RICHARD DENNER
http://www.dpress.net/
1 copy of the book "Celestial Cattlecall" by Lee Harris
1 copy of the book "The Key" by Verian Thomas
1 copy of the book "Roots Music" by Eve West Bessier
ROBT O'SULLIVAN SCHLEITH
http://poetryscenestealers.tripod.com/
3 copies of the 2002 Drift Wood Highway Poetry Anthology
RON MOHRING
http://www.departments.bucknell.edu/stadler_center/westbranch/
2 one year subscriptions to West Branch Literary Magazine
SANTIAM PUBLISHING COMPANY
http://wildhyper.homestead.com/front.html
1 $15 gift certificate to Amazon.com
SCOTT WANNBERG
1 copy of the book "What Work Is" by Philip Levine
1 copy of the book "The Outlaw Bible of American Poetry" edited by S.A. griffin and Alan Kaufman
SHARINE
http://www.sharine.com/
3 copies of the "Secret Devotion 2002 Poetry Calendar" each with the "Psych-E-Motion spoken word+music CD" by Sharine
1 copy of the CD "Songs of Secret Devotion" by Sharine
SHOTSIE
http://shotsiestattoo.com/
1 single 6x8" ceramic tile reproduction of dragon and orchid painting framed in a custom black wood frame
SICK PUPPY PRESS
http://www.sickpuppypress.com/
15 copies of the book "While Dust Plumes Rise: New Poems" by Hosho McCreesh
STAZJA MCFADYEN
http://hometown.aol.com/Stazja/stazja-poetrypage-index.html
5 copies of the book "Two Bit Love Poems Cheap" by Stazja McFadyen
TANGENT GIRL PRESS / TANGENT GIRL CLOTHING
http://www.tangentgirl.net/
5 "LITERATE" T-shirts
5 copies of the book "Paper-Thin Hearts" by Leslie Maryann Neal
TRUE NORTH PRESS
http://www.truenorthpress.com/
1 copy of the book "This Living Room Is Big: Poems, Prose & Prose Poems" by Burr Overstreet with cover illustration: wood engraving by Tom Killion
1 signed copy of the book "Haying the Far Fields: Poems on a Minnesota Childhood" by Ella Eytan
WAIDE RIDDLE
http://www.geocities.com/thechocolateman1899
1 copy of the poetry poster "Beautiful Blue" by Waide Riddle
1 copy of the poetry poster "Grandmother" by Waide Riddle
WINNING WRITERS
http://www.winningwriters.com/
3 one-year Subscriptions to Poetry Contest Insider
WORD WRANGLER PUBLISHING, INC.
http://www.wordwrangler.com/
1 copy of the book "Don't Be Afraid of Your PC!" by Don Edrington"
1 copy of the book "Don't Be Afraid of the Storm" by Lynn Jeffcott
1 copy of the book "Divine Murder" by Ward Kelley
1 copy of the book "Desideratum's Doggie Dish" by Janet I. Buck
1 copy of the book "histories of souls" by Ward Kelley
WORDRIOT.ORG
http://www.wordriot.org/
$28 added to the total money divided up by the top three scoring poets
Meet Your Judges
- Rachelle Markley (Phoenix, Arizona)
Rachelle lives, works, and writes from the middle of the urban desert landscape of Phoenix, Arizona. She is due to graduate from the Phoenix College Creative Writing Program in 2002. Rachelle has recently completed her first collection of poems, Excavations, and seeks publication while she works on the second collection. She placed in the Maricopa Colleges 2001 Creative Writing Competition. Most recently, her poetry can be read in Rattle, and is forthcoming in other publications
- Corey Mesler (Memphis, Tennessee)
Corey Mesler is the owner of Burke's Book Store, in Memphis, Tennessee, one of the countryís oldest (1875) and best independent bookstores. He has published poetry and fiction in numerous journals including Yellow Silk, Pindeldyboz, Green Egg, Black Dirt, Thema, Mars Hill Review, Poet Lore and others. He has worked in the book business all his adult life, if he has had an adult life. He is also a book reviewer for The Memphis Commercial Appeal, The Memphis Flyer, Brightleaf and BookPage. A short story of his has been chosen for the 2002 edition of New Stories from the South: The Yearís Best, edited by Shannon Ravenel, published by Algonquin Books. He also claims to have written, "All Along the Watchtower." His first novel, Talk, is just out from Livingston Press. He is now at work on a collection of linked stories, built from poorly remembered history and bent mythology. He enjoys racquet sports and "rough toweling." Most importantly, he is Toby and Chloe's dad and Cheryl's husband.
- Will Roby (Lubbock, Texas)
Will Roby is a mule. He won last year's PSH annual contest, and that has to count for
something. He is a student at Texas Tech University in beautiful uptown Lubbock, Texas. He's also the editor of Word Riot, a litererary e-zine produced by Communication-Breakdown.
Meet Your Judges
- Rachelle Markley (Phoenix, Arizona)
Rachelle lives, works, and writes from the middle of the urban desert landscape of Phoenix, Arizona. She is due to graduate from the Phoenix College Creative Writing Program in 2002. Rachelle has recently completed her first collection of poems, Excavations, and seeks publication while she works on the second collection. She placed in the Maricopa Colleges 2001 Creative Writing Competition. Most recently, her poetry can be read in Rattle, and is forthcoming in other publications
- Corey Mesler (Memphis, Tennessee)
Corey Mesler is the owner of Burke's Book Store, in Memphis, Tennessee, one of the countryís oldest (1875) and best independent bookstores. He has published poetry and fiction in numerous journals including Yellow Silk, Pindeldyboz, Green Egg, Black Dirt, Thema, Mars Hill Review, Poet Lore and others. He has worked in the book business all his adult life, if he has had an adult life. He is also a book reviewer for The Memphis Commercial Appeal, The Memphis Flyer, Brightleaf and BookPage. A short story of his has been chosen for the 2002 edition of New Stories from the South: The Yearís Best, edited by Shannon Ravenel, published by Algonquin Books. He also claims to have written, "All Along the Watchtower." His first novel, Talk, is just out from Livingston Press. He is now at work on a collection of linked stories, built from poorly remembered history and bent mythology. He enjoys racquet sports and "rough toweling." Most importantly, he is Toby and Chloe's dad and Cheryl's husband.
- Will Roby (Lubbock, Texas)
Will Roby is a mule. He won last year's PSH annual contest, and that has to count for
something. He is a student at Texas Tech University in beautiful uptown Lubbock, Texas. He's also the editor of Word Riot, a litererary e-zine produced by Communication-Breakdown.
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