Conference Contest
In conjunction with its 2010 conference, the California Writers Club is holding a poetry contest that is open to the public. See the entry information.
The deadline is September 18, 2010.
Spring 2010 Poetry Contest Winners
Poetry Contest Winners with Gwynn O'Gara
This contest was, in part, a celebration of National Poetry Month that occurs every April. It was open to all California residents. All submissions were previously unpublished works and they were judged on clarity, originality, and cohesion.
Winners were announced at the Redwood Writers – CWC general meeting held on April 11th. Almost 100 entries were received. The following poets placed in the contest:
First Place: Ellaraine Lockie of Sunnyvale, Santa Clara County–”Wellspring”
Second Place: Crystal Ockenfuss of Santa Rosa, Sonoma County–”After”
Third Place: Francesca Gonnella of Occidental, Sonoma County– “Hawaii”
Read the winning poems by clicking on the titles.
Honorable Mention was awarded to:
Deborah Taylor-French – “Stone Worship”
Jennie Frost Butler– “Enoch Coming from the Wars“
Crystal Ockenfuss– “Elegiac Wittenstein”
Cash prizes of $100, $50, and $25 were awarded to the winners during the presentation at the Redwood Writers April 11th general meeting. Their poems will be published in The Redwood Writer newsletter in the near future.
The contest was organized by Linda Loveland Reid and judged by Gwynn O’Gara, Sonoma County Poet Laureate, 2010 – 2011, Shotsie Gorman, and Arthur Dawson.
As Gorman says about poets and their poems, “It takes courage to be honest.”
