Past Winners-2012

We had over 180 entries in 7 categories..

David Adams Richards Prize for Fiction, Judge Kathryn Kuitenbrouwer, ON

Winner
Corinne Wasilewski, Sarnia, ON, “Live from the Underground”

Finalists:
Cindy MacDonald, Riverview, NB, “Eight Stories”
Ben McFarlane, Florenceville-Bristol, NB, “The Bonding”

Honourable Mention
Jerrod Edson, Mississauga, ON, “The Moon is Real”
Richard Toth, Bathurst, NB, “What is Given, Like Baggage”

Alfred G. Bailey Prize for Poetry, Judge Sandra Ridley, ON

Winner
Kathy Mac, Fredericton, NB, “The Point of the Whole Implausible Set-Up”

Finalists:
Elena E. Johnson, Alma, NB, “Edge Effect”
Kevin Spenst, Vancouver, BC, “Ignite”

Honourable Mention:
Jane Tims, Rusagonis, NB, “Water Fall”
Gerry Kemp, Fredericton, NB, “A Brief Drift”

Short Fiction, Judge Chad Pelley, NL

Winner
Deborah Wills, Sackville, NB, “Wood”

Finalists:
Dan Cogger, Moncton, NB, “Window Pain”
Dawn Watson, Fredericton, NB, “Emma Jean”

Honourable Mention:
Susan Moar, Miramichi, NB “For the Living”
Neil Sampson, Durham Bridge, NB, “Is June too Soon?”

Judge’s special mention:
Sarah Higgins, Cathy Fynn, Chris Wilson, Carol Steel, Dawn Torraville-Cairns, Ashleigh Belyea

Individual Poem, Judge Beth Janzen, PE

Winner
Thomas Hodd, Moncton, NB, “It May Not Mean Much”

Finalists:
Diane Reid, Upper Kingsclear, NB, “Catfish”
Diane Reid, Upper Kingsclear, NB, “The Male Damselfly Speaks”

Honourable Mention
Katherine Adlam, Sackville, NB, “The Wake”
William O’Flaherty, Moncton, NB, “Morning Fly-In of Mapleton Park Mallard Ducks”

Non-Fiction, Judge Chris Benjamin, NS

Winner
Alexandra Chassé, East Molesay, UK, “Probably”

Finalists:
Anne Levesque, Strathlorne, NS, “The Lakshmi Juice Stand and Restaurant”
Wayne Curtis, Fredericton, NB, “Autumnal River”

Honourable Mention
Joseph Koot, Dorchester Cape, NB, “Spain’s Camino: My Conversion?”
Lee Whitney, Kierstead Mountain, NB, “Come Wind, Come Weather”
Nathan White, Saint John, NB, “You Can’t Blow the Dust off an MP3″

Sheree Fitch Prize for Writers Aged 14 – 18, Judges Valerie and Brent Sherrard, NB

1^st, Nicola Seguin, Fredericton, NB, “Once”
2^nd, Luke Haugen-Strand, Sackville, NB, “The Waiting Man”
3^rd, Jena Hudson, Rexton, NB, “The Ocean”

Honourable Mention
Nicola Seguin, Fredericton, NB, “Anna”
Jadrien Hong, Fredericton, NB, “The Secret of Youth”

Childrens Literature, Judge Sara O’Leary, NB

Winner
Lisa Dalrymple, Fergus, ON, “Who’s Got the Hiccupcakes?”

Finalists:
Alice Whitney, Keirstead Mountain, NB, “4 Happen B and 4 Happen C Poems”
Wendy Kitts, Moncton, NB, “Does the Moon Feel Alone?”

Honourable Mention
Sherry Coffey, Fredericton, NB, “Big Bubba Shoo Shoo, That’s Who”
Kelly Trevors Picard, Passekeag, NB, “Silly Sayings: Poems for Kids”