2011 Divas - PNWA Literary Contest

CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR 2011 LITERARY CONTEST WINNERS: Thank you to all those who participated in our 2011 Literary Contest. We had nearly 1000 entries this year, including several submissions from across the globe! Here is a list of the first and second place winners in each category. MAINSTREAM Marina Osipova – Ark of Hypocrites Steve Jaquith – Conversations with My Dog HISTORICAL Jim Satterfield - Soon You Will Cry David Hooper – Ho'kwat ROMANCE Kathleen Cherry – To Marry an Earl Celeste Deveney – My Fair Mademoiselle MYSTERY/THRILLER Devin Morton – The Bison Heard a Secret Christina Patchell – Vow of Silence SCIENCE FICTION/FANTASY/HORROR Sherry Brummel - The Sons of Cain Charis Himeda – Mindsphere YOUNG ADULT Donna Matney – Knot in the Pecan Tree Karen McHegg – Copy NONFICTION/MEMOIR Teri Fink – My River Sava Grant Byington - Smelter City Boy SCREEN WRITING Matt Gavin & Lynn Piper - The Gamble Christopher King – Little America POETRY Cynthia Monroe - Flight Gerald Carlin – Standing on Line at the Ikea Cafe; Algebra; General Lee SHORT STORY Rebecca Olmstead – The Uninvited Guest Rebecca Macintyre – The King of Shard Mountain CHILDREN'S PICTURE/CHAPTER BOOK Heather Harris-Brady – The Victorian with a Secret Paul Greci – Stranded ADULT SHORT TOPICS: ARTICLE/ESSAY/SHORT MEMOIR Susan Szafir – Bohemia Claire Carey – Waves . . Upward movement on Diva List is in blue... Five Finals... Camryn Rhys  . Three Finals... Ellen Lindseth Averil Reisman Isis Rushdan Jane Sevier Rebecca Skrabl Virginia Taylor  .... Two Finals ... Kathleen Rice Adams Sarah Andre Colette Auclair Veronica Blade Valerie Bowman Harley Brooks Nan Dixon Marni Donnelly-Folsom Eileen Emerson Leanne Farrell Stanalei Fletcher Richard Hacker Jacqueline Harris Gwen Hernandez Shanyn Hosier Samantha Ann King Vanessa Lee Hanna Martine                     Crista McHugh Michaela Moore Susanna Rogers Wanda Thomas                     Kristine Thompson Marlene Urso Lynn Wilson Kevin Wolf  ... .