Alabama Writers' Forum


		WINNERS: 2009 LITERARY ARTS AWARDS The Alabama Writers’ Forum, a partnership program of the Alabama State Council on the Arts 2009 Judges Conference chairperson: Anita Miller Garner, Alabama State Council on the Arts Literature Fellowship recipient, assistant fiction editor of Storysmith.com and an assistant professor of English, University of North Alabama Creative nonfiction, Richard Goodman, New York, NY, Graduate Faculty Member, Spalding University Brief Residency MFA Writing Program, and author of The Soul of Creative Writing and French Dirt Drama, Anonymous Fiction, Anita Miller Garner, Alabama State Council on the Arts Literature Fellowship Recipient and an assistant professor of English, University of North Alabama Poetry, Susie Paul, Professor Emeritus and Distinguished Teaching Professor at Auburn Montgomery, currently teaching at Huntingdon College Portfolio Scholarship competition, Theron Montgomery III, PhD, Troy University, Dept. of English, and author of The Procession and Other Stories Literary magazine competition, Kate Lorenze and Nick Parker, editors, The Black Warrior Review, The University of Alabama LITERARY ARTS AWARDS BY GENRE (First Place receives $150; Second and Third Place receive $75. Judge’s Special Recognition winners receive the judge’s book; certificate winners receive a Certificate of Recognition.) Marie Stokes Jemison Creative Nonfiction Awards First Place: Danielle Hurd, student of Iris Rinke-Hammer, Alabama School of Fine Arts Second Place: Caitlin Owsley, student of Stuart Flynn, Alabama School of Fine Arts Creative Nonfiction Judge's Special Recognition: Eric Dunn, student of Katie Frost, Pell City High School Ryan Zienert, student of Scott Richburg, The Montgomery Academy Creative Nonfiction Judge's Special Recognition (alphabetical order by teacher’s last name): Brenner Byrne, student of Lewis Cobbs, Randolph School Helena Kurniawan, student of Lewis Cobbs, Randolph School Lanier Walker, student of Scott Richburg, The Montgomery Academy Drama First Place: Katherine Tucker, student of Foster Dickson, Booker T. Washington Magnet High School Second Place: Peter Gray, student of Stuart Flynn, Alabama School of Fine Arts Drama, Judge’s Special Recognition: Alex Lindley, student of Darlene Freemon, Florence High School Fiction First Place: Lydia Bailey, student of Iris Rinkie-Hammer, Alabama School of Fine Arts Second Place: Charlie Bice, student of Denise Trimm, Mountain Brook High School Fiction Judge’s Special Recognition: Winn Carroll, student of Jon Carter, Briarwood Christian School Yi Chen, student of Kay Whaley, Eufaula High School Peter Gray, student of Stuart Flynn, Alabama School of Fine Arts Hannah Irvin, student Stuart Flynn, Alabama School of Fine Arts Elizabeth Simpson, student of Mary Hudson, Lee High School Poetry First Place: Peter Gray, student of Stuart Flynn, Alabama School of Fine Arts Second Place: Julia Bach, student of T.J. Beitelman, Alabama School of Fine Arts Third Place: Lin Wang, student of Stuart Flynn, Alabama School of Fine Arts Poetry Judge’s Special Recognition (alphabetical order by teacher’s last name) Allison Swagler, student of Ann-Wyman Black, Alabama School of Fine Arts Ivy York-Curtis, student of Ann-Wyman Black, Alabama School of Fine Arts Laura Foster, student of Jon Carter, Briarwood Christian School Abby Melton, student of Stuart Flynn, Alabama School of Fine Arts Danika Owsley, student of Stuart Flynn, Alabama School of Fine Arts Marcus Peavy, student of Stuart Flynn, Alabama School of Fine Arts Alexandria Alford, student of Holly Hamm, Homewood High School Mia Bass, student of Holly Hamm, Homewood High School Charles Bice, student of Denise Trimm, Mountain Brook High School Mandy Shunnarah, student of Diane Weber, Gardendale High School Poetry Certificates of Recognition (alphabetical order by teacher’s last name) Name Withheld, student of Marlin Barton, Lurleen B. Wallace School Name Withheld, student of Marlin Barton, Lurleen B. Wallace School Name Withheld, student of Marlin Barton, Lurleen B. Wallace School Name Withheld, student of Marlin Barton, Lurleen B. Wallace School Mandy Shunnarah, student of Georgia Bourgeois, Gardendale High School Quinchez Marshall, student of Amy Box, Tarrant High School Joanna Carter, student of Jon Carter, Crossroads Christian School William Stokes, student of Nicole Conrad, Briarwood Christian School Name Withheld, student of Priscilla Cooper, Sequoyah School Name Withheld, student of Priscilla Cooper, Sequoyah School Name Withheld, student of Priscilla Cooper, Sequoyah School Marci Davis, student of Tammy Elebash, Holy Spirit Catholic School Anna Turkett, student of Stuart Flynn, Alabama School of Fine Arts Emily Swanagin, student of Stuart Flynn, Alabama School of Fine Arts Persephonae Velasquez, student of Stuart Flynn, Alabama School of Fine Arts Gabrielle Lindley, student of Darlene Freemon, Florence High School Taylor Turner, student of Stephanie Hill, Montgomery Academy Mahalia Floyd, student of Mary Hudson, Lee High School Lydia Bailey, student of Iris Rinke-Hammer, Alabama School of Fine Arts Nathan Griffin, student of Sondra Thomas, Theodore High School Kelli McBride, student of Denise Trimm, Mountain Brook High School Jennifer Pittman, student of Denise Trimm, Mountain Brook High School Emily Williams, student of Denise Trimm, Mountain Brook High School Katie Gonsewski, student of Kay Whaley, Eufaula High School April Vaughn, student of Kelly Williams, Fairhope High School SCHOLARSHIP WINNERS (seniors). Award: $500 cash to use toward college of recipient's choice. Mallie Froehlich, student of Jon Carter, Briarwood Christian School, winner of the Ruth & Jay Ott Senior Portfolio Scholarship Joanna Carter, student of Jon Carter, Crossroads Christian School, winner of the Mozelle Purvis Shirley Senior Portfolio Scholarship Andy Husted, student of Darlene Freemon, Florence High School, winner of the Lindsey Stricklin Senior Portfolio Scholarship Erika Wade, student of Stuart Flynn, Alabama School of Fine Arts, winner of the B.T. Thompson Senior Portfolio Scholarship Michael Ethan Lambert, student of Stuart Flynn, Alabama School of Fine Arts, winner of the Alabama State Council on the Arts Senior Portfolio Scholarship LITERARY MAGAZINE COMPETITION Exceptional Literary Content Winner: Counterpane (Jefferson County International Baccalaureate School) Editors: Dasha Kirillova, Amanda Sockwell, Mya Gibson, Wil McKinney, Nikki Mickens, Engram Wilkenson, Brennan Marks, students of Rebecca Dobelstein, $150 to the magazine Exceptional Graphic Design and Layout of Literary Magazine Winner: Perspectives (Opelika High School) Editors: Rebecca Jackson, Ciera Sanasith, students of Charles Hannah, $150 to the magazine Best Overall Literary Content & Graphic Design Winner: Cadence (Alabama School of Fine Arts) Editors: Michael Lambert, Elaine Crutchley, Hannah Irvin, Rachele Hatter, Persophanae Velasquez, and Erika Wade, students of Stuart Flynn, $250 to the magazine

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