Bonnie Speer Crème de la Crème Award: Lisbeth L. McCarty for "Peppers and Salt."
Short Story, Adult:
1st Place Lisbeth McCarty — “Peppers and
Salt”
2nd Place Mary Flowers Brannon — “Saturday
Afternoon in 1968”
3rd Place Shelley Anne Richter — “Ring
Dance”
Nostalgic Essay:
1st Place Lisa Duchon — “Mother Irene Was
Right All Along”
2nd Place Lisbeth McCarty — “Greasy Spoon
Boon”
3rd Place Roy Hampton McCool — “Fran and
the Lake House”
Non-Fiction Article Writing:
1st Place Mary Flowers Brannon — “Guess What’s Coming to Dinner?”
2nd Place Shelley Anne Richter — “Saving Bridgett”
3rd Place Lisbeth McCarty — “What’s the
Appeal?”
Rhymed Poetry:
1st Place Lisbeth McCarty — “I Refuse”
2nd Place Barbara Shepherd — “Wanted”
3rd Place Shelly Anne Richter — “The Wolf”
Unrhymed Poetry:
1st Place Lisbeth McCarty — “The Choreography
of Chlorophyll”
2nd Place Roy Hampton McCool — “Watching
Women Leave”
3rd Place Shelley Anne Richter —
“Vainglory”
Honorable Mention Barbara Shepherd — “She’s Always
Late”
Juvenile Fiction:
1st Place Barbara Shepherd — “The Noisy
Peacock”
2nd Place Lisbeth McCarty — “I’ll Have
That”
3rd Place Roy Hampton McCool — “Heroes of
the Fire”
Honorable Mention Shelley Anne Richter — “Jim ‘n’ I”
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2017 Contest Winners:
Bonnie Speer Crème de la Crème Award: Barbara Shepherd for Short Story, "Octavia's Secret"
Short Story:
- 1st, Barbara Shepherd, "Octavia's Secret"
- 2nd, Susan Cogan, "Monster for Hire"
- 3rd, Charles R. Richter II, "The Invisible Cop"
Nostalgic Essay:
- 1st, Mary Spaulding, "My Very Most Unforgettable Character"
- 2nd, Keith Eaton, "Remembering Paul and Jackie . . . Rack 'Em LA 1967
- 3rd, tie, Ariel White, "Sympathetic Feelings"
- 3rd, tie, Lisbeth L. McCarty, "While We Whiled"
- Honorable Mention, Mary Flowers Brannon, "Could He Do It?"
- 1st, Shelley Anne Richter, "Bigfoot and the Latch-Key Kid"
- 2nd, Barbara Shepherd, "Dinosaur Hunters"
- 3rd, Lisbeth L. McCarty, "Wesley Whistled While Working"
Rhymed Poetry:
- 1st, Lisbeth L. McCarty, "Heads Bowed, Eyes Down"
- 2nd, Salome L. Vaughn, "Heistin's Light of Love"
- 3rd, Mary Flowers Brannon, "Bathing Suit"
- 1st, Stephen Flowers, "A Clutter of Clouds"
- 2nd, Ariel White, "Clear, Crisp December"
- 3rd, Mary Flowers Brannon, "Devil Nun at St. Joseph's"
- 1st, Shelley Anne Richter, "A Dog Named Wide-Load"
- 2nd, Barbara Shepherd, "William Scott Receives Quilt of Valor"
- 3rd, Mary Spaulding, "Get Your Mammograms"
- Honorable Mention, Charles R. Richter II, "Robin Redbreast Family"
2016 Contest Winners:
Bonnie Speer Crème de la Crème Award: Barbara Shepherd for Short Story, "Daffodil Waltz"
Nostalgic Essay:
- 1st, Barbara Shepherd: "Fighting Wildfire"
- 2nd, W. Michael Whaley: "Tale of Two Elders"
- 3rd, Skye Brannon Lucking: "Midnight Potato Salad"
Short Story:
- 1st, Barbara Shepherd: "Daffodil Waltz"
- 2nd, Mary Flowers Brannon: "But, Son, You Don't Need a Pierced Ear"
- 3rd, Rebel Sowell: "Whispering Trees"
Rhymed Poetry:
- 1st, Shelley Ann Richter: "Suppers on the Farm"
- 2nd, Mary Flowers Brannon: "Ode to a Football Widow"
- 3rd, Lisbeth L. McCarty: "Fumbling at Struggling with Self"
Unrhymed Poetry:
- 1st, Shelley Anne Richter: "Invested Artistry"
- 2nd, Mary Flowers Brannon: "All's Roswell that Emails"
- 3rd, Barbara Shepherd: "The Journey"
Article:
- 1st, Barbara Shepherd: "How to Turn Ninety in Style"
- 2nd, Skye Brannon Lucking: "Bag Man"
- 3rd, Mary Payne: "Mapping the Quest for Adoption Records"
Children's Fiction:
- 1st, Barbara Shepherd: "Granny's Gift"
- 2nd, Lisbeth L. McCarty: "Allie Ate an Alligator"
- 3rd, Skye Brannon Lucking: "My Earliest Fine Art Memory"
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2015 Contest Winners:
Bonnie Speer Crème de la Crème Award: Sylvia Forbes for Nostalgic Essay, "Tales from the Swamp"
Nostalgic Essay:
- 1st, Sylvia Forbes: "Tales from the Swamp"
- 2nd, Keith Eaton: "Friends Across Time"
- 3rd, Lisbeth L. McCarty: "My Sister's Life as a Taco"
Short Story:
- 1st, Barbara Shepherd: "Ride the River"
- 2nd, Shelley Ann Richter: "The Five Claws of the Dragon"
- 3rd, Sherry Bynum: "Death Came Too Soon"
Rhymed Poetry:
- 1st, Sylvia Forbes: "A Gardener's Woes"
- 2nd, Shelley Ann Richter: "Wilderness Adventure"
- 3rd, Barbara Shepherd: "Falling 101"
- Honorable Mention, Skye Brannon Lucking: "Lies"
Unrhymed Poetry:
- 1st, Barbara Shepherd: "Power of a River Stone"
- 2nd, Shelley Ann Richter: "Looking up Heroes"
- 3rd, Lisbeth L. McCarty: "Cool, Calm, and Detected"
- 1st Honorable Mention, Mary Flowers Brannon: "The Devil Nun:
- 2nd Honorable Mention, Skye Brannon Lucking: "The Decision"
Article:
- 1st, Lisbeth L. McCarty: "The Church of No People"
- 2nd, Shelley Anne Richter: "The Devil's Worship"
- 3rd, Sylvia Forbes: "Out for an Afternoon Stroll"
Children's Fiction:
- 1st, Mary Payne: "Lonely Lilly Needs a Friend"
- 2nd, Lisbeth L. McCarty: "A Ghost Has No Flesh and Bones"
- 3rd, Shelley Anne Richter: "Echo"
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2014 Norman Galaxy Contest Winners
Rhymed Poetry:
1st Place: Romance by Neal Huffaker
2nd Place: Poet on the Prairie by Barbara Shepherd
3rd Place: Reflections by Mary Flowers Brannon
Unrhymed Poetry:
1st Place: Memories by Skye Brannon Lucking
2nd Place: Springtime by Jean Stover
3rd Place: Spellbound by Shelley Anne Richter
Honorable Mention: Halloween by Neal Huffaker
Honorable Mention: The Note by Mary Flowers Brannon
Honorable Mention: Auntie’s Temper by Barbara Shepherd
Non-fiction Article:
1st Place: Purple Elephant by Skye Brannon Lucking
2nd Place: Claudia Potter, Medicine Woman by Barbara Shepherd
3rd Place: Do Adopted Children Grow Up? by Mary Payne
Honorable Mention: Christmas in March by Mary Flowers Brannon
Nostalgic Essay:
1st Place: Into Darkness by Neil Huffaker
2nd Place: Grief Relief by Shelley Anne Richter
3rd Place: Remembering Paul and Jackie by Keith Eaton
Honorable Mention: Writing with One Wing by Barbara Shepherd
Honorable Mention: My Very Most Unforgettable Character by Mary
A. Spaulding
Honorable Mention: Little Sister Tagalong by Jean Stover
Honorable Mention: Laughing Gas and the Tornado by Skye Brannon Lucking
Honorable Mention: Could He Do it? by Mary Flowers Brannon
Children’s Fiction:
1st Place: Hear Me on the Radio by Barbara Shepherd
2nd Place: The Spunky Tenderfoot by Neal Huffacker
3rd Place: A Lottery Ticket for Lionel by Shelley Anne Richter
Honorable Mention: The Other Twin by Mary Flowers Brannon
Honorable Mention: Lessons for Lyncoya by Mary Payne
Short Story:
1st Place: Mystery without Mozart by Susan Brassfield Cogan
2nd Place: The Portrait Painter by Barbara Shepherd
3rd Place: Granny Thistle by Shelley Ann Richter
Honorable Mention: The Indomitable Dentist by Neal Huffacker
The Bonnie Speer Creme de la Creme Winner:
Into Darkness by
Neal Huffaker
