2023 Contest Winners

*Please note: Not every category has winners. Although there were entries, the judges did not feel they were worthy of awards. If a category is not listed, there were no awards given.

Serious Poetry
No awards given

Light Verse
No awards given

Novel Beginnings
Honorable Mention – “Matilda’s Dilemma” by Brian Johnson
3rd – “Making All Things New” by Camille Regholec
2nd – “Wandering Swallow: A Young Girl’s Quest for Freedom” by Nancy E. Head
1st – “Hollow Promises” by Tracy Gerhardt-Cooper

Nonfiction Article
3rd – “Heritage of Faith: A Guide to Religious Genealogy” by Jennifer Hutmire
2nd “Guiding Eyes from the Skies” by Barbara Jean VanMeter
1st – None Awarded

Children’s Category
Honorable Mention – “A Little Snowflake” by Cheryl Lamma Delawder
3rd – “Birthdays and Friends” by Barbara Jean Van Meter
2nd – None Awarded
1st – None Awarded

Humor
No entries

Flash Fiction
3rd – NA
2nd – NA
1st – “Piercing the Darkness” by Camille Regholec

Devotional
3rd – None Awarded
2nd “Pressing Onward” by Drexel C. Rankin
1st – “Act Now!” by Terri Kirby

The Spirit of St. Davids – Chris Tarcson

Thistle Award – Carol Harper