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SLWG Poetry Contest Results:

Three times a year the Guild hosts writing contests. The annual Deane Wagner Poetry Contest is held in the spring; the St. Louis Writers Guild Annual Short Story Contest is held in the fall; and the kids' contest is also held in the fall. Read about our connection to Tennessee Williams on the Short Story Contest page. Any topic is allowed; however, submissions must be original and unpublished. You do not need to be a member of the Guild in order to participate in these contests. Three winners will be chosen for the poetry and short story contests.

 

A BIG Round of Applause for the Winners of the
2011 DEANE WAGNER POETRY CONTEST!

1st place - "Milk Candy"
David Bond

2nd place - "Twenty-Four Lines Initially for Brigit"
David Bond

3rd place - "The Storm"
Mary Houston Shaffer


Honorable Mention:

"All Roads Lead to Rome"
Kim Lozano

"Crossing Route 66"
Linda Neal Reising

"Father Left and Took the House with Him"
Kathleen Kayembe

Finalists:

"Let Me Say"
Maurice Hirsh

"Highway Walk"
Julia Gordon-Bramer

"Cicada Haiku"
John Han

"He Who Has Ears..."
Barbara Blanks