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Poetry Contest Winners!

Our contest judges spent many hours deliberating over the entries. It seemed that this was one of our most difficult contests to judge. Though entries were fewer than expected, there were many excellent poems among those submitted. It's unfortunate that not every deserving entrant can win a prize.

As soon as the winning poems are prepared and ready for posting, we'll make them available for reading.

Congratulations to all entrants. Because July 1 and July 2 are bank holidays in Canada, prizes will be mailed on July 3.

Category 1 (Winners are listed in the order in which they were chosen)

First Prize: $300 cash
Lorraine Buck

Charlottetown, PEI

Meet Me At the Cross
Second Prize: $100 cash
Donna Arlynn Frisinger

Rochester, Indiana
Make You Famous
Honorable Mention: $20
Duane W. Udd

Anacortes, Washington
The Shape of Things to Come
Honorable Mention: $20
George R. Kossik

Detroit, Michigan
That I Like Him Should Be
Honorable Mention: $20
Alvin Ens

Abbotsford, BC
Building
Honorable Mention: $20
Nika Cruce

Harrison, Arkansas
Tomorrow
Honorable Mention: $20
Eulene Moores

Stony Plain, Alberta
All Sufficient Grace

Category 2 (Winners are listed in the order in which they were chosen)

First Prize: $300 cash
Glenn B. Atkinson

Princeton Junction, New Jersey

Hosanna
Second Prize: $100 cash
Gary Brown

Dallas, Texas
The Pesach Stone (Easter)
Honorable Mention: $20
Tracy Lee Rittmueller

Warner, New Hampshire
To Augustine, the Bishop of Hippo
Honorable Mention: $20
Lynne Bourgault Spear

Mesa, Arizona
Sparrow Plain
Honorable Mention: $20
Penny J. Borden

Knoxville, Tennessee
Father of His Own
Honorable Mention: $20
R. L. Hunsberger

Parker, Colorado
Forsake Me Not…
Honorable Mention: $20
Seth Bias

Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Dawning

Christian Publishers Poetry Prize

$1,000 in cash for Christian poetry in traditional forms!

 

Utmost Christian Writers Foundation