BCPL Annual Writing Contest

Our 2013 Contest Is Now Closed!

2013 winners will be notified no later than Saturday, June 1.

2013 Entry Form
2013 Contest Guidelines

Two Categories:

Poetry
Short Story

Four Divisions:

Adult
High School
Middle School
Elementary School

Winning entries will be published in our annual contest publication, and each winner will receive a personal copy. Each winner will also be able to select an additional small prize. First-prize winners (up to 8) will receive a complimentary Friends of the Library membership. Questions? Contact Allison or Patrick at 543-7675 ext. 5.

Past Winners

2012 Writing Contest

Adult Division

Creative Nonfiction Winner: "Attic Ornaments" by Sharon Hoover
Honorable Mention: "Goodbye Chloe" by Cathy Davis

Poetry Winner: "Chloe (Alphabet Acrostic)" by Cathy Davis

Short Story Winner: "The Case of the Missing Locket" by Sharon Haven
Honorable Mention: "The Red Handkerchief" by Bob Stinson

High School Division

Creative Nonfiction Winner: "Hope for My Best Friends" by Heather Michels

Middle School Division

Poetry Winner: " My Pain, Your Power" by Kaycee Anderson

Short Story Winner: "Lofty Dreams" by Kelsey Crosby

Elementary School Division

Creative Nonfiction Winner: "Queen Kitty Isabel and Her Great Adventure" by Correna Myers

2011 Writing Contest

Creative Nonfiction- Adult Division

Winner: "The Funeral" by James A. Southern
2nd Place: "Recovering My Life" by Christina Stidom
3rd Place: "Rich Little Poor Kids" by Jean Kinsey

Poetry- Adult Division

Winner: "Momma's Arms" by James A. Southern
2nd Place: "Forecast" by Angela M. Walden
3rd Place: "Suicide's Soliloquy" by Tara Coryell

Poetry- Children's Division

Winner: "The Sweetness of the Lord" by Brianna Gates
2nd Place: "The Rain" by Rebecca Price
3rd Place: "Home" by Denise Osborne

Short Story- Adult Division

Winner: "Aunt Laura's Well-Known Secret" by Sandy Meyer Treloar
2nd Place: "Heaven on Earth" by Sharon A. Clark
3rd Place: "Jack Jumped Over the Candlestick" by Jean Kinsey

Short Story- Children's Division

Winner: "The Legend of Xenon" by Krista Jessie
2nd Place: "Prissy's Adventure" by Savannah Price
3rd Place: "Field Goal" by Alex Price

2010 Short Story Contest

Adult Division

	First Place: Bob Stinson "Gate C 26"
	Second Place: Lynn Hagan "Friendly Fire"
	Third Place: Jean Kinsey "Plum Crick Holler"
	Honorable Mention: Steven Crane "Native Fauna"