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Writers' Federation
of New Brunswick
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25 Years of WFNB Literary Competition Winners!

 

2010 Winners

Non Fiction, Judge Jon Tattrie

1st – “The Pentecostalist Wedding,” Noeline Bridge, Moncton, NB
2nd – “A Deaf Sense of Smell,” Jessie Carson, Almonte, ON
3rd – “Les Pierres de Paris,” Elaine Amyot, Dieppe, NB


Individual Poem, Judge Shoshanna Wingate

1st – “The Carnage” Nancy King Schofield, Grand Barachois, NB
2nd – “Crow Impressions” Edith Miller, Fredericton, NB
3rd – “Upon Leaving the Branch,” Debbie Okun Hill, Camlachie, ON

Short Fiction, Judge Steven Mayoff

1st – "The Weaver," Roger Moore, Island View, NB
2nd – "Incomplete," Chuck Lovatt, Carroll, MB
3rd – "Puzzles," Paul Healey, Rothesay, NB

HM— “The Pellet Gun," Paul Healey, Rothesay, NB

Writing for Children, Judge Noreen Smiley

1st – “The Afterthoughts at Christmastime,” Paul Rowe, St. John's, NL
2nd – “Skink on the Brink,” Lisa Dalrymple, Fergus, ON
3rd – “Rosella's Messy Room,” Judy Stoddart, Winnipeg, MB

HM – “The Promise,” Wendy Kitts, Moncton, NB
HM – “Trixie, Who is Wonderful,” Harriet Zaidman, Winnipeg, MB
HM – “K.C. The Super Sleuth: The Cat that Swallowed the Canary,”
Kelly Trevors Picard, Hampton, NB

David Adams Richards Prize, Judge JoAnne Soper-Cook

Winner – “The Meaning of Children,” Beverly Akerman, Montreal, PQ
HM – “The Burning Bush and Other Stories,” Laura M. Robinson, Kingston, ON
HM – “Black Ice,” Noeline Bridge, Moncton, NB


Alfred G. Bailey Prize, Judge Mark Callanan

Winner – “The Wailing Machines,” Rob Taylor, Vancouver BC


 

WFNB 2009 Winners

Non Fiction, Judge Stephen Kimber

1st – “Standing in the ICU” Shane Neilson, Guelph, ON
2nd – “The Parting” Helene Boudreau-Jean, Keswick Ridge, NB
3rd – “All That is Mine” Ann Winslow, Woodstock, NB
HM – “The Year of the Four Cats” Brent White, Fredericton, NB

 

Poetry, Judge Jo-Anne Elder

1st – “Celtic Trilogy” Margaret Patricia Eaton, Moncton, NB
2nd – “The Death of Alden Nowlan” Shane Neilson, Guelph, ON
3rd – “Elizabethan Four Poster” Kathy Mac, Fredericton, NB
HM – “Let us be tender; let us be kind” Kath MacLean, Edmonton, AB

 

Short Fiction, Judge Mark Jarman

1st – "Jarvis" Julie Curwin, Sydney, NS
2nd – "The Land Below" Alice Petersen, Montreal, PQ
3rd – "That was then... and this is now" Richard Toth, Bathurst, NB
HM— “Umbrellas” Dan Cogger, Moncton, NB

 

Writing for Children, Judge Glenn Murray

1st – “Jumbalee the Elephant and The Head-in-the-Bed” Gerry O’Brien, PEI
2nd – “Willa’s Story, the Diary of a Maritime Girl” Elaine Ingalls Hogg, Smiths Creek, NB
3rd – “Daisy’s Biggest Success” Harriet Zaidman, Winnipeg, MB

 

David Adams Richards Prize, Judge Darryl Whetter

Winner – “After Summer”  Alice Petersen, Montreal, PQ
HM  – “The Well” – Sarah Mian, Halifax, NS
HM  – “To Send Me Home” – Geoff North, Fredericton, NS

 

Alfred G. Bailey Prize, Judge Laurence Hutchman

Winner – “What We Don’t Think of Packing,” Eleonore Schönmaier, Halifax, NS
HM – “Ghosts of Love and Weather,” Kathy Mac, Fredericton, NB
HM – “In the room that become a forest,” Susan Young, Vancouver, BC

Please note: due to a lack of qualifying entries
we did not award the Sheree Fitch Prize this year.

 

WFNB 2008 Winners

Poetry – Judge Susan Gillis
1st Place: Rita Auffrey "Nine Roads for Joan of Arc" Moncton, NB
2nd Place: Kathleen Brown "The Seam from Less" Fredericton, NB
3rd Place: Judith Frost "My Father was Ready" Verdun, PQ
Hon Mention: Kath MacLean "their little necks are broken" Edmonton, AB

Short Fiction – Judge J.J. Steinfeld
1st Place:
David Speare "Return of the Railroad Cat"  Charlottetown, PEI
2nd Place: Elizabeth Penny "Not in My House" Whitby, ON
3rd Place: Martin Gerrard "Dreaming of a Kiss" East St. Paul, MB
Hon. Mention: Elaine McCluskey "The Favorite Nephew" Dartmouth, NS

Non-Fiction – Judge Ken McGoogan
1st Place: Susan Marie Toy "Hockey Night on Bellefair Avenue" St. Vincent & Grenadines,
West Indies
2nd Place: Anne Levesque "Pusat" Moncton, NB
3rd Place: Helena MacLean "Santa's Birthday" Lunenburg, NS
Hon. Mention: Laurence Hutchman "Playing the Legends" Edmundston, NB

Children's Literature – Judge Sylvia McNicoll
1st Place: Tyler Enfield "The Secret Worlds of Tabetha Bright" Edmonton, AB
2nd Place: Helene Boudreau "Acadian Star" Markham, ON
3rd Place: Lindsey Morris "The Hotdog Bun" Amherstburg, ON
Hon. Mention: Sarah K. McEvoy "Meet Me at the Monkey Tree" Verdun, PQ

Sheree Fitch Prize for Poetry – Judge Carmelita McGrath
1st Place: Randi Watson "Rain" Hazelton, NB
2nd Place: Nicole Oakley "Walk In Our Shoes" Elgin, NB
3rd Place: Mathiew Charles Nini "A Year in Sonnets" Bathurst, NB
Hon. Mention: Ryan McNeil "Stories" St-Paul, NB

Richards Prize – Judge Joel Hynes
1st Place: Andre Narbonne "The Separatists" London, ON
Hon. Mentions: Beverly Akerman "The Heart of All Things" Montreal, PQ;
Elaine McCluskey "The Houdini" Dartmouth, NS.

Alfred G. Bailey Prize – Judge Peter Richardson

1st Place: Sandra Ridley "Downwinders" Ottawa, ON
Hon. Mention: Shane Neilson "White Coat, Black Bag" Guelph, ON

 

WFNB 2007 Winners

Individual Poem
1st Prize
– Eleonore Schonmaier, Nova Scotia, "Urban"
2nd Prize – matt robinson, New Brunswick, "heart"
3rd Prize – Richard Toth, New Brunswick, "A Railway Siding"

Short Fiction
1st Prize
– Elizabeth Blanchard, New Brunswick, "Bitch Curve"
2nd Prize – John Paciga, New Brunswick , "Tattoo"
3rd Prize – Anne Lévesque, New Brunswick, "The Baby"

Non Fiction
1st Prize
– Noeline Bridge, New Brunswick, "Night Bus to Amsterdam;
or How I Saved Frank & Ronnie’s Holiday"
2nd Prize – Sherman R. Fisher, New Brunswick , "Who Was Uncle Stanley?"
3rd Prize – J. Bastarache, New Brunswick, "The Leprechaun’s Garden"

Writing for Children
1st Prize
– Susan Beeby, Ontario, "The Girl with the Crazy Brother"
2nd Prize – Michelle McLean, New Brunswick, "When Pigs Fly (and other Poems)"
3rd Prize – Jan L. Coates, Nova Scotia, "Goodbye to Wollypoggle"

Sheree Fitch Prize
1st Prize – Christy Joy Frost, Quebec, "A Kinder Place"
2nd Prize – Andrea Gigeroff, Nova Scotia, "Akerley"
2nd Prize – Katherine Standen, New Brunswick, "The Infallible Locket"
3rd Prize – Aleesha Ashraf, Bonnie Devine, Jaclyn Drummond and Ashley Lewis, Ontario, "Loose Change"

David Adams Richards Prize
Winner – Darryl Berger, Ontario, "Punishing Ugly Children"
HM – Carla Gunn, New Brunswick, "Frog"

Alfred G. Bailey Prize
Winner – Margo Wheaton, Nova Scotia , "The Morning When the World Was New"

 

WFNB 2006 Winners

Individual Poem (Judge Tim Lilburn)
1st Laurence Hutchman, Edmundston, NB “Chinese Erotic Scene at the Royal Ontario Museum”
2nd Edith Miller, Fredericton, NB “Cock Pheasant”
3rd Myrna Garanis, Edmonton, AB “November Triptych”

Short Fiction (Judge Stephen Henighan)
1st Colette Maitland, Gananoque, ON “LaPorte 1970”
2nd Angela Ranson, Moncton, NB “The Resource Kid”
3rd Elizabeth Blanchard, Moncton, NB “Drive-Thru”

Writing for Children (Judge Rhea Tregebov)
1st Brent R. Sherrard, Miramichi, NB "Rabbit Boy"
2nd Isobel Raven, Toronto, ON "The Ducks of Wimbley Hill"
3rd Caroline Sawyer, Moncton, NB "The Trials of Wexford Weasel"

Sheree Fitch (Judge Marilyn Lerch)
1st Trevor Bringloe, Islandview, NB “Colonel Gange”
2nd Lindsey MacCallum, Fredericton, NB “Words On A Page”
3rd Lindsey MacCallum, Fredericton NB “Children of the Silent Night”

Bailey Prize (Judge Tammy Armstrong)
Miranda Pearson, Vancouver BC “The Aviary”

Richards Prize (Judge Catherine Bush)
Sherry Coffey, Athabasca, AB “A Pattern of Walking”

Honourable Mention Leona Theis, Saskatoon, SK “Phil & Delorie Were Here”
Honourable Mention Degan Davis, St. John’s, NF “The Forgetting Room”
Honourable Mention Uma Parameswaran, Winnipeg, MN “Pinto sees the Light and Other Stories”
Honourable Mention Barbara Radecki, Toronto, ON “This Life in Circles”

 

WFNB 2005 Literary Competition

Individual Poem
(Judged by Jeanette Lynes)
1st Prize — Rhona Sawlor, Fredericton, “Brother”
2nd Prize — Katherine Lawrence, Saskatoon, “Endangered”
3rd Prize — Elizabeth Venart, Elgin, “Return”
Honourable Mention — Katherine Lawrence, Saskatoon, “Grown Up and Falling Down”

Short Fiction
(Judged by Lisa Moore)
1st Prize — Riel Nason, Fredericton Junction, “The Prom”
2nd Prize — Elizabeth Venart, Elgin, “Peashooter”
3rd Prize — Elizabeth Blanchard, Dieppe, “Molded Trophy Men”

Writing for Children
(Judged by Joanne Taylor)
for a manuscript not to exceed 20,000 words
1st Prize — no prize awarded
2nd Prize — Tom Reynolds, Windsor, ON, “The Triumph of Mighty Hunter Cat”
3rd Prize — Tammie Ogden, Woodstock, “Just a Mom”

The Sheree Fitch Prize
(Judged by Laurence Hutchman)
for short fiction written by youth aged 14-18
1st Prize — Eleni Armenakis, Fredericton, “The Black Rider”
2nd Prize — Rachel Frazer, Sackville, “White Roses”

The David Adams Richards Prize
(Judged by Lorna Jackson)
for a collection of short stories, a short novel, or a substantial portion of a longer novel
Winner — Riel Nason, Fredericton Junction, “Dots and Other Stories”

The Alfred G. Bailey Prize
(Judged by Erin Mouré)
for poetry manuscripts of at least 48 pages
Winner — Edward Gates, Belleisle Creek, “This Kettle’s Good for One More Cup of Light”
Honourable Mention — Katherine Lawrence, Saskatoon, “Lying to Our Mothers”

Winners of the 2004 WFNB Literary Competition top

POETRY CATEGORY
1ST PRIZE
Katia Grubisic, "Off the floating dock, silvered"
2ND PRIZE
Catherine Greenwood, "Nightwatch"
3RD PRIZE
Karen Davidson, "Reaching for my father"
HONOURABLE MENTION
Richard Toth, "home place"
Daniella Pateman, "Crows"
Shane Neilson, "Sonnet phoned from a cheap motel room"

THE SHEREE FITCH PRIZE
1ST PRIZE
Mathiew Charles Nini, "Our Best Friend Humans' - Bane, The Money Poem"
2ND PRIZE
Andrea Davidson, "Twisting the Knife"
3RD PRIZE
Rachel Frazer, "Dear Mother"

THE ALFRED G. BAILEY PRIZE
Sheri Benning, "thin moon psalm"
HONOURABLE MENTION
Alison Calder, "Wolf Tree"

FICTION CATEGORY
1ST PRIZE
John Paciga, "The Truth Guild"
2ND PRIZE
Alasdair McLean, "Fall in Paradise"
3RD PRIZE
Sally Haxthow, "The Book of Daniel"
HONOURABLE MENTION
Esther Paul, "Blood Pressure Rising"

THE DAVID ADAMS RICHARDS PRIZE
Michelle Butler Hallett, "Obliged to Drink Bad Water"
HONOURABLE MENTION
Yasuko Thanh, "Frankie Hates Reno"

WRITING FOR CHILDREN
1ST PRIZE
Anne Wessels, "Could You Be Attracted to Me?"
2ND PRIZE
Deb Loughead, "It Happened!"
3RD PRIZE
Joyce Grant-Smith, "Little Eagle"

Winners of the 2003 WFNB Literary Competition top

POETRY CATEGORY
1ST PRIZE
Allan Serafino, Calgary, "The Window"
2ND PRIZE
Shane Neilson, Oromocto, "Love Poem of the Fredericton-area Poet"
3RD PRIZE
Michael Pacey, Fredericton, "Burrs"
HONOURABLE MENTION
Michael Pacey, Fredericton, "Nests"
Shane Neilson, Oromocto, "On His Daughter's Birthday"


THE SHEREE FITCH PRIZE
1ST PRIZE

Tommy Green Jr., Lower Knoxford, "The Killer"
2ND PRIZE
Gail Sawlor, Fredericton, "Harbour"


WRITING FOR CHILDREN PRIZE
1ST PRIZE
Afiena Kamminga, Maplewood, NB, "West With the Vikings"
2ND PRIZE
Stephanie Maricevic, Vancouver, BC "15 Things To Do When It's Raining"
3RD PRIZE
Anna Mae Snider, Fredericton, "Moving to New Brunswick"
HONOURABLE MENTION
Penny Gumbert, Huntsville, Ontario, "I Can't Read"
Laurie Parker, Rostock, Ontario, "A Garnish By Any Other Name"
Heidi Bundschuh, Rothesay, NB, "Cinderella's True Story"


THE ALFRED G. BAILEY PRIZE
Brenda Schmidt, Saskatoon "More Than Three Feet of Ice"
HONOURABLE MENTION
Degan Davis, St. John's Nfld, "All Over the Briken PLace"

FICTION CATEGORY
1ST PRIZE

Stephen Nicholls, Whitby, Ontario, "Rapid Descent"
2ND PRIZE
Riel Nason, Fredericton, "The Auction"
3RD PRIZE
Judy Bowman, Miramichi, "Wise Men Say Nothing in Dangerous Times"

HONOURABLE MENTION
Judy Bowman, Miramichi, "Wild Balloons"

THE DAVID ADAMS RICHARDS PRIZE
Steven Mayoff, Ellerslie, PEI, "Mariasse"

HONOURABLE MENTION
Paula Thomas, Fredericton, "Myths From MY Mother's Arms"
Harold Hoefle, Montreal, "Cutting"

Winners of the 2002 WFNB Literary Competition  top

 

POETRY
1ST PRIZE
Michael Pacey, Fredericton, "At the Owl's Nest"
2ND PRIZE
Travis Lane, Fredericton, "The Solist"
3RD PRIZE
Diane Reid, Upper Kingsclear, "Sucker"
HONOURABLE MENTION
Katherine Lawrence, Saskatchewan, "Going Home"

NON FICTION
1ST PRIZE
Donna Caruso, Saskatchewan, "My Personals"
2ND PRIZE
Shane Neilson, Oromocto, "What I Like About New Brunswick"
3RD PRIZE
Anne Cimon, Montreal, "Irving Layton: Our Captain Courageous"
HONOURABLE MENTION
Penny Gumbert, Ontario, "Have You Seen Our Photo Collection?"

FICTION
1ST PRIZE
Maureen Bilerman, Fredericton, "Get Away"
2ND PRIZE
Riel Nason, Fredericton "Before the Flea Market Opens"
3RD PRIZE
Michael deBeyer, Fredericton, "Hunting the Gasoline Night"
HONOURABLE MENTION
Judy Bowman, Miramichi, "Selida"


THE ALFRED G. BAILEY PRIZE

Alison Pick, Ontario, "Question & Answer"

HONOURABLE MENTION
Geoffrey Cook, Montreal "Postscript"

CHILDREN'S LITERATURE
1ST PRIZE
Joanne LeBlanc, Fredericton, "Conrad, The Grade Three Mouse"
2ND PRIZE
Phyllis McKinley, Riverview, "Do Clouds Have Feet?"
3RD PRIZE
Audrey Cline, Lamberts' Cove, "An Eagle in the Family"

THE SHEREE FITCH PRIZE
1ST PRIZE
Michelle Retterath, Ontario
2ND PRIZE
Vallery Webber, Fredericton
3RD PRIZE
Bryn Ferris, Riverview

THE DAVID ADAMS RICHARDS PRIZE
Sean Johnston, Fredericton,  A Day Does Not Go By
HONOURABLE MENTION
Angela Embree, PEI, Home


Winners of the 2001 WFNB Literary Competition 
top

 

POETRY
1ST PRIZE
Richard Toth, Bathurst, "Uncle"
2ND PRIZE
Vernon Mooers, Fredericton, "She Cries At Night"
3RD PRIZE
Sharon McCartney, Fredericton, "The Spiritualists and After"

NON FICTION
1ST PRIZE
Judy Maddocks, Hampton, "From a Diary"
2ND PRIZE
Fred Doucette, Fredericton, "Memoirs From Sarajevo"
3RD PRIZE
Jere McCabe, Moncton, "Ten Years in Minto"

FICTION
1ST PRIZE
Marie Louise Shields, Mississauga, "Jumping"
2ND PRIZE
Barbara Stanley, Rothesay, "January in September"
3RD PRIZE
June Horsman, Moncton, "The Scent of Lilacs"


THE ALFRED G. BAILEY PRIZE

matt robinson, Fredericton, "how we play at love: a list"

HONOURABLE MENTION
Robert Moore, New Maryland, "So rarely in our skins"

THE RICHARDS PRIZE
Andrew Wallace, Rothesay "When the Jeeps Come"

CHILDREN'S LITERATURE
1ST PRIZE
Joanne LeBlanc, Fredericton, "Conrad, The Grade Three Mouse"
2ND PRIZE
Phyllis McKinley, Riverview, "Do Clouds Have Feet?"
3RD PRIZE
Audrey Cline, Lamberts' Cove, "An Eagle in the Family"

THE SHEREE FITCH PRIZE
1ST PRIZE
Kathleen Cushing, Riverview, "A Modern Fairy Tale"
2ND PRIZE
Tommy Green Jr., Lower Knoxford, "Trent's Detour"
3RD PRIZE
Emma Hutchman, Fredericton, "Suzanne and Paul"

 

Winners of the 2000 WFNB Literary Competition  top

POETRY
1ST PRIZE
matt robinson, Fredericton
2ND PRIZE
Kelly Cooper, Bellisle Creek
3RD PRIZE
Rita Auffrey, Moncton

NON FICTION
Noeline Bridge, Moncton, "Picnic at the Dead Sea"
2ND PRIZE
Shane Neilson, Oromocto, for "A Needle in an Ocean"
3RD PRIZE
Pamela Fulton, New Maryland, for "A Distinct Way of Life"

FICTION
1ST PRIZE
Larry Lynch, Miramichi, for "The Weight of a Blind Dog"
2ND PRIZE
Lee D. Thompson, Moncton, for "Anna"
3RD PRIZE
Chris Graham-Rombaugh, Sackville, for "The Fugue"
&
Tom Green, Lower Knoxford, for "Andrew's Last Ride"
HONOURABLE MENTION
Judy Bowman, Miramichi, for "Safe Harbour"
Paula Richards, South Esk, for "Angelo's Stigmata"
Elsa Paterson, Saint John, for "Impulse"

THE ALFRED G. BAILEY PRIZE

Tammy Lynn Armstrong, St. Stephen,
"A Proper Burial for Songbirds"

HONOURABLE MENTION
matt robinson, Fredericton,
"a ruckus of awkward stacking"

CHILDREN'S LITERATURE
1ST PRIZE
Karen Davidson, Petitcodiac, for "Albert County Air"
2ND PRIZE
Chris Graham-Rombaugh, Sackville, for "Spirit Hunter"
3RD PRIZE
Kate Merlin, Riverview, for "Will Santa Come if We Don't Have a Chimney?"

THE SHEREE FITCH PRIZE

2ND PRIZE
Rebecca Comeau, Fredericton, for "2H"
3RD PRIZE
Candace Mooers, Fredericton, for "Yard Sale"
&
Michael Mallaley, New Maryland, for "Silence"

THE DAVID ADAMS RICHARDS PRIZE
Larry Lynch, for The Ice Bridge
HONOURABLE MENTION
Michael Ruske Belyea, for Every House Divided


Winners of the 1999 WFNB Literary Competition  top

POETRY
1ST PRIZE
Liliane Welch, Sackville "Claude Monet's Water Landscapes"
2ND PRIZE
Vernon Mooers, Fredericton "Halomi's Plums"
3RD PRIZE
James Arthur, Fredericton "How the Earth Broke"
HONOURABLE MENTION
Mark Henderson, Rothesay, "roots"

NON FICTION
1ST PRIZE
Vernon Mooers, Fredericton "A Day in the Life"
2ND PRIZE
Fred Doucette, Oromocto "Welcome to Sarajevo"
3RD PRIZE
Paul Healey, Saint John "Peaks and Valleys"
HONOURABLE MENTION
Ana Watts, Fredericton "Jason Harper is Dead"

FICTION
1ST PRIZE
Kelly Cooper, Belleisle Creek "Zungunruhe"
2ND PRIZE
Paula Richards, South Esk "The Muffin Men"
3RD PRIZE
Judy Bowman, Miramichi "Snow Angels"
HONOURABLE MENTION
Wendy Dathan, Grand Manan "To Kill a Fly"
Marilyn Cunningham, Moncton "The Gift"

THE ALFRED G. BAILEY PRIZE
Adam Dickinson, Fredericton
Cartography of Wood
HONOURABLE MENTION
Julie Dennison, Fredericton
The Medium: A Sequence of Ekphrastic Poems
Edward Gates, Belleisle Creek
At The Water's Edge

CHILDREN'S LITERATURE
1ST PRIZE
Natasha LeBlanc, Dieppe "Turtle Necks & Giraffe Skin"
2ND PRIZE
Wendy Patterson, Miramichi "Loop-the-Loop & Spin Around"
3RD PRIZE
John Brown, Miramichi "I Am So Embarrassed!"
HONOURABLE MENTION
Angela Bourgeois, Shediac Bridge "The Magic Violin"

THE SHEREE FITCH PRIZE
1ST PRIZE
Chelsi Ferguson, Rothesay "Words"
2ND PRIZE
Katie Cushing, Riverview "The Day Stevie Set the Class on Fire"
3RD PRIZE
Amanda Alderman, Belleisle Creek "Rasia"
HONOURABLE MENTION
Maureen Cameron, New Maryland "The Mirror"

THE DAVID ADAMS RICHARDS PRIZE
Tammy Armstrong, St. Stephen
excerpt from novel Volet
HONOURABLE MENTION
Robert Lyon, Sackville, The Next Big Thing
Michael Pacey, Fredericton, Ducktown Chronicles


1998 WFNB Literary Competition top

POETRY
1ST PRIZE
Phyllis McKinley, Sackville, "Dancing in my Red Shoes"
2ND PRIZE
Michael Pacey, Fredericton, "The Crows Have Woken My Wife"; "Taking Down the Storms"; "The New Cat"
3RD PRIZE
Dawn Watson, New Maryland, "Psalm of Adoration"
HONOURABLE MENTION
Natasha LeBlanc, Fredericton, "Reflections in the Rear View Mirror"
Tanya Warren, Squaw Cap, "Second Fiddle"
Joe Blades, Fredericton, "chamcook"
Anne Ryan, Quispamsis, "Wood Fire"

NON FICTION
1ST PRIZE
Robert Hicks, Moncton, "A Gulf War Story"
2ND PRIZE
Wendy Hamilton, Campbellton, "Missy"
3RD PRIZE
Martin Tingley, Fredericton, "Life as Pleasure"

FICTION
1ST PRIZE
Clarissa Hurley, Fredericton, "Women & Linen Look Best in the Dark"
2ND PRIZE
Larry Lynch, Miramichi, "The Grafting"
3RD PRIZE
Paula Richards, South Esk, "A Product of the Fall"
HONOURABLE MENTION
Judy Maddocks, Hampton, "A Monologue"

ALFRED G. BAILEY PRIZE
Shane Rhodes
Ten Seconds of Silence
HONOURABLE MENTION
Eric Miller, Fredericton
Deduction of the Aesthetic Judgement
Michael Pacey, Fredericton
The Old Neighbourhood

 

CHILDREN'S LITERATURE
1ST PRIZE
Cheryl Thomas, Lower Coverdale, for a collection of 10 poems
2ND PRIZE
Don Desserud, Fredericton, "My Father's a Traveller"
3RD PRIZE (shared)
Margaret Hicks, Young's Cove Road, "Grandmother's Romance"
Chris Graham-Rombough, Sackville, "Crosscurrents"
HONOURABLE MENTION
Valerie Margaret O'Hara, Riverview, "Tay River Chronicles"

 

THE SHEREE FITCH PRIZE
1ST PRIZE
Heather Leonard, Woodstock, "Translations"
2ND PRIZE (shared)
Gail Sawlor, Fredericton, "Succession"
Melanie Dickson, Napan, "Childhood Memory"
R.W. Yerxa, Stickney, "Flowers"

THE DAVID ADAMS RICHARDS PRIZE
J.J. Paciga, Rothesay
Perfect Specimen, a short story collection
HONOURABLE MENTION
Peter Hicks, Fredericton, The Sugar Box, a novella
Darryl Whetter, Fredericton, Kermit is Smut
Larry Lynch, Miramichi, No Bathroom Door, a short story collection


1997 WFNB Literary Competition top

POETRY
1ST PRIZE
Owen Schafer
2ND PRIZE
Maurenn Bilerman
3RD PRIZE
Laurence Hutchman

NON FICTION
1ST PRIZE
Bernice McQuinn
2ND PRIZE
Hugh Cannell
3RD PRIZE
Doug Brown

FICTION
1ST PRIZE
Alasdair MacLean
2ND PRIZE
Michael Pacey
3RD PRIZE
Michael Belyea

ALFRED G. BAILEY PRIZE
WINNER
Shari Andrews

CHILDREN'S LITERATURE
1ST PRIZE
Michael Pacey
2ND PRIZE
Margaret Hicks
3RD PRIZE
Susan Dean

THE SHEREE FITCH PRIZE
1ST PRIZE
Colleen Hymers
2ND PRIZE
Stephanie Farrow
3RD PRIZE
Jared Arsenault

DAVID ADAMS RICHARDS PRIZE
WINNER
Kelly Cooper

 


1996 WFNB Literary Competition top

POETRY
1ST PRIZE
Shari Andrews
2ND PRIZE
Frederick Mundle
3RD PRIZE
Owen Schafer

NON FICTION
1ST PRIZE
Judy Maddocks
2ND PRIZE
none awarded
3RD PRIZE
none awarded

FICTION
1ST PRIZE
Hannah Grant
2ND PRIZE
Kelly Cooper
3RD PRIZE
Nan Doerksen

ALFRED G. BAILEY PRIZE
WINNER
Steve McOrmond

CHILDREN'S LITERATURE
1ST PRIZE
Susan VandeGriek
2ND PRIZE
Cheryl Thomas
3RD PRIZE
Diane Clark

THE SHEREE FITCH PRIZE
1ST PRIZE
Maxim Pollack
2ND PRIZE
Jeffrey Guignaird
3RD PRIZE
Kenny Bryam

DAVID ADAMS RICHARDS PRIZE
WINNER
Rosalie MacEachern


1995 WFNB Literary Competition top

POETRY
1ST PRIZE
Karen McFadden
2ND PRIZE
Edward Gates
3RD PRIZE
Anne Ryan

NON FICTION
1ST PRIZE
Mark Gillan
2ND PRIZE
Edith Miller
3RD PRIZE
Joan Richard

FICTION
1ST PRIZE
Bernice McQuinn
2ND PRIZE
Cathy Brown-Murphy
3RD PRIZE
Laurel Dourma

ALFRED G. BAILEY PRIZE
WINNER
Roger Moore

 

 

CHILDREN'S LITERATURE
1ST PRIZE
Rosalie MacEachern
2ND PRIZE
Don Desserud
3RD PRIZE
James Mason


DAVID ADAMS RICHARDS PRIZE
WINNER
Jo-Anne elder

 


1994 WFNB Literary Competition top

ALFRED G.  BAILEY PRIZE
WINNER
Heather Brown Prince

POETRY
1ST PRIZE
M. Travis Lane
2ND PRIZE
Liliane Welch
3RD PRIZE
Karen McFadden

FICTION
1ST PRIZE
John McLaughlin
2ND PRIZE
Heather Brown Prince
3RD PRIZE
Lynn Coady

NON FICTION
1ST PRIZE
Hilary Rifkin
2ND PRIZE
Rosslyn Arseneau
3RD PRIZE
Stephen Stiles

 

CHILDREN'S LITERATURE
1ST PRIZE
Catherine Brown-Murphy
2ND PRIZE
Kathleen Malley
3RD PRIZE (shared)
Evelyn Haley
Kenneth L. Porter

 


1993 WFNB Literary Competition top

ALFRED G.  BAILEY PRIZE
WINNER
Phyllis Rowan

POETRY
1ST PRIZE
Margaret McLeod
2ND PRIZE
Alanna Bondar
3RD PRIZE
James Mason

FICTION
1ST PRIZE
Wayne Curtis
2ND PRIZE
John Webster
3RD PRIZE
Karen Hanlon

NON FICTION
1ST PRIZE
Bernice McQuinn
2ND PRIZE
Vivienne Anderson
3RD PRIZE
Judy Maddocks

 

 

CHILDREN'S LITERATURE
1ST PRIZE
Gretchen Wilson
2ND PRIZE
Sylvia Morice
3RD PRIZE
Donna Nelson

 


1992 WFNB Literary Competition top

ALFRED G.  BAILEY PRIZE
WINNER
Allan Cooper

POETRY
1ST PRIZE
Mark Henderson
2ND PRIZE
Rand Nicholson
3RD PRIZE
Roxanne Gentilcore


FICTION
1ST PRIZE
Hannah Grant
2ND PRIZE
Wayne Curtis
3RD PRIZE
Mark Henderson

NON FICTION
1ST PRIZE
Gretchen Wilson
2ND PRIZE
Cathy Carnahan
3RD PRIZE
Duane Graves


CHILDREN'S LITERATURE
1ST PRIZE
none awarded
2ND PRIZE
Pamela Fulton
3RD PRIZE (shared)
Lorna Drew
Vivienne Anderson
Nancy Bauer

 


1991 WFNB Literary Competition top

ALFRED G.  BAILEY PRIZE
WINNER
Heather Brown Prince

POETRY
1ST PRIZE
Phyllis Rowan
2ND PRIZE
Richard Vaughan
3RD PRIZE
Eric Hill


FICTION
1ST PRIZE
Elizabeth Venart
2ND PRIZE
Lissa Beauchamp
3RD PRIZE
Charles Hayter

NON FICTION
1ST PRIZE
Mary Fraser
2ND PRIZE
Judy Maddocks
3RD PRIZE
Joan Sichel

 

 

CHILDREN'S LITERATURE
1ST PRIZE
Catherine Brown-Murphy
2ND PRIZE
Kathryn Hunt
3RD PRIZE
Flora Price

 


1990 WFNB Literary Competition top

ALFRED G.  BAILEY PRIZE
WINNER
Mark Henderson

POETRY
1ST PRIZE
Edward Gates
2ND PRIZE
Roger Moore
3RD PRIZE
Phyllis Rowan


FICTION
1ST PRIZE
John Lavery
2ND PRIZE
Roger Moore
3RD PRIZE
Bruce Lynch

NON FICTION
1ST PRIZE
Donna Neilson
2ND PRIZE
Agatha Bonga
3RD PRIZE
Constance Carruthers

 

 

CHILDREN'S LITERATURE
1ST PRIZE
Elin Elgaard
2ND PRIZE
Catherine Brown-Murphy
3RD PRIZE
Tony Rhinelander

 


1989 WFNB Literary Competition top

ALFRED G.  BAILEY PRIZE
WINNER (shared)
Sheree Fitch & Roger Moore

POETRY
1ST PRIZE
Bruce Bagnell
2ND PRIZE
Phyllis Rowan
3RD PRIZE
Edward Gates


FICTION
1ST PRIZE
John Webster
2ND PRIZE
Elin Elgaard
3RD PRIZE
Roger Moore

NON FICTION
1ST PRIZE
Joan Sichel
2ND PRIZE
none awarded
3RD PRIZE
none awarded

 

 

DRAMA
1ST PRIZE
Em Harpp
2ND PRIZE
none awarded
3RD PRIZE
none awarded

 


1988 WFNB Literary Competition top

ALFRED G.  BAILEY PRIZE
WINNER
Robert Richards

 

POETRY
1ST PRIZE
Michael Thorpe
2ND PRIZE
Karen Davidson
3RD PRIZE
Maureen Banks


FICTION
1ST PRIZE
John Lavery
2ND PRIZE
Judy Maddocks
3RD PRIZE
David Etheridge

NON FICTION
1ST PRIZE
Ronald Tilley
2ND PRIZE
none awarded
3RD PRIZE
Robert Bontaine

 


1987 WFNB Literary Competition top

ALFRED G.  BAILEY PRIZE
WINNER
Allan Cooper

POETRY
1ST PRIZE
Liliane Welch
2ND PRIZE
Phyllis Rowan
3RD PRIZE
David Etheridge

FICTION
1ST PRIZE
Bradd Burningham
2ND PRIZE
Elin Elgaard
3RD PRIZE
David Etheridge

NON FICTION
1ST PRIZE
Elspeth Bradbury
2ND PRIZE
Kathleen Howe
3RD PRIZE
Edith Miller

 

 

DRAMA
1ST PRIZE
none awarded
2ND PRIZE
none awarded
3RD PRIZE
Barbara Dingee

 


1986 WFNB Literary Competition top

ALFRED G.  BAILEY PRIZE
WINNER
Liliane Welch

 

POETRY
1ST PRIZE
Steven Laird
2ND PRIZE
Karen Davidson
3RD PRIZE
Roger Moore

FICTION
1ST PRIZE
Donald R. Kitchen
2ND PRIZE
Lois Thompson
3RD PRIZE
Duncan Matheson

DRAMA
1ST PRIZE
Thomas Mureika
2ND PRIZE
Ashraf Jamal
3RD PRIZE
Lois Thompson

 


  1985 WFNB Literary Competition top

ALFRED G.  BAILEY PRIZE
WINNER
Ted Colson

FICTION
1ST PRIZE
Shirley Dale Easley
2ND PRIZE
Roger Aske
3RD PRIZE
Ann Mitton