2018 WFNB Writing Competition Award Winners
David Adams Richards Prize
(Judge: Michelle Butler Hallett, Newfoundland & Labrador)
First Place: Lee Thompson (Moncton, NB), The Purpose of Evolution is Not Immortality
Second Place: James McClure (Saint John, NB), Playing like a Girl
Third Place: Roger Moore (Island View, NB), Devil’s Kitchen
Alfred G. Bailey Prize
(Judge: Kimmy Beach, Alberta)
First Place: Neil Sampson (Durham Bridge, NB), Apples on the Nashwaak
Second Place: Jennifer Houle (Hanwell, NB), Virga
Third Place: Matthew Gwathmey (Fredericton, NB), Along that Range, the Appalachians
Douglas Kyle Memorial Prize
(Judge: Sandra Birdsell, Ontario)
First Place: Trent Pomeroy (Rothesay, NB), The Rat
Second Place: Chris Graham-Rombough (Sackville, NB), The Yard Sale
Third Place: Edward Lemond (Dieppe, NB), David James
Dawn Watson Memorial Prize
(Judge: Dave Margoshes, Saskatchewan)
First Place: Melanie Craig-Hansford (Erbs Cove, NB), Mornings in Erbs Cove
Second Place: Neil Sampson (Durham Bridge, NB), William Wordsworth Walks His Dogs
Third Place: Bryn Harris (Grand Manan, NB), Imperfect Pitch
Honourable Mention: Edward Lemond (Dieppe, NB) Where the Ducks Swim
Honourable Mention: Richard Toth (Old Ridge, NB) They Called it a Flaming Duck
Honourable Mention: Roger Moore (Island View, NB), Angel
Honourable Mention: Michelle McLean (Carlow, NB), Keepsakes
Fog Lit Books for Young People Prize
(Judge: Tanya Lloyd Kyi, British Columbia)
First Place: Jennifer Shelby (Hopewell Hill, NB), Dragon Crossing
Second Place: Anna Eleonora Haglund Hellstrom (Saint John, NB), A Tale of Wind and Sky
Third Place: Freya Clark (St. Andrews, NB), Acceptance
Sheree Fitch Prize for Young Writers
(Judge: Norene Smiley, Nova Scotia)
First Place: Susanna Cupido (Sackville, NB), The Shop
Second Place: Anajose Reyes (New Maryland, NB), Strawberry–Mango
Third Place: Susanna Cupido (Sackville, NB), Sonnet for the Hedgehog
Honourable Mention: Lauren Wilkins (Moncton, NB), ThornBlush
Honourable Mention: Chloe Cull (Fredericton, NB) Soft as Cotton Balls
Narrative Nonfiction
(Judge: Chris Benjamin, Nova Scotia)
First Place: Beth LaRocque (Saint John, NB), A Tale of 2 (X4) Grandmothers
Second Place: Molly Titus (Rothesay, NB), Missing Bill
Third Place: Margaret Eaton (Moncton, NB), Ruminations on Rumi
