2020-21 WFNB Writing Competition Award Winners

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David Adams Richards Prize (novel extract, novella, short story collection)
Judge: Carol Bruneau

Winners

• First Place Winner: Zev Bagel (Shediac, NB), Solitary
• Second Place Winner: Trent Pomeroy (Rothesay) Writers, Rats and Other Creatures
• Third Place Winner: Elizabeth Blanchard (Grand -Barachois), The Last Time My Mother Left Without Her Shoes

Honourable Mentions:

• Heather Gunn (Shediac), How’s she Goin’?
• Brent Mason (Saint John), The Root Cellar and Other Stories
• Ann Marie Beatttie (Oshawa), In the Shadow of Secrets
• Sharon Bird (Calgary), Gulliver’s Gulch

Sponsors:

David Adams Richards, Fredericton NB
New Brunswick Filmmakers’ Co-operative, Fredericton NB

Alfred G. Bailey Prize (poetry manuscript)
Judge: Annick MacAskill

Winners

• First Place Winner: Keagan Hawthorn (Sackville), After the Harvest
• Second Place Winner: Jill Dunderdale (Fredericton) What Autumn Taught Me
• Third Place Winner: Kayla Geitzler (Moncton) Witching in the Blood

Sponsors:

Rhonda & Kent Bulmer, Moncton NB
Weymedia, Dieppe NB

Douglas Kyle Memorial Prize (single short story)
Judge: Evelyn C White

Winners

• First Place Winner: Agata Antonow (Florenceville-Bristol), Nightcrawlers
• Second Place Winner: Brent Mason (Saint John), It Takes a Village
• Third Place Winner: Anne Marie Beattie (Oshawa), The Songwriter

Sponsor:

The Kyle Family, in honour of the late Viola and Douglas Kyle of Bathurst, NB

Narrative Nonfiction Prize
Judge: Monica Graham

Winners

• First Place Winner: Roger Moore (Island View), Two Dead Poets
• Second Place Winner: Scott Wilson (Regina), Homework Assignments & Human Sacrifices
• Third Place Winner: Trent Pomeroy (Rothesay), Small Stories

Dawn Watson Memorial Prize (single poem)
Judge: L M Rochefort

Winners

• First Place Winner: Kathy Mac (Fredericton), An Element
• Second Place Winner: Shari Andrews (New Maryland), Double-Boiler
• Third Place Winner: Shari Andrews (New Maryland), Banner of Unusual News

Sponsor:

Gwen Martin, Yoho Lake NB, in honour of the late Dawn Watson

Fog Lit Books For Young People Prize (short stories or poems for young people)
Judge: Lisa Harrington

Winners

• First Place Winner: Karen Davidson (Elgin), Albert County Tuxedo
• Second Place Winner: Cheryl Thomas (Lower Coverdale), The Tangled Up Pups
• Third Place Winner: Cheryl Thomas (Lower Coverdale), Humblebee the Bumblebee

Sponsor:

Fog Lit Festival, Saint John NB

Sheree Fitch Prize for Teen Writers (short story or poem written by teens)
Judge: Joanne Levy

Winners

• First Place Winner: Tori Garnett (Saint John), Woman
• Second Place Winner: Olivia Mazerolle (Riverview), The Ferryman
• Third Place Winner: Emmalyn Sheehan (Lepreau), Loss

Sponsor:

Atlantic Industries Limited, Sackville NB