1. POETRY judge: Michael Denington
1st: "The Common Denominator," Marlene E. Meehi,Faribault, MN
2nd: "A Christmas Narrative," Mary Brunini McArdle, Madison, MS
3rd: "Living Witness," Vera Ogden Bakker, Uyton, UT
4th: "A Sestina to Stewardship," Mary Harper Sowell, Fairfield Bay, AR
5th: "The Master Craftsman," Glenna Holloway, Naperville, IL
6th: "A Starring Role," Glenna Holloway, Naperville, IL
7th: "On Letting a Child Go," Ann Talley Kinnaird, Hot Springs, AR
HM: "The Visitor," Martha L. Carpenter, Memphis, TN
HM: "The Preacher and the Atheist," Marlene E. Meehi, Faribault, MN
2. PROSE judge: Dr. John Warren Steen
lst: "A Part of Me," Louise Gearin, Memphis, TN
2nd: "A Summer Reflection," Mary Fay Stewart, Memphis, TN
3rd: "Nobody Came Today," Elizabeth Howard, Crossville, TN
4th: "A Safe Place," Evelyn Foote, Memphis, TN
5th: "What Does Easter Mean to Me," Victoria Hodge, Memphis, TN
6th: "Israel," Elsie Knoke, Oak Ridge, TN
7th: "Penance," Vera Ogden Bakker, Layton, UT
HM: "Stickpins and Squash," Pauline McKamey, Imboden, AR
HM: "The Visitation," Florence Bruce, Memphis, TN
3. PERSON TO PERSON TO GOD judge: Frances Brinkley Cowden
1st: "Talking Trees?" Scott Hunnemeyer, Cordova, TN
2nd: "Where Am I God?" Russell Strauss, Memphis, TN
3rd: "A Prayer of Thanks," Louise Gearin, Memphis, TN
4th: "Who Do We Love?" Kenneth Francart, Memphis, TN
HM: "All Time Protection," Pauline McKamey, Imboden, AR
HM: "Olive Branch," Elizabeth Howard, Crossville, TN
HM: "Highland Heights Methodist," Mary Fay Stewart, Cordova, TN
HM: "Morning Letter to God," Russell Strauss, Memphis, TN
HM: "Spring of Life," Gloria H. Lee, Memphis, TN
4. PATRICIA SMITH HONORARY AWARD judge: Patricia Smith
1st: "Christmas Chrysalis," Rebecca Henderson, Madison, AL
2nd: "Wartime Holiday," Auguste Black, Huntsville, AL
3rd: "Sunlight Views," Auguste Black, Huntsville, AL
4th: "The Fuller Brush Man, Baby Birds, and God," Mary Fay Stewart,
Cordova, TN
HM: “Star of Faith,” Jennifer Jenson, Memphis, TN
HM: “Anybody’s Piece of Chicken,” Gayle Fleming Hulsey, Memhis, TN
HM: “I saw the Moon Last Night,” Wilma Chang, Memphis, TN
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