December   2007     

Local writers    from the past   Contact the Editor: Brian Lee Morris   Member Of: Arts Council of Placer County coSponsor of the Sierra Foothill Poetry Contest

OUR BOOK LIST Little Town USA 2007 by Sierra Foothill poets Latest edition of winners of the Sierra Foothill Poetry contest.  Nearly a hundred pages of excellent local poetry. $10 The Teen Heart Speaks by Brian Lee Morris Sixteen short plays for Christian teens.  Designed for both the professional and the rookie theater director. $10 Merlin's Musings by Sally Merlin Fifty-three columns on life, art and screenwriting.  Originally written for S(c)ript magazine and now available in one book. $16 Little Town USA, 2003 by Sierra Foothill poets Inaugural edition of winning poetry.  More than fifty poems from poets in six counties.  Two categories:  adult and youth.  All great. $5 Blue Moon Cafe by Sharon Ramirez A collection of poetry spanning four decades of this poet's life.  "A stroll through the gardens of love and disappointment." $10

SIERRA FOOTHILL POETRY CONTEST 2007 Winners Announced!   The results of this year's contest can be found here:  2007 Contest Results. The contest celebration party was held on November 3.  It was a grand time of sharing, reading, listening, and eating. The 2007 grand prize winners are: Adults - B K England, Tenth Summer, Newcastle Grades 8-12 - Tiffany Hamilton, An Escape Upon The Shore, Colfax Grade 7 & Younger - Laura Hoyt, Season's Childhood, Jackson We hope you will join us for the 2008 contest.  Here is the 2008 entry form.  Keep writing and thank you for your support! Brian Morris, Editor 2006 Contest Results 2005 Contest Results 2004 Contest Results 2003 Contest Results 2003 Contest Pictures   Read our prize winning poetry:   CLARK ASHTON SMITH POETRY PRIZE (adult): '07 Tenth Summer  by B K England '06  Snow-Bliss by Craig Steiger '05  The Spirit Will Not Descend Without A Song               by Shirley Ruth Tweed '04  Sad-Eyed Dog by Anthony R. Castle '03  Spring Calf by E Jaques Boone   EULALIE PRIZE (grades 8 - 12): '07  An Escape Upon the Shore  by Tiffany Hamilton '06  The Rhyming Bug by Tiffany Hamilton '05  Father's Voice by Anna Tweed '04  Falling In Love by Shawna Shelton '03  For Rilke by Cassie Lipowitz   JACKSON GREGORY PRIZE (grade 7 & younger): '07  Season's Childhood  by Laura Hoyt '06  Orchard Play  by Lindsey Hoyt '05  Untitled by Anne Begin '04  Nightmare by Anna Semina