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POETRY CELEBRATION!
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Arts Council of Placer County for its support!  |
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2004 Sierra Foothill Poetry Contest |
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The Finalists and Winners are...
GRADE 7 & YOUNGER
JACKSON GREGORY PRIZE
Nightmare, Anna Semina, Camptonville EDITOR'S CHOICE - The 4-H Pig, Michael Samuels, Loyalton POEM #1, Ashley Casey, Foresthill POEM #2, Ashley Casey, Foresthill You Only You, Sarah Doty, Roseville Riding Home on the Bus, Josh Gruber, Loyalton Bullriding, Lewis Fipps, Loyalton Amazing Grace, Lewis Fipps, Loyalton Seven Children - One Bath, Eric Armstrong, Loyalton GRADES 8 - 12 EULALIE PRIZE Falling In Love, Shawna Christine Shelton, Grass Valley EDITOR'S CHOICE - Sherbet Clouds, Stephanie Douglas, Foresthill Now and Then Governments, Michael Abeyta, Newcastle I Am, Alli McLain, Camptonville Pretense, Anina Tweed, Nevada City The Poet, Tasia Ray Weatherly, Foresthill Adults CLARK ASHTON SMITH POETRY PRIZE Sad-Eyed Dog, Anthony R. Castle, Grass Valley EDITOR'S CHOICE - Shopping For Paint Alone, Theresa Allen, Cameron Park EDITOR'S CHOICE - The Waitress, William S. Gainer, Grass Valley The Little Bike, R Jo An Hayes Loop, Auburn Ribbons and Bows, Donna Hallman, Colfax American Magic, Gerry Paulsen, Auburn Handyman, Craig Steiger, Nevada City Breakthrough, Shirley Ruth Tweed, Nevada City Waiting, Gunter Vogtmann, Auburn Turn Off Your TV, Wendy P. Williams, Kelsey A Distant Orbit, Wendy P. Williams, Kelsey Untitled, David Wren, Colfax All profits will be directed to the Ali Shungu Foundation, an organization dedicated to assisting Indians near Otavalo, Ecuador. * Clark Ashton Smith (1893-1961) arguably one of the most noteworthy writers to spring from the Sierra Foothills. A long time resident of Auburn, California, he wrote novels, short stories, and always, throughout his life, poetry. ** Mary "Eulalie" (Fee) Shannon (1824-1854) California's first published female poet, lived in Auburn was buried in the town's cemetery. *** Jackson Gregory (1882-1943) "Mr. Gregory has won a place as one of the most entertaining & successful American story tellers. The backgrounds of his tales are authentic for he 'lives his stories' by locating in the place where the plot is laid & becoming for the time a native son." He wrote many of his westerns while living in Auburn, California. |