The Finalists and Winners are...
GRADE 7 AND YOUNGER
JACKSON GREGORY PRIZE
UNTITLED, Anne Begin, Colfax
FINALISTS
Running, Jason Roy Funk, Applegate
A Star For Magic, Brook Wells, Placerville
I Am, Zach Huston-Fisher, Plymouth
Ocean Claws, Sophie Parrott, Grass Valley
HONORABLE MENTIONS
Cough, Alexandra Joy, Auburn
Fruits and Vegetables, Savannah Burr, Downieville
Fish Haiku, Kayli Entz, Auburn
I Am From, Diana Sanchez, Plymouth
I Am From, Ben Wudell, Fiddletown
I Know, Kristen Utley, Plymouth
Noticed, Ryan Sanderson, Cool
Spiderman, Sky Wells, Placerville
The Acorn Falls, Heidi Wolken, Auburn
GRADES 8-12
EULALIE PRIZE
Father's Voice, Anina Tweed, Nevada City
FINALISTS
Bird's Song, Tasia Ray Elizabeth Weatherly, Foresthill
My Current Boredom, Stephanie Douglass, Auburn
Have You Ever, Rachel Rutter, Auburn
People of All Flavors, Tiffany Hamilton, Colfax
HONORABLE MENTIONS
A Christmas Prayer, Sierra Patterson, Auburn
A Place In My Dreams, Ian Samuel Morris, Angels Camp
Come Home, Crystal Hand, Greenwood
Pathways of Life, Tiffany Hamilton, Colfax
Remember, Always, Never, Rachel Rutter, Auburn
Teenage Hormones, Tasia Ray Elizabeth Weatherly, Foresthill
ADULT
CLARK ASHTON SMITH POETRY PRIZE
The Spirit Will Not Descend Without a Song, Shirley Ruth Tweed,
Nevada City
FINALISTS
Our Sweet Love Waits, R. Jo An Hayes Loop, Auburn
The Ill-Behaved Cat, Shirley Ruth Tweed, Nevada City
The Post Office, William S. Gainer, Grass Valley
For A Song, Kate Wells, Placerville
HONORABLE MENTIONS
A Fool Was Sent, David M. Chesnut, Murphys
In A Room Above the Standup Saloon, George Anthony Roberts, Nevada City
Lake Wanaka, M. Fred Knox, Auburn
Letting Go, Suzanne Chaves, Garden Valley
Look Not Upon Suburban Gone, Lorell Long, Penryn
Laws of the Universe, Kathleen DeMontigny, Auburn
Rethinking Eve, Theresa Allen, Cameron Park
Retro-Man, Craig Steiger, Nevada City
Slash and Burn, Brigit Truex, Placerville
The Leash, William S. Gainer, Grass Valley
ABOUT THE PRIZE NAMES
CLARK ASHTON SMITH POETRY PRIZE. Smith (1893-1961) was 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.
THE EULALIE PRIZE. Mary Eulalie Shannon (1824-1854) was California's first published
female poet. She lived in Auburn, died during childbirth, and was buried in the town's cemetery.
JACKSON GREGORY POETRY PRIZE. Gregory
(1882-1943) was an American storyteller who often lived in the place where the
his story was set. He wrote many of his westerns while living in Auburn, California.
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