Wendy Devilbiss, Poetry Contest Manager, presenting Dave Cook with an Honorable Mention in the New Poet Category.
Mike Graves, Prose Contest Manager, presenting Perry Shepard with an Honorable Mention for Playwriting.
Theme Contest – Hook ’Em and Book ’Em – 12 entries. Judge: Janet Anderson-Story.
First Place, District 7 - By Hook or By Book by Linda Ahrens Brower (Right)
Second Place, District 2 - Douglas County Hooks ’Em And I Book ’Em by Brian Daldorph (Second from right)
Third Place, District 5 - Tabula Rasa by Roy Stucky (Left)
Honorable Mention, District 1 - The Ingenious Gentleman by Julie A. Sellers (Second from left)
First Place, District 7 - By Hook or By Book by Linda Ahrens Brower (Right)
Second Place, District 2 - Douglas County Hooks ’Em And I Book ’Em by Brian Daldorph (Second from right)
Third Place, District 5 - Tabula Rasa by Roy Stucky (Left)
Honorable Mention, District 1 - The Ingenious Gentleman by Julie A. Sellers (Second from left)
Prose - Memoir or Inspirational– 24 entries. Judge: Kathy Bode.
First Place, District 4 - A Common Bond by Nancy Julien-Kopp (Right)
Second Place, District 1 - Mermaid’s Tears by Julie A. Sellers (Middle)
Third Place, District 2 - CHARRY’S SMILE by Carolyn A. Hall (Not present)
Honorable Mention, District 2 - Molly by Brian Daldorph (Left)
Honorable Mention, District 1 - Finding My Father by Donna Lynn Lash Wolff (Not present)
First Place, District 4 - A Common Bond by Nancy Julien-Kopp (Right)
Second Place, District 1 - Mermaid’s Tears by Julie A. Sellers (Middle)
Third Place, District 2 - CHARRY’S SMILE by Carolyn A. Hall (Not present)
Honorable Mention, District 2 - Molly by Brian Daldorph (Left)
Honorable Mention, District 1 - Finding My Father by Donna Lynn Lash Wolff (Not present)
Prose - First Chapter of a Book –36 entries. Category Sponsored by Mike and Monica Graves, District 2. Judge: Roy Briggeman.
First Place, District 1 - Lost to History by Aimee L. Gross (Not present)
Second Place, District 1 - The Rose Garden, Chapter One by Janet Jenkins-Stotts (Right)
Third Place, District 5 - Sonata of Elsie Lenore by Ann Christine Fell (Middle)
Honorable Mention, District 5 - Citizen Zero by Roy Stucky (Left)
Honorable Mention, District 1 - The Alchemist’s Lawn Boy by Aimee L. Gross (Not present)
First Place, District 1 - Lost to History by Aimee L. Gross (Not present)
Second Place, District 1 - The Rose Garden, Chapter One by Janet Jenkins-Stotts (Right)
Third Place, District 5 - Sonata of Elsie Lenore by Ann Christine Fell (Middle)
Honorable Mention, District 5 - Citizen Zero by Roy Stucky (Left)
Honorable Mention, District 1 - The Alchemist’s Lawn Boy by Aimee L. Gross (Not present)
Prose - Stories Written for Teenagers – 11 entries. Category Sponsored by Ray “Grizzly” Racobs, District 5 Treasurer. Judge: Cara Codney.
First Place, District 5 - Jack by Roy Stucky (Right)
Second Place, District 5 - Letter You Cannot Read by Roy Stucky
Third Place, District 5 - A Practical Man by Roy Stucky
Honorable Mention, District 2 - Two Different Worlds (Although only 500 Miles Apart) by Joann Williams (Left)
Honorable Mention, District 5 - Rosetta by Roy Stucky
First Place, District 5 - Jack by Roy Stucky (Right)
Second Place, District 5 - Letter You Cannot Read by Roy Stucky
Third Place, District 5 - A Practical Man by Roy Stucky
Honorable Mention, District 2 - Two Different Worlds (Although only 500 Miles Apart) by Joann Williams (Left)
Honorable Mention, District 5 - Rosetta by Roy Stucky
Prose - Short Story (fiction) – 22 entries. Category Sponsored by Ellen Plumb’s City Bookstore, Emporia, KS. Judge: Richard Keller.
First Place, District 1 - And the Rain by Stacy Thowe (Right)
Second Place, District 5 - Rose by Neel Holler (Not present)
Third Place, District 5 - Mrs. Stetson’s Sunday by Gretchen Cassel Eick (Second from Right)
Honorable Mention, District 5 - Recess by Gretchen Cassel Eick
Honorable Mention, District 2 - Junkyard Kids by Cheryl Unruh (Middle)
Honorable Mention, District 1 - The Leaves of Eden by Julie A. Sellers (Second from Left)
Honorable Mention, District 2 - it’s Like This by Perry L. Shepard (Left)
First Place, District 1 - And the Rain by Stacy Thowe (Right)
Second Place, District 5 - Rose by Neel Holler (Not present)
Third Place, District 5 - Mrs. Stetson’s Sunday by Gretchen Cassel Eick (Second from Right)
Honorable Mention, District 5 - Recess by Gretchen Cassel Eick
Honorable Mention, District 2 - Junkyard Kids by Cheryl Unruh (Middle)
Honorable Mention, District 1 - The Leaves of Eden by Julie A. Sellers (Second from Left)
Honorable Mention, District 2 - it’s Like This by Perry L. Shepard (Left)
Humor – 17 entries. Judge: Marcia Lawrence.
First Place, District 2 - A Tale of Two Sisters…And a Dog by Jerilynn Henrikson (Not Present)
Second Place, District 5 - Hidden Treasures? By Ann Christine Fell (right)
Third Place, District 2 - The summer I worked for the Mafia by Brian Daldorph (Middle)
Honorable Mention, District 5 - My Super-Productive Absolutely-Perfect Day by Sandra Lou Taylor (Left)
Honorable Mention, District 2 - BAKING WITH THE lord by Carolyn A. Hall (Not present)
First Place, District 2 - A Tale of Two Sisters…And a Dog by Jerilynn Henrikson (Not Present)
Second Place, District 5 - Hidden Treasures? By Ann Christine Fell (right)
Third Place, District 2 - The summer I worked for the Mafia by Brian Daldorph (Middle)
Honorable Mention, District 5 - My Super-Productive Absolutely-Perfect Day by Sandra Lou Taylor (Left)
Honorable Mention, District 2 - BAKING WITH THE lord by Carolyn A. Hall (Not present)
Prose - Flash Fiction – 27 entries. Judge: Amy Sage Webb.
First Place, District 2 - Broken Axis by Cheryl Unruh (Right)
Second Place, District 1 - The Unexpected Casualty by Julie A. Sellers (2nd from Right)
Third Place, District 2 - Kobach in the Parade by Kevin Rabas (2nd from Left)
Honorable Mention, District 2 - Blue by Cheryl Unruh
Honorable Mention, District 1 - TRUTH SERUM EGGNOG by Janet Jenkins-Stotts (Left)
First Place, District 2 - Broken Axis by Cheryl Unruh (Right)
Second Place, District 1 - The Unexpected Casualty by Julie A. Sellers (2nd from Right)
Third Place, District 2 - Kobach in the Parade by Kevin Rabas (2nd from Left)
Honorable Mention, District 2 - Blue by Cheryl Unruh
Honorable Mention, District 1 - TRUTH SERUM EGGNOG by Janet Jenkins-Stotts (Left)
Prose - Playwriting –11 entries. Category Sponsored by Roy Beckemeyer, KAC State Past President and District 5 Public. Relations Chair – Judge, Amy Sage Webb.
First Place, District 4 - Image is Everything by Kristine A. Polansky (Left)
Second Place, District 5 - Painter by Roy Stucky (Right)
Third Place, District 5 - Cloud by Roy Stucky
Honorable Mention, District 1 - The Garage Sale by Stacy Thowe (2nd from Right)
Honorable Mention, District 2 - Man on a Stick by Perry L. Shepard (2nd from Left)
First Place, District 4 - Image is Everything by Kristine A. Polansky (Left)
Second Place, District 5 - Painter by Roy Stucky (Right)
Third Place, District 5 - Cloud by Roy Stucky
Honorable Mention, District 1 - The Garage Sale by Stacy Thowe (2nd from Right)
Honorable Mention, District 2 - Man on a Stick by Perry L. Shepard (2nd from Left)
Poetry Category: Classic Forms -- 39 entries. Judged by: Dr. Mark Watney.
1st Place Fifty-Eighth Anniversary--Roy Beckemeyer, D5, Wichita (Right)
2nd Place Used Book Inscribed to "Mom--E-E" --Kristine Polansky, D4, Manhattan (Middle)
3rd Place Complete--Kristine Polansky, D4, Manhattan
Honorable Mention: Cartography--Roy Beckemeyer, D5, Wichita
Honorable Mention: Hang Tight--Patricia Beckemeyer, D5, Wichita (Left)
1st Place Fifty-Eighth Anniversary--Roy Beckemeyer, D5, Wichita (Right)
2nd Place Used Book Inscribed to "Mom--E-E" --Kristine Polansky, D4, Manhattan (Middle)
3rd Place Complete--Kristine Polansky, D4, Manhattan
Honorable Mention: Cartography--Roy Beckemeyer, D5, Wichita
Honorable Mention: Hang Tight--Patricia Beckemeyer, D5, Wichita (Left)
Poetry Category: Theme Contest "Hook'em and Book'em" -- 23 entries. Judged by: Al Ortolani.
1st Place Dream Fishing--Kelly W. Johnston, D5, Wichita (Right)
2nd Place Still Hungry--Arlice W. Davenport, D5, Wichita (2nd from Right)
3rd Place Circles--Kelly W. Johnston, D5, Wichita
Honorable Mention: Hooked by Books--Hazel Hart, D2, Emporia (Left)
Honorable Mention: Catch and Release--Dixie Brown, D5, Bel Aire (2nd from Left)
Honorable Mention: All Things Are in Process--Arlice W. Davenport, D5, Wichita
1st Place Dream Fishing--Kelly W. Johnston, D5, Wichita (Right)
2nd Place Still Hungry--Arlice W. Davenport, D5, Wichita (2nd from Right)
3rd Place Circles--Kelly W. Johnston, D5, Wichita
Honorable Mention: Hooked by Books--Hazel Hart, D2, Emporia (Left)
Honorable Mention: Catch and Release--Dixie Brown, D5, Bel Aire (2nd from Left)
Honorable Mention: All Things Are in Process--Arlice W. Davenport, D5, Wichita
Poetry Category: Performance Poetry--10 entries. Judged by: Matt Spezia.
1st Place Pianos-- Curtis Becker, D2, Emporia (Left)
2nd Place Watchers in the Crowd-- Roy Stucky, D5, Pretty Prairie (Middle)
3rd Place Growing Up-- Taylor Stucky, D5, Pretty Prairie (Right)
Honorable Mention: The Reverie-- Taylor Stucky, D5, Pretty Prairie
1st Place Pianos-- Curtis Becker, D2, Emporia (Left)
2nd Place Watchers in the Crowd-- Roy Stucky, D5, Pretty Prairie (Middle)
3rd Place Growing Up-- Taylor Stucky, D5, Pretty Prairie (Right)
Honorable Mention: The Reverie-- Taylor Stucky, D5, Pretty Prairie
Poetry Category: Narrative Verse -- 54 entries. Judged by: H.C. Palmer.
1st Place After the Fire--Linda Ahrens Brower, D7, Ashland (Right)
2nd Place Kiowa County Blues--Rock Neelly, D6, South Lebanon (Not present)
3rd Place The pots -- Roy Beckemeyer, D5, Wichita (2nd from Right)
Honorable Mention: I Don't Think We . . . --Kristine A. Polansky, D4, Manhattan (2nd from Left)
Honorable Mention: Cezanne's Studio--Arlice W. Davenport, D5, Wichita (Left)
Honorable Mention: Dear Bookshelf--Roy Beckemeyer, D5, Wichita
1st Place After the Fire--Linda Ahrens Brower, D7, Ashland (Right)
2nd Place Kiowa County Blues--Rock Neelly, D6, South Lebanon (Not present)
3rd Place The pots -- Roy Beckemeyer, D5, Wichita (2nd from Right)
Honorable Mention: I Don't Think We . . . --Kristine A. Polansky, D4, Manhattan (2nd from Left)
Honorable Mention: Cezanne's Studio--Arlice W. Davenport, D5, Wichita (Left)
Honorable Mention: Dear Bookshelf--Roy Beckemeyer, D5, Wichita
Poetry Category: Whimsy -- 41 entries. Judged by: Marie Asner.
1st Place The Cat Knows--Roy Beckemeyer, D5,Wichita (Right)
2nd Place Enough Chocolate-- Kristine A. Polansky, D4, Manhattan (Left)
3rd Place Flock of Starlings--Roy Beckemeyer, D5, Wichita
Honorable Mention: Laundromat--Roy Beckemeyer, D5, Wichita
Honorable Mention: Your Trusted Time Machine --Dan Close, D5, Wichita (Middle)
1st Place The Cat Knows--Roy Beckemeyer, D5,Wichita (Right)
2nd Place Enough Chocolate-- Kristine A. Polansky, D4, Manhattan (Left)
3rd Place Flock of Starlings--Roy Beckemeyer, D5, Wichita
Honorable Mention: Laundromat--Roy Beckemeyer, D5, Wichita
Honorable Mention: Your Trusted Time Machine --Dan Close, D5, Wichita (Middle)
Poetry Category: New Poets -- 29 entries. Judged by: Melissa Fite Johnson.
1st Place Doctor's Visit -- Emily Hamm, NM, New Strawn (Not present)
2nd Place Old Song--Julie A. Sellers, D1, Atchison (Right)
3rd Place Dorothy--Emily Hamm, NM, New Strawn
Honorable Mention: Before We Part-- Christine Marquardt, D1, Topeka (Not present)
Honorable Mention: To filigree with sky--David Cook, D5, Wichita (Left)
1st Place Doctor's Visit -- Emily Hamm, NM, New Strawn (Not present)
2nd Place Old Song--Julie A. Sellers, D1, Atchison (Right)
3rd Place Dorothy--Emily Hamm, NM, New Strawn
Honorable Mention: Before We Part-- Christine Marquardt, D1, Topeka (Not present)
Honorable Mention: To filigree with sky--David Cook, D5, Wichita (Left)
Poetry Category: Free Verse -- 81 entries. Judged by: Jennifer Halling.
1st Place Tenacity--Brenda L. White, NM, Emporia (Not Present)
2nd Place Almost an Astronaut--Cheryl Unruh, D2, Emporia (Right)
3rd Place Wheat--Roy Beckemeyer, D5, Wichita (Middle)
Honorable Mention: Treasure--Marilyn B. Page, D1, Leavenworth (Not present)
Honorable Mention: Metamorphosis--Kristine A. Polansky, D4, Manhattan (Left)
Honorable Mention: To Kate Spade-- Brenda L. White, NM, Emporia (Not present)
1st Place Tenacity--Brenda L. White, NM, Emporia (Not Present)
2nd Place Almost an Astronaut--Cheryl Unruh, D2, Emporia (Right)
3rd Place Wheat--Roy Beckemeyer, D5, Wichita (Middle)
Honorable Mention: Treasure--Marilyn B. Page, D1, Leavenworth (Not present)
Honorable Mention: Metamorphosis--Kristine A. Polansky, D4, Manhattan (Left)
Honorable Mention: To Kate Spade-- Brenda L. White, NM, Emporia (Not present)
Poetry Category: Japanese Forms (Haiku, Renga, Tanka) -- 34 entries. Judged by: Al Ortolani.
1st Place Garden of eggplants--Barbara Brady, D1, Topeka (Not present)
2nd Place Wind-- Diane Wahto, D5, Wichita (Right)
3rd Place Stone stubborn poets-- Kristine A. Polansky, D4, Manhattan (Middle)
Honorable Mention: Black stripes on pant leg----Kristine A. Polansky, D4, Manhattan
Honorable Mention: Swallows-- Roy Stucky, D5, Pretty Prairie (Left)
Honorable Mention: Pillow-- Roy Stucky, D5, Pretty Prairie
1st Place Garden of eggplants--Barbara Brady, D1, Topeka (Not present)
2nd Place Wind-- Diane Wahto, D5, Wichita (Right)
3rd Place Stone stubborn poets-- Kristine A. Polansky, D4, Manhattan (Middle)
Honorable Mention: Black stripes on pant leg----Kristine A. Polansky, D4, Manhattan
Honorable Mention: Swallows-- Roy Stucky, D5, Pretty Prairie (Left)
Honorable Mention: Pillow-- Roy Stucky, D5, Pretty Prairie
Writers of the Year
Roy Stucky – Prose
Roy Beckemeyer - Poetry
Roy Stucky – Prose
Roy Beckemeyer - Poetry
Special Category – Author Websites – 6 entries. Category sponsored by Meadowlark Books, Emporia, KS. Judge: Dave Leiker.
First Place, D5 – Roy Beckemeyer for royjbeckemeyer.com (Right)
Second Place, D6 – Jim Potter for Sandhenge Publications (Left)
Third Place, D5 – April Pameticky for River City Poetry (Not present)
First Place, D5 – Roy Beckemeyer for royjbeckemeyer.com (Right)
Second Place, D6 – Jim Potter for Sandhenge Publications (Left)
Third Place, D5 – April Pameticky for River City Poetry (Not present)