AMHERST WRITERS AND ARTISTS PRESS

is pleased to announce the winners of the

First Annual Pat Schneider Poetry Contest

Pat Schneider presents prize tp Gail Thomas

1st Prize awarded to Gail Thomas, Florence, Massachusetts

Ms. Thomas received the $1000 prize for her winning poem, Requiem, which will be published in Peregrine, a forum for national and international writers since 1983 committed to finding exceptional work by both emerging and established writers. Peregrine is a publication of Amherst Writers & Artists Press.

Gail Thomas reads award-winning poem, Requiem

Honorable Mention and publication of poems in Peregrine awarded to:

Colette Volkema DeNooyer, Holland, Michigan

Joanne Lozar Glenn, Alexandria, Virginia

Owen Lewis, New York, New York

Finalists:

Marjorie Bruhmuller, Cookshire-Eaton, QC Canada; Marian Calabro, New Jersey; Rick Christman, Iowa; Marion Peters Denard, Texas; Patricia Hale, Connecticut; Emily Lupita Plum, Georgia; Cynthia Snow, Massachusetts; Julie Stuckey, New York; Peggy Troupin, New York and Sarah White, New York.

Contest Chief Judge: Pat Schneider

Issue 27 of Peregrine, AWA’s literary journal, will feature the winner and honorable mentions of the First Annual Pat Schneider Poetry Contest. Please reserve your copy today and consider a donation to AWA - AWA Press Order Form.

Amherst Writers & Artists (AWA) is a non-profit, international arts organization dedicated to the principle that everyone can use words to create art.

The First Annual Pat Schneider Poetry Contest was made possible by generous support from the Vessel Foundation and the Friends of Pat and Peter Schneider.

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