Winners: 2011 International Literary Awards
The Salem College Center for Women Writers announces the winners of their seventh annual International Literary Awards chosen from more than 600 entries in poetry, fiction and nonfiction, representing 48 states and 9 countries. The winner of each genre received $1,200. An honorarium of $150 was be awarded to the two honorable mentions of each genre.
Rita Dove Poetry Award
Winner
“The Woman Who Feels No Fear” by Susan A. Cohen of Berkeley, CA
Honorable Mentions
“In the Schoolyard” by Katherine DeBlassie of Albuquerque, NM
“Weight Training” by Emily Van Kley of Olympia, WA
Finalists
“Clerking at the Ideal Laundry” by Patricia Callan of Dunedin, FL
“Body Surfing” by Roger Camp of Seal Beach, CA
“Poetry Done Medium Well” by Mary Donovan of Buffalo, NY
“Cocoa Beach” by Terry Godbey of Orlando, FL
“Ten Thousand Elephants” by Renee Grodsky of Los Angeles, CA
“Saturday Night” by Rebecca Hardin of Clarkston, WA
“In Prek Toal, Cambodia (Night)” by Ann Huston of Spokane, WA
“Sister Beatrice Gets Called for Jury Duty” by Ellen LaFleche of Northampton, MA
“The Shrewsbury Kids Had it Bad” by Jordan Parker of Wellesley, MA
“you can sit over there” by Marcia Popp of Edwardsville, IL
“Etude” by Ann Ritter of Decatur, GA
“Matinee” by Judith Terzi of Pasadena, CA
“Walls” by Janet Trail of Greensboro, NC
“The Last of It” by Leslie Williams of Newton, MA
“Blind” by Claire Zoghb of New Haven, CT
“Freud” by Katja Zurcher of San Antonio, TX
Penelope Niven Creative Non-Fiction Award
Winner
“My Father’s Women” by Mako Yoshikawa of Cambridge, MA
Honorable Mentions
“The Pot Thrower: Notes on the Death of a Brother” by Karen Tolchin of Lehigh Acres, FL
“Gastronomic Judaism: The Maror Has Two Faces” by Bonnie Morris of Washington, D.C.
Finalists
“Something in Silver” by Starkey Flythe of Augusta, GA
“You, Me, Same-Same” by Kate Gjerde of St. Louis Park, MN
“Steal This Bull” by Amy Miller of Ashland, OR
“A Biological Contradiction” by Lygia Navarro of Cincinnati, OH
“Divorcing Rhonda” by Scott Oglesby of New York, NY
“Today’s Writer” by Craig Rondinone of Lakewood, NJ
“Mrs. Anderson [Or a Study of Apocalypse as an After-School Special]” by Julie Wade of Louisville, KY
Reynolds Price Fiction Award
Winner
“Purple People Eater” by Colette Sartor of Los Angeles, CA
Honorable Mentions
“Penn Station” by Jennifer R. Adams of Birchrunville, PA
“The Longest Part of the Night” by Midge Raymond of Ashland, OR
Finalists
“A Good Likeness” Allison Alsup of New Orleans, LA
“The Intent for Love” by Nancy Bourne of Mill Valley, CA
“Jeremiah” by Amber-Lorien Gilbert of Lansdale, PA
“The Mourning Dove” by L.E. Grabowski-Cotton of Memphis, TN
“Hard Men” by Tamara Linse of Laramie, WY
“Please” by Laura Loomis of Pittsburg, CA
“Beggars” by Patti Meredith of Germantown, TN
“Laid to Rest” by Raymond Morrison of Winston-Salem, NC
“Bitter Harvest” by Grazina Smith of Chicago, IL
“No Hero, No Sharks” by Sue Staats of Sacramento, CA
“A Mentorship” by Sarah Harris Wallman of New Haven, CT
“Shame” by Gregory J. Wolos of Alplaus, NY
