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CONTESTS

2024 Writing Contest

Mel Deydey Member , Communications Commitee , ARTA

Another successful Writing Contest has concluded , and here are the winners . I wish to thank all the talented writers who submitted poems , travel vignettes , and flash fiction prose .

This year we had thirty-three entries in total .
Many thanks are in order . First of all , thanks to the ARTA staff who assisted in advertising the contest , receiving all the entries , and conducting the Reviewr training . Such assistance is invaluable and very much appreciated . Thank you to the nine volunteer ARTA-member judges who shared their time and expertise to evaluate the entries and collaborate to determine the winners in each category . Most of all , I want to thank all the ARTA members who took the time to create their pieces .
You all contributed to the success of the contest .
On behalf of the Communications Committee , I congratulate this year ’ s winners . First place winners are published here in news & views ; second place winners can expect to see their writing featured in future issues .
For those of you looking forward to next year ’ s contest , watch for information later this year — in news & views , ARTAfacts , and on the ARTA website . Keep those creative writing juices flowing !
TRAVEL VIGNETTE
1 st Place
The Sound of Music by Michael Lalonde
2 nd Place
Dunmore Towne by Laurie Woelk
Honourable Mention
Labyrinth : Gateway to the Unknown by Elesa Willies
FLASH FICTION
1 st Place Latin Lovers by Marilynn Russell
POETRY
1 st Place
Robson Dryads by Gary Sinclair
2 nd Place
Sentinels by Joan Calvert
Sewing Seeds of Goodness by Greg Turlock
Honourable Mention
Waves by Ted Pike
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