2008 Competition Winners
S. Portia Steele Awards for Excellence
in Poetry and Prose

Poetry Winners

First Place: Pound
Christina Lovin
Lancaster, KY

Second Place:Sculptor in Love
Barbara Lynn Silberg
Houston, TX

Third Place: Frosting
Beatrice M. Hogg
Sacramento, CA

Honorable Mention: Escape Artist
Nancy Lou Canyon
Bellingham, WA

Honorable Mention: Less is More
Suzanne Yamamoto
Hayward, CA

Prose Winners

First Place: Julia's Wedding
Rosemary Woodel
Bishop, GA

Second Place: One Long, Full Minute
Mary Josephine Wessier Bartlett
Bostic, NC

Third Place: The Necklace
Marlow D. J. Shami
Goshen, CT

Honorable Mention: Under Restoration
Andrea Disario Marcusa
New York, NY

CONGRATULATIONS to the winners.
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