ILLINOIS EMERGING WRITERS COMPETITION

Past Illinois Emerging Writers Competition Award Winners

2008 Illinois Emerging Writers Competition

Gwendolyn Brooks Poetry Award winners

1^st -- Thea Chesley of Springfield for her poem Rendezvous, Rue de Ursulines
2^nd  -- Peggy Davis of Mt. Vernon for her poem Bearing Witness
3^rd -- Fawn Hoener of Springfield for her poem Hot Flash

James Jones Short Story Award winners

1^st -- Peggy Stortz of Galena for her story Night Visitor
2^nd -- John Gabriel of Joliet for his story Just Sort of Out of Sight
3^rd -- John J. Flaherty of Bloomingdale for his story BUMS

2007 Illinois Emerging Writers Competition

Gwendolyn Brooks Poetry Award winners

1^st -- Mary Lucille Hays of White Heath for her poem Tippet Hill
2^nd  -- Samira Grace Didos of Urbana for her poem Antiques
3^rd -- Samira Grace Didos of Urbana for her poem Fear of Laughter

James Jones Short Story Award winners

1^st -- Lorie Kolak of Chicago for her story Her Terrible Singing Voice and Love of Singing
2^nd -- Andrew Gregory Krzak of New Lenox for his story 24 Frames
3^rd -- Joseph A. Woods of Park Forest for his story Black Shines

2006 Illinois Emerging Writers Competition

Gwendolyn Brooks Poetry Award winners

1^st -- Anthony Coman of DeKalb for his poem House
2^nd  -- Jessica Lauren Neiweem for her poem The Forests Nearby
3^rd -- Ryan McNeily for his poem Celebration of Public Bathrooms

James Jones Short Story Award winners

1^st -- Paul Heinz for his story James's Arrival
2^nd -- William Siavelis for his story The Time That Uncle Tom Died
3^rd -- Susan Srikant for her story My Arrival in Horseshoe, Nevada