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[Jacobson, Shawn D]

Thanks Queen.  Will endevor to do so.

Shawn

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Shawn,

Once you reached for the top, you held on until you got there.  You deserved first place.  Hang on and stay at the top.


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I finally got first place in the writing contest (after several years of honorable mentions, third places, and one second place.  (See below).

I have attached the story for anyone interested.

Shawn

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National Phone: (410)659-9314
Slate and Style or General update Phone: (940)249-2517
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For convention updates nfb.org/convention

When your microwave says your food isn't done I suppose there's nothing else to do except put together a Writers' Division update while you're waiting: especially since I don't want to wait till Friday, my usual day to do this.

In Today's Update: Contest winners, national leadership meeting date and book donations for door prizes

Cudos to all of you for getting contest winners in! You all do a great job. We're caught up. The next two projects are to update the winner's letter, send out checks and prepare our door prizes. Norma Crosby our Texas president says to hold off on sending in door prizes. Apparently there are new national guidelines for that so that gives me time to put together the drives with the donated books. Granted this reprieve I'll get to work. Maybe we'll learn something on the June 14 leadership meeting, and maybe not. Maybe we'll learn something on the June 4 presidential update. So many choices!

Now, the big NEWS!
Drum roll Please!
Our contest winners are:
Youth Poetry
First Place Ocean by Amy Leu a senior in high school
There was no second place winner.
Third place: Days of Wrath Ryan Menter, a sophmore in high school

Adult Poetry
First place Pokeberry Bouquet Wes Sims
Second place Military Funeral Wes Sims
Third place Together for Freedom Merilyn Snith

Adult Memoir/Essay
First Place, Honey I'm home, Bonnie Blose
Second Place Mr. Q. Man Marsha Wick
Congratulations You're a Winner, Cleora Boyd
Honorable Mention
Peddaling my Way to Fame and Misfortune, Janet De La Parmerter

Adult Fiction
First Place Storm Magic, Shawn Jacobson
Second Place A Song to Cry To Merilyn Smith

Congratulations to all our winners! The adult poetry winners are repeats from last year, some in different categories. Cleora Boyd our third place memoir winner is a new name on our list! She hails from some big city in Texas!  and our youth winners are fresh and promising.

Door Prizes!
Book donations
Annie Chiapeta Follow Your Dog
Merilyn Smith Following the Green Sun
Shelley Alongi
Trespasser
Brave Pilot
Two small poetry and story selections
Angel Hug
Christ Crush: Poems and a Story
Phyllis Campbell
Going Home

Small Convention Notes
The description for our Writers' Division business meeting is submitted.
Tuesday July 16 is seminar day and I'm still waiting for details.
Thursday July 16 is Division Day
I submitted our time slot 1:00 to 4:00 Pm
still waiting for details

Board Meeting
Sunday June 14
6:00 pm central. I'll send the agenda Thursday June 11

Well, that's all, folks! The weather is warming up here so that means the cat eats less and I sleep more! Have a great day and keep dreaming!
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Important Dates
Sunday June 14 Division Board Meeting (6:00 pm central)

Sunday June 28 Telephone Gathering (7:00 pm central)

Tuesday July 14 through Saturday July 18 Virtual National Convention.
Tuesday July 14 Seminar Day (still waiting for details on that)
Thursday July 16 Division Day (I submitted our time slot 1:00 to 4:00 PM eastern. Still waiting for more developments on that.)
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