[MD-Sligo] FW: [Writers-board] Fwd: Writers' Division Updaate June 1 Contest Winners

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Hi Sean, congratulations! It feels good to be at the top, doesn't it?

Henry, Terry and Sophie

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Subject: [MD-Sligo] FW: [Writers-board] Fwd: Writers' Division Updaate June 1 Contest Winners

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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Subject: [Writers-board] Fwd: Writers' Division Updaate June 1 Contest Winners

Shelley, Queen of Bells Out!

President, NFB Writers’ Division 

Editor Slate and Style 

See my self published books at Apple Books, Amazon and Barns and Noble 

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Phone: (605)313-5637

Code: 330803 pound 

Website: writers.nfb.org 

Twitter: @nfbwd 

National Web Site: nfb.org

National Phone: (410)659-9314 

Slate and Style or General update Phone: (940)249-2517

Call or text Shelley (714)525-9632

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!

***

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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