[stylist] NFB Writers' division 2015 Writing Contest Winners

[Joanne Alongi]

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> On Jul 8, 2015, at 12:51 PM, Jacobson, Shawn D via stylist <stylist at nfbnet.org> wrote:
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> Let me also congratulate the winners.
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> I sent this on to the Maryland Division president's Email address since there were so many MD youth who won.
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> Shawn
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: stylist [mailto:stylist-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Robert Leslie Newman via stylist
> Sent: Tuesday, July 07, 2015 6:46 PM
> To: 'Writers' Division Mailing List'
> Cc: Robert Leslie Newman
> Subject: [stylist] NFB Writers' division 2015 Writing Contest Winners
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> Winners of the 2015 Writing Contest for Youth and Adults 
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> **Adult Writing Contest Winners
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> *FICTION:
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> First Place: One For Every Year, by Chris Kuell, CT
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> Second Place: The Jidhe Ken, by Doris Hampton, OR
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> Third Place: 75 Days to Live, by Rowena Portch, WA 
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> Honorable Mention: Invinsonites, by Atty Svendsen, NE
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> Honorable Mention: A Successful Hunt, by Heather M. Rasmussen, Washington DC
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> *STORIES FOR YOUTH:
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> First Place: The Dragon's Princess, by Laura Nunez, CA
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> Second Place: The Storyteller, by Jennifer Shields, VA
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> Third Place: 75 Cents, by Ginger Glick, AZ 
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> *POETRY:
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> First Place: Seeing Beyond Seventy-five Million, by Kathy Nimmer, IN
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> Second Place: You, by Donna Chambers, NV
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> Third Place: 75 Celebrations, by Tasha Hubbard, VA 
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> Honorable Mention: Legacy, by Jacqueline Williams, AZ
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> *MEMOIR:
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> First Place: A River Called Life, by Allison Nastoff, WI
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> Second Place: Cookie Cutter Christmas, by Shirley Ann Grauel, MO 
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> Third Place: From the Deck, by Jim Gilstrap, GA
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> Honorable Mention: Not Ready to Wake, by Bridgit Kuenning-Pollpeter, NE 
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> **Youth Writing Contest Winners
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> *ELEMENTARY SCHOOL FICTION:
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> First Place: 75 Kids on a Cruise Ship, by William Souza, CA 
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> Second Place: My $75 Day, by Makayla Reeves, NJ 
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> Third Place: The Life at 75, by Lashai Richardson, MD
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> *ELEMENTARY School POETRY: 
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> First Place: 75 Years, by Delaney Brooks, VA
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> Second Place: The Garden, by Ryan Menter, ME
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> Third Place: by Route 75, by Sean Meek, NY
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> *MIDDLE SCHOOL FICTION: 
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> First Place: Coala is 75 Miles From Nowhere, by Taengkwa Sturgell, IN
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> Second Place: 75 Werewolves, by Michael Pickerill, MT
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> Third Place: Heart Counting, by Jessea Vaughan, IN
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> Honorable Mention: Memory 75, by Avery Poland, TX
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> Honorable Mention: 75 Birthday Candles, by Yael Korc, MD
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> Honorable Mention: 75 Winners, by P'Tress Franklin, MD
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> *MIDDLE SCHOOL POETRY: 
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> First Place: Lots of Dots, by Taengkwa Sturgell, MD
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> Second Place: 75 Days, by Jessea Vaughan, IN
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> *HIGH SCHOOL FICTION:
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> First Place: 75 Stones, by Caitlyn Laster, AR
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> Second Place: Michele's Universe Adventure, by Michele Lemus, MD
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> *HIGH SCHOOL POETRY:
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> First Place: 75 Poem, by Amy Albin, NJ
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> Second Place: These 75 Years, by Gretchen Brown, IN
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> http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/stylist_nfbnet.org/queenofbells%40yahoo.com congratulations to all our division winners. It is obvious that many of you did a great deal of work and the effort showed. Looking forward to reading those I have not read it. Have a great day everyone keep dreaming