Congratulations to the winners of the South Simcoe Art Council Literary Competition

Congratulations to everyone who entered the South Simcoe Arts Council Literary Contest. It was my pleasure to act as the judge for the Adult Short Story categories and read all the fine entries. A special congratulation to the three winners: Sharon Frayne, Jill Malleck, and Jan Collis – well done! ~Brian

Here’s the official announcement from the Arts Council:

The South Simcoe Arts Council is pleased to announce the winners of our Fourth Annual Creative Works Writing Contest!

In the Adult Short Story Category:

Sharon Frayne

Winner of First Place, and the Phyllis Smallman Award for Great Story Telling: Moonlight with Tom Thomson, by Sharon Frayne

2nd Place: Spring Chore, by Jill Malleck

3rd Place: Hot Mesa Mess, by Jan Collis

Adult Poetry:

1st Place: Tales of an Organic Gardner, by Angie Rose-Carnegie

2nd Place: Ever and Only, by Fiona Vipond

3rd Place: Here I come Long Term Care, by Douglas A. Earl

Youth 14-17

1st Place: Divided View, by Brooke Bowers (Poetry)

2nd Place: My Eyes, by Jakob Davidson (Poetry)

The Winner of Zita’s Share Your Story Award: Worthy, by Amelia Vestby

Children 8-10 (Junior)

1st Place: Icy and Her New School, by Yui Hsieh

2nd Place: A Day in My Life, the Day Before my 9th
Birthday, by Andersen Dinnick-Schulze

3rd Place: The Mystery on the Olympic Day, by Priscilla Han

Children 11-13 (Intermediate)

1st Place: Two Words, by Morgan Mumma

2nd Place: Sunken in Secrets, by Emma Landry

3rd Place: Telekinetic Teleportation, by Keira Bertleff

Congratulations to all of our winners, and all of our participants!

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