Amherst Writers & Artists Press is pleased to announce the winners of the First Annual Pat Schneider Poetry Contest
Gail Thomas and Pat Schneider at First Annual Pat Schneider Poetry Contest winner announcement celebration
1st Prize awarded to Gail Thomas, Florence, Massachusetts
Ms. Thomas received the $1000 prize for her winning poem, “Requiem,” which will be published in Peregrine, a forum for national and international writers since 1983 committed to finding exceptional work by both emerging and established writers. Peregrine is a publication of Amherst Writers & Artists Press.
Honorable Mention and publication of poems in Peregrine awarded to:
- Colette Volkema DeNooyer, Holland, Michigan
- Joanne Lozar Glenn, Alexandria, Virginia
- Owen Lewis, New York, New York
Finalists:
- Marjorie Bruhmuller, Quebec, Canada
- Marian Calabro, New Jersey
- Rick Christman, Iowa
- Marion Peters Denard, Texas
- Patricia Hale, Connecticut
- Emily Lupita Plum, Georgia
- Cynthia Snow, Massachusetts
- Julie Stuckey, New York
- Peggy Troupin, New York
- Sarah White, New York
Contest Chief Judge: Pat Schneider
Issue 27 of Peregrine, AWAs literary journal, will feature the winner and honorable mentions of the First Annual Pat Schneider Poetry Contest. Amherst Writers & Artists (AWA) is a non-profit, international arts organization dedicated to the principle that everyone can use words to create art. The First Annual Pat Schneider Poetry Contest was made possible by generous support from the Vessel Foundation and The Friends of Pat and Peter Schneider.