Writers from New Jersey, Washington and Vermont have captured top honors in the annual Literary Awards Writing Competition sponsored by the Tucson Festival of Books.
This year’s contest attracted 672 entries from 42 states and 21 other countries.
Judging took place in three categories: fiction, nonfiction and poetry. Award winners were selected by authors who will appear at the festival March 15-16 at the University of Arizona.
This year's Tucson Festival of Books is set March 15-16 on the University of Arizona campus.
Taking top honors in fiction was April Darcy of Metuchen, New Jersey. Her submission was a short story entitled “Elephants on Parade.”
D.A. Navoti of Seattle won the nonfiction division with “One Pima Pilgrim,” and Kateri Kosek of North Ferrisburgh, Vermont, won with a collection of poems called “Moon Roof.”
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Darcy, Navoti and Kosek will appear together at the festival on March 16.
Here are this year’s writing contest award-winners:
Fiction
- April Darcey of Metuchen, New Jersey, “Elephants on Parade.”
- Kevin Hassett of Brooklyn, New York, “Because of People I Like to Sell Buildings.”
- Grace Glass of Frederick, Maryland, “Werewolf.”
Nonfiction
- D.A. Navoti of Seattle, Washington, “One Pima Pilgrim.”
- Tina Carlson of Santa Fe, New Mexico, “Mothers and Manta Rays.”
- Bonne Hearn Hill of Fresno, California, “Are You Two Sisters?”
Poetry
- Kateri Kosek of North Ferrisburgh, Vermont, “Moon Roof.”
- Shagufta Mulla, “Independence, Oregon.”
- Isabel Lanzetta of Phoenix, “Walter Balm.”
