ARTA 2021 Writing Contest
Laurie Semler | 2021 Writing Contest Coordinator
The 2021 Writing Contest was one of our best yet in terms of overall entries — ninety-seven , to be exact ! Thank you from the Communications Committee to all ARTA members who donned their writer ’ s hats and put pen to paper or fingers to keyboard to compose a piece of writing for our contest . The Poetry category remains the most popular with thirty-nine poems for our judges to ponder . The new Travel Vignette category obviously resonated with many of our welltravelled members , garnering thirty-one entries describing journeys to exotic locales . Twentyseven entries in the Flash Fiction category rounded out the submissions .
With so many interesting and diverse pieces of writing to sift through , it cannot have been an easy task to choose the winners . This year ’ s judges each deserve a huge thank you and about a litre of eye drops ! Once again , our wonderful ARTA staff deserve recognition for everything they do to make this contest possible . We are so fortunate to be part of an organization with great people working on our behalf on so many fronts !
The Communications Committee is already planning the 2022 Writing Contest . The deadline for entries is Friday , November 18 , 2022 . So , to all our talented ARTA writers , start sharpening your pencils and updating your word processing programs . Further information will be available on the ARTA website and in ARTAfacts in the coming weeks . Look for full submission requirements in the summer 2022 news & views .
VIGNETTE 1 st place : A Trip Home by Darlene Eisner 2 nd place : Journey to the Inland Sea by Michael Watson Honourable Mention : In the Midst of Gorillas by Martyn Chapman FLASH FICTION 1 st place : Jabs by Marilynn Russell 2 nd place : The Telephone Call by Ernest Jurkat POETRY 1 st place : Breathe by Gail Whiteford 2 nd place : The Power Within by Trish Haugen
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