22 • The Beacon November 5 , 2020
Write-On Writers Guild names contest winners
Coshocton ’ s Write- On Writers Guild announced winners in first , second and third place in four categories of its second summer writing contest .
“ We had 34 entries ,” Sally Kinkade said . “ Seventeen of them were in the poetry category .”
Six guild members volunteered to be judges of the entries . They were Debra Bailey , Rick Bailey , Julie Dearyan , Gloria Drobnack , Sharon Hunter and Mary Ann Sherman .
Certificates have
been prepared and individually printed by Dearyan . She has notified the winners and mailed the certificates .
In the poetry category , Jennifer Jones of Coshocton won first place with her “ Good bye , Sweet Eve .” Her poem ’ s first line began with “ To others , you were just a clumsy dog .”
Second place in poetry went to Lorna F . Rawn of Coshocton for her “ Soft Murmurs .” Her poem ’ s first line began with “ Soft murmurs are heard as the wind blows so free .”
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Shelly Webb of Coshocton won third place with her poem , “ The Afterlife .” Her poem ’ s last line reads , “ And hand in hand we walk away , toward the tree of eternal life .”
Kinkade announced there were only two entries in the letters category . Both were written by Margaret Lowe of Fresno . Receiving first place was her letter to her daughter , JoAnn , during summer 1985 when JoAnn went to Paris , France with Ridgewood High School students to be part of the United States All American Band . Her Feb . 14 , 2011 letter to Tom M . Batiuk won second place . As an ardent fan and follower of his comic strip , “ Crankshaft ,” Lowe shared some ideas for future
escapades .
In the nonfiction category , “ A Graduate Remembers ” by Jean Turner Benning of Lebanon won first place . Her story told about what happened during spring 1928 ’ s Lebanon High School graduation ceremony .
Patricia Kent of Warsaw won second place in nonfiction for her “ Changes .” She wrote about happenings during 1963 that shaped her life .
Receiving third place in nonfiction was Jeff Wherley of Coshocton for his story titled “ Sarge .” Sarge was a fitting name for his first dog as an adult , a Norwegian Elkhound who taught him about acceptance , unconditional love and the importance of running very , very fast .
The fourth category was fiction / short stories . Webb of Coshocton won first place for her story , “ The Watch .” In it , her grandfather told her about his best Christmas gift ever , a gold pocket watch from his mother .
“ Another Day on the Lake ” won second place in the fiction category . Jones of Coshocton , who won first in poetry , is the author . Her story is about a fisherman who caught two bass , then his line snagged on something else .
June Markley of West Lafayette won third place in the short stories category for her “ Christmas of 1967 .” She told about taking her three children to Brother ’ s Store to meet Santa .
Perhaps the greatest distinction from the second summer writing contest went to Toni Whitman of Uhrichsville for her poem , “ This Is Why I Write .” Her first line reads , “ I write to reveal my deepest feelings and thoughts .” Her poem is going to be placed inside the Write- On Writers Guild ’ s 20th Anniversary Chapbook , which will be available at the book fair to be held April 10 , 2021 , at Frontier Power ’ s community room .
“ We offer thanks to all participants in our second summer writing contest . Because of COVID-19 considerations , we decided to cancel our Oct . 17 writers ’ workshop but were glad that we could still sponsor our summer writing contest ,” Kinkade said .
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Beverly Stoecker took this photo of a hanging basket on the corner of Fourth and Chestnut streets . She liked the heart shape the flowers ended up making .