{"id":114,"date":"2015-03-25T08:52:40","date_gmt":"2015-03-25T12:52:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/canadianauthors.org\/nationalcapitalregion\/?page_id=114"},"modified":"2023-06-09T09:26:16","modified_gmt":"2023-06-09T13:26:16","slug":"ncwc","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/canadianauthors.org\/nationalcapitalregion\/writing-contests\/ncwc\/","title":{"rendered":"Past NCWC Results"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

2022 National Capital Writing Contest<\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n\n

Short Story<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
First Place:<\/strong> \u201cThe Hardest Grief in the World,\u201d by Pamela Porter\nSecond Place:<\/strong> \u201cStill Living,\u201d by Anna Rumin\nThird Place:<\/strong> \u201cDoor to Portal: A Salesman\u2019s Story,\u201d by Adam Jarvis<\/pre>\n\n\n\n
Honourable Mentions<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe Grocer's Tale,\u201d by Adrienne Stevenson \n\u201cSurf and Turf\u201d by Pat Hunter \n\u201cAftermath,\u201d by Theresa Ann Wallace<\/pre>\n\n\n\n
Poetry<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
First Place: <\/strong>\u201cHaving Something a Little Stronger with You,\u201d by Miller Adams \nSecond Place: <\/strong>\u201cThe Depths Below\u201d by Lee Ann Eckhardt Smith \nThird Place:<\/strong> \u201cBreathing Dvorak\u201d by Finley Mullally<\/pre>\n\n\n\n
Honourable Mentions<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe Question\u201d by Rona Shaffran \n\u201cA Poem for Lucy Lane\u201d by Louise McDiarmid \n\u201cAfternoon Tea,\u201d by Lori Eileen Gandy<\/pre>\n\n\n\n
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2021 National Capital Writing Contest<\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n\n
Short Story<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
First Place: <\/strong>\u201cBabble\u201d by Archie Nicholson, Stratford ON
Second Place:<\/strong> \u201cStill Life\u201d by Anna Rumin, Ottawa ON
Third Place:<\/strong> \u201cWill Destroy for Food\u201d by Adam Jarvis, Ottawa ON<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Honourable Mentions<\/strong>
\u201cHungerbitten\u201d by Laura Wang Arseneau, Fort Erie ON
\u201cBodies in Trouble\u201d by Diane Carley, St. John\u2019s NL
\u201cWhose Turf Is It Anyway?\u201d by Iris Winston, Almonte ON<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Finalists<\/strong>
\u201cMine\u201d by Jason Boudreau, Ottawa ON
\u201cFlickering Lights\u201d by Alicia Maini, Toronto ON
\u201cTransformation\u201d by Donna McDougall, Perth ON
\u201cThe Gentleman Hermit\u201d by Russell Wardell, Carleton Place ON<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Poetry<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
First Place: <\/strong>\u201cThe Curved Twigs\u201d by John Morris, Ottawa ON
Second Place: <\/strong>\u201crecital\u201d by Bob MacKenzie, Kingston ON
Third Place:<\/strong> \u201cA New Skin\u201d by John Morris, Ottawa ON<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Honourable Mentions<\/strong>
\u201cFear\u201d by David M Black, Wendover ON
\u201cOur Childhood Smelled of Lilacs\u201d by LG Pomerleau, Nanton AB
\u201cGround Down\u2014Down Underground\u201d by Kathy O\u2019Grady Bose, Ottawa ON
\u201cSeeking Grace\u201d by LG Pomorleau, Nanton AB
\u201cOn Writing\u201d by Adam Jarvis, Ottawa ON<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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2020 National Capital Writing Contest<\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n\n
Short Story<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
First Place:<\/strong> Theresa Ann Wallace, \u201cWater, Fire, Air\u201d\nSecond Place: <\/strong>P.R. Isfeld, \u201cChatter\u201d\nThird Place: <\/strong>Suzy Royle, \u201cFruit\u201d \n\nHonourable Mentions<\/strong>\nJoan McKay, \u201cMeerkat\u201d\nMar Preston, \u201cThe 600-Mile Ending\u201d\nAnna Rumin, \u201cCrossing Deception Pass\u201d\n\nFinalists<\/strong>\nH.A. Eilander, \u201cMock Me, Make Me\u201d\nP.R. Isfeld, \u201cLittle Things\u201d\nPam Maddin-Baker, \u201cBasta\u201d\nBarbara Wackerle Baker, \u201cThrough Shena\u2019s Eyes\u201d<\/pre>\n\n\n\n
Poetry<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
First Place:<\/strong> Joan McKay, \u201cthis invented world\u201d\nSecond Place: <\/strong>Miller Adams, \u201cPantoum for the Honey Bee\u201d\nThird Place: <\/strong>Gerry Mooney, \u201cSummer on the Riparian Corridor\u201d  \n\nHonourable Mentions<\/strong>\nBev Chambers, \u201cDance Class\u201d\nPat McLaughlin, \u201cMy Word\u201d\nAdrienne Stevenson, \u201cPolitical Pantoum\u201d\n\nFinalists<\/strong>\nSusan J. Atkinson, \u201cSomething Beautiful\u201d\nPauline Irving, \u201cAcrostic on Aging\u201d\nAdrienne Stevenson, \u201cHomophony, Homophoby\u201d\nAdrienne Stevenson, \u201cNelson NZ Harbour Views 2019\u201d<\/pre>\n\n\n\n
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2019 National Capital Writing Contest<\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n\n
Short Story<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
First Place:<\/strong> Robynne Eagan, \u201cBlue Moon Rising\u201d <\/span>\nSecond  Place<\/strong>: Lynn Jatania, \u201cMiss Julie\u2019s Home for Wayward Girls\u201d<\/span> \nThird Place:<\/strong> Alison Whiddon, \u201cNeighbourhood Watch\u201d<\/span>  \n\nHonourable Mentions<\/strong>\nSara Mang, \u201cAway with Birds\u201d<\/span> \nJoan McKay, \u201cThe Long Dash\u201d<\/span> \nBruce Hodgkinson, \u201cA Little Compassion\u201d<\/span><\/pre>\n\n\n\n
Poetry<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
First Place<\/strong><\/span>: Sylvia Adams, \u201cThe Girl Who Grew Up on Faerie Tales\u201d <\/span>\nFirst Place: <\/strong>Susan J. Atkinson, \u201cJealousy\u201d<\/span> \n(Two first places, no second place)\nThird Place:<\/strong> Thomas Gordon Reynolds, \u201cWe, Like the Fish\u201d<\/span>  \n\nHonourable Mentions<\/strong>\nSylvia Adams, \u201cWhat Might Have Been A Love Poem\u201d<\/span>  \nMarianne Jones, \u201cGrief Sonata in Three Parts\u201d<\/span>  \nRoyden McCoag, \u201cWhale Watching\u201d<\/span><\/pre>\n\n\n\n
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2018 NCWC Results<\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n\n
Short Story<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
First Place: <\/strong>Ingrid Betz, for \"Leaving is Just a Suitcase Away\"\nSecond Place: <\/strong>Adrienne Stevenson for \"Rules of the Road\" \nThird Place: <\/strong>Sonia Tilson for \"Wild Strawberry Jam\"  \n\nHonourable mentions: <\/strong> \nAnne-Marie Beattie for \"The Reservoir Man\"\nAdam Heenan for \"The Tent Man\"\nAnna Rumin for \"Gently into the Night\"\nJeff Shiau for \"Coffee or Tea\"<\/pre>\n\n\n\n
Poetry<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
First Place:<\/strong> Joan McKay for \"A Memory of Light\"\nSecond Place: <\/strong>Marianne Jones for \"Child of the 50\u2019s\"\nThird Place: <\/strong>Gill Foss for \"Beyond HRV\"  \n\nHonourable mentions:<\/strong>  \nGill Foss for \"A Change of Pace\"\nGill Foss for \"Ode to Invisible Sounds\"\nIan Prattis for \"The Seasons\"<\/pre>\n\n\n\n
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2017 NCWC Results<\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n\n
Short Story<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
First Place:<\/strong> \u201cThe Flower Seller of Agra\" Shiela Jane  \nSecond Place:<\/strong> \u201cCalifornia Pure\" Elle Wild  \nThird Place: <\/strong>\u201cExtra Innings\" Jeff Shiau  \n\nHonourable Mentions:<\/strong>  \n\"Unexpected\" by Barbara Wackerle Baker\n\"Night Swim\" by Di Golding\n\"Distant Connections\" by Julio Heleno Gomes<\/pre>\n\n\n\n
Poetry<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
First Place:<\/strong>  \u201cGunda\u201d by Ruth Latta  \nSecond Place:<\/strong> \"Anne from Toronto\u201d by Ruth Latta  \nThird Place:<\/strong> \u201cSunset (for Gwen)\u201d by Gill Foss   \n\nHonourable Mentions:<\/strong>  \n\u201cToo Long a Winter\u201d by Lee Ann Smith\n\"Relay\u201d by Lee Ann Smith\n\u201cA Small Grief\u201d by Bev Chambers<\/pre>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
2022 National Capital Writing Contest Short Story First Place: \u201cThe Hardest Grief in the World,\u201d by Pamela Porter Second Place: \u201cStill Living,\u201d by Anna Rumin Third Place: \u201cDoor to Portal: A Salesman\u2019s Story,\u201d by Adam Jarvis Honourable Mentions \u201cThe Grocer’s Tale,\u201d by Adrienne Stevenson \u201cSurf and Turf\u201d by Pat Hunter…<\/p>\n
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