Congratulations to the Winners of the 2015 Golden Quill Awards!
Congratulations to the Winners of the 2015 Golden Quill Awards!
Please join us in congratulating our amazing
writers in this year’s contest and thanks to everybody that entered!
This year’s contest brought unprecedented
results. The number of entries increased
by 84% from last year; we reached across the nation with entrants from 25
states, and around the globe with entries from seven different countries!
We added a new category this year, Flash
Fiction, which proved to be very popular.
The awards increased to include $1,000 for first place winners in each
of the three categories. The quality of
the writing was certainly commensurate with this increase, making this the most
competitive contest to date.
We wouldn’t have been able to do it of course
without our wonderful judges. This
year’s panel included award winning, best-selling authors, agents, editors,
publishers, and teachers. Our gratitude
to: Randi Barros, Maria Vidale-Eyles,
Mary Redmond, Theresa Wilson, Shelly Lowenkopf, Deborah Foss, Dianne Emley,
Elizabeth White, Laurie McLean, Sandra Gore Nielsen, Frances Lefkowitz, Marilyn
Meredith, Brenda Knight, Roland Finger and Matthew Fleming. And we were delighted and honored to have international bestselling and award-winning
author Anne Perry join the Panel! Please check out their full profiles on
our webpage at TheGoldenQuillAwards.com
The Golden Quill Awards 2015 – Winning Contestants
Flash Fiction
1st Place Joeli Yaguda Sinking In Paso
Robles, CA
2nd Place Carolyn Harrison An Intervention San
Miguel, CA
3rd Place Anne Anderson Where Sacred
Relics Lay Redwood
City, CA
Poetry
1st Place Chris Weygandt Alba Ghost Town, Mojave Desert Paso Robles, CA
2nd Place Elizabeth Aires Transformation Templeton,
CA
3rd Place Laura Apol Second Sight Lyons, MI
Short Fiction
1st Place Joeli Yaguda Kodachrome Paso Robles, CA
2nd Place Tom Snow The Madcap Capers Arroyo Grande, CA
of Chef
Gourmand
3rd Place Jan Kemp There are no Roses Ontario, Canada
3rd Place Teri Tompkins My Coat Claremont,
CA
The Golden Quill Awards 2015 – Finalists
Flash Fiction
Elizabeth A. Regan Dates, Yams & Nietzsche Morro Bay, CA
Nancy Bodily House of my Daughter’s
Demon San Luis Obispo, CA
JoAnne Lucas Overkill Clovis,
CA
Stephen Sisk-Provencio Ginny Pismo
Beach, CA
Mark Brandi If it was the Right
Thing to do Victoria, Australia
Jan Alarcon Better Hygiene Shandon, CA
Victoria Kazarian Cambrian Branch No. 269 San Jose, CA
Poetry
Judith Overmier Kitchen Conflagration San Ramon,
CA
Bridget Magee That Ship
has Sailed Tucson,
AZ
Rhoda Winer Rien Boston,
MA
Mary Silberstein The Birthday Arroyo
Grande, CA
Shelley Shepherd Cartography Pismo
Beach, CA
Carolyn Harrison When Love Alteration Finds San Miguel, CA
Laura Apol Scattering Ashes
at Land’s End Lyons, MI
Short Fiction
Steve Canter Freefall Pismo
Beach, CA
Tom Snow The Legend of
Molly Maguire Arroyo Grande, CA
Laurie A. Jacobs The Inheritance Swampscott,
MA
Jane Carey The Greeter Paso
Robles, CA
Julia Franco Living Music Atascadero,
CA
Kate Lawlor Decay Dublin,
Ireland
Thank you all for an amazing contest!
Tia Araminta, Contest Director
The Golden Quill Awards
Short Fiction Winners!
Poetry Winners!
Flash Fiction Winners!
The 2015 Golden Quill Awards – Testimonials
Awesome
feedback from contestants and judges alike!
Just a sample:
Thanks again for all the work
you did. I love this contest--the fact that it is themed, blind, multiple
judges--I think you do everything right!
Cheers,
Carolyn
Hello Tia,
I just wanted to take a moment
to tell you how wonderful it was to be involved with the Golden Quill Awards.
At every turn, from the moment you acknowledged receiving my submissions, I
felt informed and supported. The ceremony itself was lovely, the statues pretty
darned substantial (!), and the cash prize just an incredible added bonus.
It was a great honor and moment
in my life, and thank you for arranging it so well.
Again, thanks Tia. Your smile
and energy made a great event a brilliant one.
Warm regards,
Joeli
You did a stellar job!
Thank you for all your work and
brilliant organization.
S. L. Gore
One Life is Not Enough
One Life is Not Enough
Hi, Tia.
What a wonderful conference! I loved the speakers and
enjoyed connecting with writers across many disciplines. … Thank you and everyone involved for one of
the best writing experiences I have ever had.
All the best,
Anne
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