Sketches in Script
The fourth annual collection from the annual Northern Ontario Poetry Competition launched Saturday October 23rd, 1999 in the Valley Room of the Quality Inn, Highway 11 New Liskeard at 2:00 pm. Many thanks to those who attended.
Sketches in Script is the collection of winning poetry from the fourth (1999) Northern Ontario Poetry Competition co-sponsored by the Canadian Authors Association and White Mountain Publications, New Liskeard.
In keeping with the Canadian Authors Association motto of "Writers Helping Writers", this annual competition encourages and assists the development of new and existing poetic talents in the Northern Ontario region as defined by Canada Post's postal code beginning with the letter P.
Annual Competition Rules
ISBN: 1-896331-74-2 | WMPub #1083 | 5½" x 8½" chapbook
64 pages | $5.95 CDN
Table of Contents
Acknowledgements
From The Judge
Prize Winning Selections
First Prize Winner
Richard Smith of Hanmer for Night Music
Second Prize Winner
Wayne Brown of Dryden for Score
Third Prize Winner
Marianne Jones of Thunder Bay for Shadowlands
First Honourable Mention
Ruthanne Fecteau of Hilton Beach for The Lesson
Second Honourable Mention
Beulah Mooneyof North Bay for A Poem is Born
Third Honourable Mention
David Chirko of Sudbury for Resurrection Of A Banana
Judge's Selections
Stella Arezza of Kapuskasing for The Memory of Enzo Altobelli
Wayne Brown of Dryden for The Catholic Kids, Relationship, Virus
David B Duchesne of Kapuskasing for To A Doughnut
Ruthanne Fecteau of Hilton Beach for The Farm, Poppa, Offerings, A Tribute To My Friend, Technology
Naomi Grant of Sudbury for Mont Royal Autumn
Marianne Jones of Thunder Bay for Surprise Lake
Jerry Jordison of New Liskeard for Sun Dance, Houses Without Walls, Forgiveness, Armchair Hippie - Sequel
Beulah Mooney of North Bay for In Silence Waiting, Granddaughter at Four, Heartbreak, Serpent Talk
Arthur Quesnel of Sudbury for Aversion To Mirrors, Shower, Lullaby, The Passing of Etienne , Closure, Coffee Shop, In Hot Water
Richard Smith of Hanmer for Free Spirit, Pharisaism, Adrift, Faded Dreams of Colour
Ruth Ward of North Bay for Bill, The Man I Married
Jesslyn Wilkinson of Elk Lake for Mortal You