Creative Writing Awards 2008
presented at state convention 2009
Light Verse
1st Place - "Caucas Shmaucus" by Ann Tell, GFWC/Iowa Aurelia Women's Club, District VIII
2nd Place - "Christmas Greetings" by Doris Wilkie, GFWC/Iowa, Earlham Chautauqua Circle
3rd Place - "Old Friends" by Hazel Dunbar, GFWC/Iowa Volga Study Club
Honorable Mention - "Touches" by Virginia Joy, GFWC/Iowa Yorel Study Club, LeRoy District V
Serious Verse
1st Place - "She Sits" by margaret Mackey, GFWC/Iowa Guttenberg Book Club, District II
2nd Place - "My Retirement Farewell" by Janice Stucki, GFWC?Iowa Club of the 70's, District VI
3rd Place - "My Love" by Sheryl Axmear, GFWC/Iowa Waukee Woman's Club, District V
Honorable Mention: "A Missive to Cancer" by Hazel Dunbar, District II
Limericks
1st Place - "Baby Talk" by Sheryl Axmear, GFWC/Iowa Waukee Woman's Club
2nd Place - "Brooke" by Cheryl Whalen, GFWC/Iowa Guttenberg Book Club, District II
3rd Place - "Enuff" by Virginia Joy, GFWC/Iowa Yorel Study Club of LeRoy, District V
Honorable Mention - "Doon" by Carl Hoppe, District VIII
Light Essay
1st Place - "The Best Joke of All" by Sheryl Axmear, GFWC/Iowa Waukee Woman's Club, District V
2nd Place - "25th Anniversary" by Janie Montang, GFWC/Iowa Exira Study CLub
3rd Place - "The Nickel" by Paula Olson, GFW/Iowa Chi Anedaw Club, District II
Honorable Mention: "Suspicions" by Charlotte Thiesse, GFWC/Iowa Wednesday Study CLub, District VI
Serious Essay
1st Place - "Is This All There Is?" by Mona Powers, GFWC/Iowa Exira Study Club, District VII
2nd Place - "To My Mother" by Ardell Blekfeld, GFWC/Iowa Swea City, District VI
3rd Place - "When Life Throws You a Curve" by Sheryl Axmear, GFWC/Iowa Waukee Woman's Club
Honorable Mention: "Life with Charlie" by Patricia Ritter, GFWC/Iowa Chi-Anedaw Club, District II
Children's Stories
1st Place - "Baby Bumps Go to the Circus" by Helen Ruth Boggs, District V
2nd Place - "Room Cleaning" by Bonny Kayser, GFWC/Iowa R.A.R.E. Club, Walker, District II
3rd Place - "Buddies" by Sheryl Axmear, GFWC/Iowa Waukee Woman's CLub, District V
Honorable Mention -"Lost at the Fair" by Florence Jennings, District II
