As the Meadowlake Studios’ camera panned the smiling faces and nervous laughter filled the McMinnville Community Center for the 2012 Paper Gardens Literary Contest award celebration. For 19 years the Arts Alliance of Yamhill County has sponsored the County wide creative writing contest for ages 6 and up, children, youth and adult in categories of prose and poetry. This year there were 300 submissions.
Poet, gardener and essayist Charles Goodrich was the judge for Paper Gardens. Goodrich is the director of the Spring Creek Project for Ideas, Nature, and the Written Word at Oregon State University. His newest collection of work may be found in his book "Going To Seed" Dispatches from the Garden” (Silverfish Review Press, 2010).
The celebration was a chance for community members to talk with contest judge Charles Goodrich and meet other writers. The highlight of Friday evening was hearing almost all of the 2012 winners read their work.
This year’s Chapbooks is dedicated to Ken Myers. Since 1993 Ken Myers had been involved with the layout and production the Paper Gardens chapbooks. His dedication and long support is one of the reasons Yamhill County writers have been published by Paper Gardens. Rachel Burchard, founder of the contest would be proud to know Ken Myers still the literary touch. The Chapbook cover art is by local paper cut artist Cindy Stinson-Chennell. Chapbooks are available for sale by contacting the Arts Alliance of Yamhill County.
Look for Meadowlake Studios Encounters: Paper Gardens 2012 on McMinnville Community Media MeMinnville Community Media.
2012 Winning Entries
Adult Prose
1st Place: “Lesser God” by Dennis Bershaw
2nd Place: “Joys of a Mailbox” by Larry Kurtz
3rd Place: “Runaway” by Loren Willbur
Adult Traditional Poetry
1st Place: “As It Should Be” by Mike Paull
2nd Place: “A Step” by Melissa K. Terrill
Adult Free Verse Poetry
1st Place: “Undone” by Julie Stubblefield
2nd Place: “My Surgeon” by Jen Jo
3rd Place: “Lullaby” by Susan Easterly
Adult Haiku
1st Place: “Small Steps” by David Hallett
2nd Place: “Spring” by Ann E. Patton
3rd Place: “Hovering Over Mt. Shasta” by Brenda Huante
Adult Poetry of Place
1st Place: “Tyler, Age 2, Picks Blackberries” by Fran Hunter
Youth Prose
1st Place: “The Patient” by Erica Keaveney
2nd Place: “The Old Lafayette Estate” by Kristi Thompson
Youth Free Verse Poetry
1st Place: “Sideways” by Bethan Bonebrake
2nd Place: “Short Answer Questions and First Lines” by Natasha Balwit
Youth Haiku
1st Place: “Creative Juices” by Margaret Halstead
Children Prose
1st Place: “The Wreck of the SS Star Liner” by Kiran Sawhney
2nd Place: “Video Adventure” by Lakshmi Austen Sawhney
Children Free Verse Poetry
1st Place: “Quiet” by Hannah Siepmann
2nd Place: “The Ocean” by Tatum Frey
3rd Place: “Orchestra Sparks” by Sara Lin Asada
Children Haiku
1st Place: “Snowball” by Emily Cinnamon
2nd Place: “Fire” by Pruette Karl
3rd Place: “Rain” by Kyra Ellen Sieber
Children Poetry of Place
1st Place: “Our Library” by Juan Hernandez
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