Public Safety Writers Association Writing Competition
2008 Competition
Once again our annual writer’s contest was a huge success. The entries were a pleasure to read. We have an extremely talented membership! The Grand Prize winner was Volitta Fritsche for her Non-fiction, unpublished book White Lies or Dark Secrets. In her book, Ms. Fritsche was able to tell a horrible story of child abuse without putting judgment into the minds of her readers. As a deputy who worked many hours on child abuse cases, her ability to remain neutral pushed this book over the top in our opinion. Thank you to all who entered and I encourage everyone to start thinking about next year’s contest. I hope to have entries from EVERYONE next year. Happy and successful writing!
The
Winners
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Overall Grand Prize
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Volitta Fritsche |
White Lies or Dark Secrets |
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| Fiction/Book/Published |
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First Place
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Michael Mehas
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Stolen Boy
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Second Place
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Michael Berish
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Reflections from the Pit
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Third Place
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John Schembra
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M.P.
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Fiction/Book/Unpublished
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First
Place
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Steve Scarborough |
Scrafitto
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Second Place
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Johnny Russell |
First Blood
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Fiction/Short Story/Published
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First Place
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Tony Burton
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The Christmas Cutout Caper |
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Second Place
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Sunny Frazier
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Ditched |
| Third Place |
Keith Bettinger |
Our Dirty Little Secret |
| Honorable
Mention |
Keith Bettinger |
A Gift from the Heart |
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Honorable
Mention
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Keith Bettinger
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Is Heaven in Cyberspace |
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Fiction/Short Story/Unpublished
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First Place
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Sunny Frazier
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Baby Blue
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Second Place
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Marlene Tully
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Doctor my Eyes
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| Third Place |
Tony Burton |
Fat is in the Fire |
| Honorable
Mention |
Dave Cropp |
Old Cops-Old Friends |
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Non-Fiction/Book/Unpublished
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First Place
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Volitta Fritsche
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White Lies or Dark Secrets |
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Non-Fiction/Essay/Published
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First Place
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Keith Bettinger |
Heaven’s Little Policeman
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Second Place
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Keith Bettinger |
Death, Honor and Grace in the Desert
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Non-Fiction/Essay/Unpublished
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First Place
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Patrick Johnson |
Snow
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Second Place
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John Poglinco |
The Badge
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| Third Place |
Volitta Fritsche |
Dying with Honor |
| Honorable
Mention |
Volitta Fritsche |
Routine Patrol |
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Technical Writing/Published
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First Place
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John
Bellah
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LASD 2007 Model Year |
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Second Place
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John
Bellah
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Upfit Tips |
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Third Place
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John
Bellah
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LASD Honda Motorcycle |
Results of the 2007 Writing Competition
Results of the 2006 Writing Competition
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