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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 Michael S. East for his entry Beyond Hope? 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 2009 Winners
Overall Grand Prize |
Michael S. East |
Beyond Hope? |
| Short Story-Published | ||
| Second Place | Quintin Peterson | “A Dark Place” |
Short Story-Unpublished |
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First Place |
John Taylor |
“Stretching the Truth” |
Second Place |
Kate Anderson |
“Betty Bench” |
| Third Place | Dave Cropp | “Deceived” |
| Second Place | Louis Fata | “Tree Tops” |
Technical Writing–Published |
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First Place |
John Bellah |
2008 Los Angeles County Sheriff Vehicle Tests |
Second Place |
John Bellah |
Johnny Pag Police Motorcycles |
Third Place |
John Bellah |
Police Work from a Polara |
| Creative Non-Fiction-Published | ||
| Third Place | Kathleen Ryan | The Watcher |
| Honorable Mention |
Keith Bettinger | Farewell to a Fireman |
| Creative Non-Fiction-Unpublished | ||
| First Place | John Poglinco | How I Came to Carry a Gun |
| Second Place | John Poglinco | Dilemmas |
| Honorable Mention |
John Bellah | Joe and Me |
| Article-Unpublished | ||
| Second Place | John Lovell | Mourning Flowers |
| Article-Published | ||
| First Place | Barbara Osteika | The Badges Tell the Story |
| Third Place | Barbara Osteika | Remembering Prohibition Agent Killed In the Line of Duty |
| Novel – Published | ||
First Place |
George Lukas |
Honor in the Son |
Second Place |
Robert Haig |
Fire Horses |
Third Place |
Madeline Gornell |
Uncle Si’s Secret |
| Honorable Mention |
Doug Hewitt | The Dead Guy |
| Novel – Unpublished | ||
First Place |
Kate Anderson |
Gene |
Non-Fiction Book Published |
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First Place |
Michael S. East | Beyond Hope? |
Third Place |
Jack R. Lundquist Jr. | BeatCop |
Non-Fiction Book – Unpublished |
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Second Place |
Barry Makarewicz/ Laura Howat |
Triumph, Tragedy and Tedium |
| Honorable Mention |
Debra Funston | Behind a Pink Badge |
Screenwriting-Unpublished |
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| Honorable Mention |
Johnny Russell | Scars |
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John Bellah and Michelle Perin
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John Taylor
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Kathleen Ryan and Michelle Perin
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Madeline Gornell and Michelle Perin
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Robert Haig and Michelle Perin
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Photos by Keith Bettinger |
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