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 The Grand Prize winner was Volitta Fritsche for her Non-fiction, unpublished book White Lies or Dark Secrets.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
Overall Grand Prize |
Volitta Fritsche |
White Lies or Dark Secrets |
| Fiction/Book/Published | ||
First Place |
Michael Mehas |
Stolen Boy |
Second Place |
Michael Berish |
Reflections from the Pit |
Third Place |
John Schembra |
M.P. |
Fiction/Book/Unpublished |
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First Place |
Steve Scarborough |
Scrafitto |
Second Place |
Johnny Russell |
First Blood |
Fiction/Short Story/Published |
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First Place |
Tony Burton |
The Christmas Cutout Caper |
Second Place |
Sunny Frazier |
Ditched |
| Third Place | Keith Bettinger | Our Dirty Little Secret |
| Honorable Mention |
Keith Bettinger | A Gift from the Heart |
Honorable Mention |
Keith Bettinger |
Is Heaven in Cyberspace |
Fiction/Short Story/Unpublished |
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First Place |
Sunny Frazier |
Baby Blue |
Second Place |
Marlene Tully |
Doctor my Eyes |
| Third Place | Tony Burton | Fat is in the Fire |
| Honorable Mention |
Dave Cropp | Old Cops-Old Friends |
Non-Fiction/Book/Unpublished |
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First Place |
Volitta Fritsche |
White Lies or Dark Secrets |
Non-Fiction/Essay/Published |
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First Place |
Keith Bettinger | Heaven’s Little Policeman |
Second Place |
Keith Bettinger | Death, Honor and Grace in the Desert |
Non-Fiction/Essay/Unpublished |
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First Place |
Patrick Johnson | Snow |
Second Place |
John Poglinco | The Badge |
| Third Place | Volitta Fritsche | Dying with Honor |
| Honorable Mention |
Volitta Fritsche | Routine Patrol |
Technical Writing/Published |
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First Place |
John Bellah |
LASD 2007 Model Year |
Second Place |
John Bellah |
Upfit Tips |
Third Place |
John Bellah |
LASD Honda Motorcycle |