“In the Village”: The Elizabeth Bishop Centenary Writing Competition, 2011, Winners

On 18 June 2011, at its Annual General Meeting, the Elizabeth Bishop Society of Nova Scotia announced the winners of the Elizabeth Bishop Centenary Writing Competition. The winners have been notified and have been invited to attend the Elizabeth Bishop Centenary Arts Festival, 19-21 August, at which time they will receive their prizes and read their winning stories. While not all winners will be able to attend, we are excited to say that a number of them will be present, including our First Prize winner in the Adult (Open), who is from Australia. The awards ceremonies and readings for the various categories will take place throughout the day on Friday, 19 August 2011. For those winers who are not able to attend, arrangements will be made for their submission to be read. The Writing Competition committee will be in touch with everyone who submitted and all participants are invited and most welcome to attend the Arts Festival. Our judges had a difficult time choosing the winners and were impressed by the overall calibre of submissions. The Writing Competition Committee and the EBSNS are grateful to everyone who submitted their work for consideration. We had 106 entries, submitted to all categories. For more information about the competition, the winners and the awards ceremonies, contact Laurie Gunn at laurieegunn@ns.sympatico.ca or Sandra Barry at slbarry@ns.sympatico.ca

CONGRATULATIONS!!

Category – Grades 4-6
First place:
Dakota Warren
Neil’s Harbour, Nova Scotia

Second place:
Maria Duynsiveld
Wallace, Nova Scotia

Third place:
Lauren Kruisselbrink
Kentville, Nova Scotia

Honorable mention:
Ryan Spencer
Great Village, Nova Scotia

Category – Grades 7-9
First place:
Elizabeth Schofield
Shubenacadie, Nova Scotia

Honorable mention:
Ryan Atkinson
Centre Burlington, Nova Scotia

Category – Grades 10-12
First place:
Aaron Holland
Bridgetown, Nova Scotia

Second place:
Tiffany Vincent
Cornerbrook, Newfoundland

Third place:
Morgan Illsley
Bridgetown, Nova Scotia

Honorable mention:
Chris Creene
Bridgetown, Nova Scotia

Category – Post-secondary
Honorable mention:
Sarah Giragosian
Albany, New York

Category – Adult
First place:
Moya Pacey
Garran, Australia

Second place:
Mary Jo Anderson
Banff, Alberta

Third place:
Anne Pollett
Granville Ferry, Nova Scotia

Honorable mention:
Mary Verna Feehan
Providence, Rhode Island