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This contest ended May 15, 2010.
Total entries:
518
Once Upon A Day Writing Contest

“Beekeeper’s Blues”
Gavin Broom
(Alloa, Scotland)

Opinion


 

 “The Last Pirate”
Ellen Shaw
(Strafford, New Hampshire)

 “Animals”
Jennifer R. Povey
(Arlington, Virginia)

“Love’s Labor Found”
Stephen J. Simmons
(Virginia Beach, Virginia)

“Sunrise Sunset”
June Hubatsek
(Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania)

"Between Raw and Burnt"
Sue Wentz
(Portage, Wisconsin)

“Life Lessons”
Gary R. Hoffman
(Okeechobee, Florida)

“First a Door Then a Window”
Mary Ashun
(Mississauga, Ontario)

 “Once Upon the Sun”
Lina Zeldovich
(Astoria, New York)

 “A Disparate Day”
Kerry Hodgson
(Toronto, Ontario)

“All Thumbs”
Richard Gibney
(Dublin, Ireland) 
 

Contest Opinion?



Excellence in Prose
and
Excellence in Storytelling
The Evolvement of Character from Dawn to Dusk

 

“When Love’s Had Its Day”
 Jack Horne
(Plymouth, England)

 “A Heart of Thunder”
Adam Roberts
(Mount Olive, North Carolina)

“Old Miss No-Name”
Travis Heermann
(Omaha, Nebraska)

 “Bard’s Song”
Lee Thompson
(Davison, Michigan)

 “Orange Scarf”
Pierrino Mascarino
(Los Angeles, California)

“He Saw Me With My Pants Down”
Tom Bourguillon
(Bridgeport, Connecticut)

“Doctor’s Orders”
Robbi Perna
(Leesburg, Virginia)

 “The Last Pirate”
Ellen Shaw
(Strafford, New Hampshire)

 “Beekeeper’s Blues”
Gavin Broom
(Alloa, Scotland)

 “Animals”
Jennifer R. Povey
(Arlington, Virginia)

“Ordeal”
Tim Champlin  
(Nashville, Tennessee)

“A Brief Moment”
Janette Berry
(Jacksonville, North Carolina)

“Just Twelve”
Jean Kinsey
(Brooks, Kentucky)

“The Hangman”
Sheila Crosby
(Tenerife, Spain)

Vostok Zero”
Doc Finch
(Zion, Illinois)

“Lessons”
Duane Donald
(Milan, Michigan)

“Candy Cane Work”
Felicia Gioia
(Jamestown, New York)

“The Peeper”
R. P. Rebel
(New Eagle, Pennsylvania)

Work Day”
C.B. Calsing
(New Orleans, Louisiana)

“The Yearning”
Sunny Serafino
(Avon Park, Florida)

 “All in a Day’s Journey”
Audrey Lavin
(Canton, Ohio)

“Mea Culpa”
Doris M. Kneppel 
(Kinnelon, New Jersey)

“Broken Circle”
Manda Benson
(Coventry, England)

 “Sweetwater”
Cindy Bartolotta
(Monongahela, Pennsylvania)

 “Seeing Sleep”
Barry Rosenberg
(Nambour, Australia)

 “The Awakening”
Jan Campana
(Raleigh, North Carolina)

   “Honeysuckle”
Ariyana Spencer
(Spruce Pine, Alabama)

 “Love’s Labor Found”
Stephen J. Simmons
(Virginia Beach, Virginia)

“Lightning Bugs”
Lisa Ricard Claro
(Lawrenceville, Georgia)

 “A Vision Gone Wrong”
Denise Stanley
(Blairstown, New Jersey)

 “Wild Rose”
Joyce Laird
(Arleta, California)

 “Myfanwy”
Philip J. Lees
(Evia, Greece)

 “Sunrise Sunset”
June Hubatsek
(Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania)

 “Between Raw and Burnt”
Sue Wentz
(Portage, Wisconsin)

 “The Devil You Know”
Cassandra Cridland
(Sandpoint, Idaho)

 “The Unexpectedness of Spring”
 Michèle Thibeau
(Québec City, QC, Canada)

 “A New Dawn”
Norma Jeanne Strobel
(Irvine, California)

 “Sandpaper Street”
James Nantau
(Tecumseh, Ontario)

“Butterfly on the Horizon”
Maria Fingleton
(County Laois, Ireland)

 “Something to Look Forward To”
Steve Whisnant
(Little Rock, Arkansas)

“A Breath of Fresh Air”
Shobha Nihalani
(Hong Kong)

 “Not Just Another Day at the Office”
Joanne Jagoda
(Oakland, California)

 “Life Lessons”
Gary R. Hoffman
(Okeechobee, Florida)

“Wedding Day”
Karen Kennedy
(East Burke, Vermont)

 “First a Door Then a Window”
Mary Ashun
(Mississauga, Ontario)

 “Once Upon the Sun”
Lina Zeldovich
(Astoria, New York)

 “Enigma”
Yvonne Walstrom
(Silver City, New Mexico)

 “Darkest Day”
Becky Kelley
(Shepherdsville, Kentucky)

 “A Disparate Day”
Kerry Hodgson
(Toronto, Ontario)

 “A Chance to Get it Right”
Iona Morrison
(Westminster, Colorado)

 “All Thumbs”
Richard Gibney
(Dublin, Ireland)

 “Cold Fish”
Lisa Duchesnay
(Elliot Lake, Ontario)

“Boundaries”
Renee Holland Davidson
(Brea, California)

“The Work of the Lord”
Norm Titterington
(Tonawanda, New York)

“Lake Leavings”
Linda R. Cook
(Fortuna, California)

 “Hungry”
Zoe Delafosse
(Livingston, Texas)

Contest Opinion?



Excellence in Prose

 

“When Love’s Had Its Day”
 Jack Horne
(Plymouth, England)

 “Shielded by Flowers”
Reyda Zuleikha R. Latorre
(Manila, Philippines)

 “The Pain of It All”
Ray Shoop
(Milton, Florida)

 “A Heart of Thunder”
Adam Roberts
(Mount Olive, North Carolina)

 “Going Home”
Christof Berger
(Cameron Park, California)

 “Home at Last”
Heather Parker
(Cumbria, UK)

 “Upset”
Roger Pincus
(Falls Church, Virginia)

 “Old Miss No-Name”
Travis Heermann
(Omaha, Nebraska)

 “Bard’s Song”
Lee Thompson
(Davison, Michigan)

 “Orange Scarf”
Pierrino Mascarino
(Los Angeles, California)

 “Deus + Vox”
Scott Lininger
(Lafayette, Colorado)

 “Civil Twilight”
Ken Teutsch
(Newbern, Tennessee)

“One Sip Left”
j. byer
(Burnaby, British Columbia)

“Among Them”
Kosta Sivov
(Bulgaria)

 “Oh, Mother!”
Linda Lenehan
(East London, South Africa)

“Tea and Ladyfingers”
Mark Brandon Allen
(Valparaiso, Indiana)

“He Saw Me With My Pants Down”
Tom Bourguillon
(Bridgeport, Connecticut)

“Doctor’s Orders”
Robbi Perna
(Leesburg, Virginia)

 “The Last Pirate”
Ellen Shaw
(Strafford, New Hampshire)

 “Beekeeper’s Blues”
Gavin Broom
(Alloa, Scotland)

 “Animals”
Jennifer R. Povey
(Arlington, Virginia)

“Yours, With Love”
Sonali Chulki
(Los Angeles, California)

 “The Break Through”
Annie L. Bonds
(New Britain, Connecticut)

“Ordeal”
Tim Champlin  
(Nashville, Tennessee)

“Modern Technology”
Helene Hopson
(Fremont, California)

“Freshly Canned”
Jane Banning
(Oregon, Wisconsin)

“Mother’s Day Rose”
George W. Clever
(Stockton, New York)

“A Brief Moment”
Janette Berry
(Jacksonville, North Carolina)

“Just Twelve”
Jean Kinsey
(Brooks, Kentucky)

“Out of Control”
Janice Clark
(Rochester, Washington)

“Le Café”

Debra Borchert

(Issaquah, Washington)

“The Hangman”
Sheila Crosby
(Tenerife, Spain)

“Crossroad”
Greg Didaleusky
(Ocala, Florida)

“Now is for Always”
M. Wilkinson
(Norfolk, UK)

Vostok Zero”
Doc Finch
(Zion, Illinois)

“Lessons”
Duane Donald
(Milan, Michigan)

“Candy Cane Work”
Felicia Gioia
(Jamestown, New York)

“The Peeper”
R. P. Rebel
(New Eagle, Pennsylvania)

Work Day”
C.B. Calsing
(New Orleans, Louisiana)

 “The Wall”
Rebecca Pledger
(San Diego, California)

 “The Yearning”
Sunny Serafino
(Avon Park, Florida)

 “Always and Forever”
Nicole L. Rivera
(Davie, Florida)

 “The Incident”
Janet Grant-Gustafson
(Twin Lakes, Wisconsin)

 “Just Ride”
Jen McSpadden
(Dallas, Texas)

 “All in a Day’s Journey”
Audrey Lavin
(Canton, Ohio)

“Mea Culpa”
Doris M. Kneppel 
(Kinnelon, New Jersey)

 “Falling Curtains”
Irene Koskei
(Nairobi, Kenya)

 “A Very Bad Day”
David Gregg
(Irvine, California)

“Death Pleads for Life”
Crystal Schubert
(Herndon, Virginia)

 “What She Saw”
Beth Hadley
(Fredonia, New York)

 “Broken Circle”
Manda Benson
(Coventry, England)

 “Sweetwater”
Cindy Bartolotta
(Monongahela, Pennsylvania)

 “Seeing Sleep”
Barry Rosenberg
(Nambour, Australia)

 “The Awakening”
Jan Campana
(Raleigh, North Carolina)

 “Dawn to Dusk”
Sharon Hicks
(Pleasanton, California)

 “Do or Don’t”
Patricia Puckett
(Florence, Alabama)

  

“Honeysuckle”
Ariyana Spencer
(Spruce Pine, Alabama)

 “Love’s Labor Found”
Stephen J. Simmons
(Virginia Beach, Virginia)

 “My Day with Laila”
Aniruddha Sen
(Mumbai, India)

 “Lightning Bugs”
Lisa Ricard Claro
(Lawrenceville, Georgia)

 “Moving On”
Rosemary Gemmell
(Langbank, Scotland)

 “The Event”
Ellen Denton
(North Hills, California)

 “A Vision Gone Wrong”
Denise Stanley
(Blairstown, New Jersey)

 “Wild Rose”
Joyce Laird
(Arleta, California)

 “Myfanwy”
Philip J. Lees
(Evia, Greece)

 “The Unannounced Guest”
Liza Ayash
(Jeddah, Saudi Arabia)

 “Sunrise Sunset”
June Hubatsek
(Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania)

 “Between Raw and Burnt”
Sue Wentz
(Portage, Wisconsin)

 “The Devil You Know”
Cassandra Cridland
(Sandpoint, Idaho)

 “The Unexpectedness of Spring”
 Michèle Thibeau
(Québec City, QC, Canada)

 “A New Dawn”
Norma Jeanne Strobel
(Irvine, California)

 “Sandpaper Street”
James Nantau
(Tecumseh, Ontario)

 “Butterfly on the Horizon”
Maria Fingleton
(County Laois, Ireland)

 “Something to Look Forward To”
Steve Whisnant
(Little Rock, Arkansas)

 “Blessed Remorse”
Carolyn Findlay Davis
(Columbus, Indiana)

 “A Breath of Fresh Air”
Shobha Nihalani
(Hong Kong)

 “Not Just Another Day at the Office”
Joanne Jagoda
(Oakland, California)

 “Belladonna”
Deborah P. Bloch
(San Francisco, California)

 “Life Lessons”
Gary R. Hoffman
(Okeechobee, Florida)

 “Keeping Watch”
Katrina T. Acupanda
(Mandaluyong City, Philippines)

 “Wedding Day”
Karen Kennedy
(East Burke, Vermont)

 “My Beloved”
James A. Southern
(Shepherdsville, Kentucky)

 “First a Door Then a Window”
Mary Ashun
(Mississauga, Ontario)

 “Once Upon the Sun”
Lina Zeldovich
(Astoria, New York)

 “Enigma”
Yvonne Walstrom
(Silver City, New Mexico)

 “The Paper Bag”
Kristine Birch
(Camas, Washington)

 “Change is Good”
Jennifer Caton
(South San Francisco, California)

 “Lost at Sea”
Elizabeth James
(Acme, Pennsylvania)

 “Darkest Day”
Becky Kelley
(Shepherdsville, Kentucky)

 “The Cookie Monster”
Andreja Bubic
(Cambridge, Massachusetts)

 “Ellen’s Secret”
Mary Hodges
(Preston, Lancashire, UK)

 “He Talked”
Mark Calley
(Cary, North Carolina)

 “A Disparate Day”
Kerry Hodgson
(Toronto, Ontario)

 “A Chance to Get it Right”
Iona Morrison
(Westminster, Colorado)

 “Happiness”
Vidya Vasudevan
(Tamil Nadu, India)

 “All Thumbs”
Richard Gibney
(Dublin, Ireland)

 “Pregnant Pause”
Rita Calderwood
(Ferndale, Michigan)

 “Kid City”
Lauren Scanlan
(Denver, Colorado)

 “Cold Fish”
Lisa Duchesnay
(Elliot Lake, Ontario)

“Boundaries”
Renee Holland Davidson
(Brea, California)

“Cross Talk”
Amritha Dinesh
(Adyar, Chennai, India)

 “The Work of the Lord”
Norm Titterington
(Tonawanda, New York)

 "Henry's Destination"
Stephen Williams
(Tikrit, Iraq)

 “The Last Son’s Pilgrimage”
Cassidy Kakin
(San Geronimo, California)

 “The Waiting Room”
Tricia L. Hicks
(Otter River, Massachusetts)

 “The Birthday Present”
Rette Terrell
(Wailuku, Hawaii)

 “An Infamous Day”
Teresa Del Mastro
(Toronto, Ontario)

 “Lorelei”
Katherine S. Albert 
(Plainville, Connecticut)

 “Lake Leavings”
Linda R. Cook
(Fortuna, California)

 “Hungry”
Zoe Delafosse
(Livingston, Texas)

 “Companions”
Janet Caplan
(Sooke, British Columbia)

 “The Visitor”
Don Price
(Morro Bay, California)

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