Prose and Poetry Winners: 2011 Open Writing Competition

Here are the winners of the 2011 Elora Writers' Festival Open Writing Competition, announced at the Festival on Sunday, May 29th. 

POETRY (Judge: Keri-Lyn Durant)

1st Place

Sideshow

Becky Alexander (Cambridge, Ontario, Canada)

2nd Place

Canned Musician

Sarah McComb  (Cambridge, Ontario, Canada)

 3rd Place

My Father Should Have Been Here

Birgit Elston  (Hamilton, Ontario, Canada)

PROSE (Judge: Sharon Blomfield)

1st Place

Elora Gorgeous

Molly Layton (Elora, Ontario, Canada)

2nd Place

Hell Hath No Fury

Carole Kennedy (Elora, Ontario, Canada)

3rd Place

A Wet Right Hand

Alvin G. Ens  (Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada)

Looking for the names of the winners of the EWF Young Writers Contest? You can find that information, and more, at the Contest blog, here.

Congratulations to everyone who entered, and please check back next year
for details of the 2012 competition.