Inland Empire California Writers Club
2003 Short Story, Poetry and Non-Fiction
Contest Winners

Waiting


Wait, after all, did not mean that she would never go, only that her leaving would be delayed.
She took the word in, thought about it for a moment. . .
- Ann Patchett, Bel Canto

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Inland Empire California Writers Club is pleased to present the winning entries from our 2003 Short Story, Poetry and Non-Fiction Writing Contest.

Our heartiest congratulations are extended to the winners—and everyone who entered the contest.



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When Monsters From Outer Space Took Derrick to Play Baseball
Dana Kroos
First Place Short Story

Zoetrope
S.M. Zelt
First Place Poetry

Angel Island Immigration Station
Kitty Hughes
First Place Non-Fiction

Eve Redux
Meta E. Lee
Second Place Short Story

Forgive me, Mary, for asking but...
Sharon Patterson
Second Place Poetry

The Tao of Waiting
Joan Zerrien
Second Place Non-Fiction

Reprieve
Peggy B. Varnado
Third Place Short Story

Waiting
Mary Langer Thompson
Third Place Poetry

Any Right to Expect
Peggy B. Varnado
Third Place Non-Fiction

Life on Maple Street
Susan Foster
Honorable Mention Short Story

Borderlands Lament of Wang Chao-chun
Kitty Hughes
Honorable Mention Poetry

Hunting
Amy MacLennan
Honorable Mention Poetry
 

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