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IWL 2009 OPEN TITLE CONTEST WINNERS

Adult Fiction:

1st Place: Bruce Bash Idaho Falls Someplace Safe
2nd Place: Ken Staley Coeur d'Alene Agatha
3rd Place: Ted Parvin Sandpoint Charlie's Wall
1st HM: Vaughn Phelps Twin Falls Abandon Hope , All Ye Who Enter Here
2nd HM: None
3rd HM: None
Vardis Fisher
Nominee:
None

Teen Fiction:

1st Place: Gary Townsend Idaho Falls Lucketts
2nd Place (Tie): Steve W. Gale Idaho Falls Prized Possessions
2nd Place (Tie): William Strange Twin Falls Rags to Riches
1st HM: None
2nd HM: None
3rd HM: None
Vardis Fisher
Nominee:
None

Children's Fiction:

1st Place: Bruce Bash Idaho Falls Drought in the Canyon
2nd Place: Geraldine Matthias Idaho Falls Cookies for Frankie
3rd Place: Bill White Caldwell Mud Forts
1st HM: None
2nd HM: None
3rd HM: None
Vardis Fisher
Nominee:
None

Short Humor:

1st Place: Steve W. Gale Idaho Falls A Real Gem
2nd Place: Eunice Ferguson Idaho Falls Never Again
3rd Place: Lynn Mickelsen Idaho Falls This is a Pencil
1st HM: Dot Clark Coeur d'Alene The Lady with the Bird Nest Hair
2nd HM: None
3rd HM: None
Vardis Fisher
Nominee:
Steve W. Gale Idaho Falls A Real Gem

Creative Nonfiction:

1st Place: James Allen Cherry Sandpoint My First Turkey Shoot
2nd Place: Bill White Caldwell Stamps-A Doorway to the Past
3rd Place: Loy Ann Bell Twin Falls The Mystery of the Lost Stagecoach
1st HM: Lindsley Rinard Caldwell An Idaho Murder Up Close
2nd HM: None
3rd HM: None
Vardis Fisher
Nominee:
None

Personal Essay:

1st Place: Vaughn Phelps Twin Falls The Best Method of Suicide
2nd Place: Connie Otteson Idaho Falls God was on the Mountain
3rd Place: Evonne M. Biggins Twin Falls "911"
1st HM: Barbara K. Rostad Coeur d'Alene The Krum Kake King
2nd HM: None
3rd HM: None
Vardis Fisher
Nominee:
None

Article:

1st Place: Geraldine Matthias Idaho Falls Contemplative Harvest
2nd Place (Tie): Jennifer Leo Coeur d'Alene I am Woman, Hear Me Snore
2nd Place (Tie): Meighan Perry Idaho Falls Buffalo Jam
1st HM: Loyd Bakewell Twin Falls Developing Cultural Competence
2nd HM: Sandra K. Bynum Idaho Falls Improve Your Memory!
3rd HM: Connie Otteson Idaho Falls Fire From the Sky
Vardis Fisher
Nominee:
Jennifer Leo Coeur d'Alene I am Woman, Hear Me Snore

Light Verse:

1st Place: Karen Van Asch Sandpoint Bobby Land
2nd Place (Tie): Meighan Perry Idaho Falls Sun Scream
2nd Place (Tie): Dot Clark Coeur d'Alene Dark Dinner
1st HM: Barbara K. RostadCoeur d'Alene Connoisseur
2nd HM: Cynthia Deathredge Idaho Falls Silly Nelly
3rd HM: Bruce Bash Idaho Falls A Mother's Breaking Point
Vardis Fisher
Nominees:
Cynthia Deathredge Idaho Falls Silly Nelly

Serious Verse:

1st Place: Meighan Perry Idaho Falls Disregard
2nd Place: Geraldine Matthias Idaho Falls Love Song
3rd Place: Karen Van Asch Sandpoint Tyndale's Testimony
1st HM: Amy McClellan Idaho Falls Ghosts of the Kern
2nd HM: None
3rd HM: None
Vardis Fisher
Nominee:
None


IWL 2009 ASSIGNED TITLE OR THEME CONTEST WINNERS

Adult Fiction:

1st Place: William Strange Twin Falls That's My Story and I'm Sticking to it
2nd Place: Geraldine Mathias Idaho Falls That's My Story and I'm Sticking to it
3rd Place: Colleen Skaggs Caldwell When I was Young
1st HM: None
2nd HM: None
3rd HM: None
Vardis Fisher
Nominee:
None

Teen Fiction:

1st Place: Evonne M. Biggins Twin Falls When I was Young
2nd Place: Connie Otteson Idaho Falls Education on the Frontier
3rd Place: Bonnie Dodge Twin FallsThe Pleasure of his Company
1st HM (Tie): Bill White Caldwell Choices
1st HM (Tie): Harvey Pine Sandpoint That's My Story and I'm Sticking to it
3rd HM: Vaughn Phelps Twin Falls That's My Story and I'm Sticking to it
Vardis Fisher
Nominee:
Bill White Caldwell Choices

Children's Fiction:

1st Place: Connie Otteson Idaho Falls Bird Brained
2nd Place: Bill White Caldwell Choices
3rd Place: Loy Ann Bell Twin Falls That's My Story and I'm Sticking to it
1st HM: Evonne M. Biggins Twin Falls The Smartest Terrier Around
2nd HM: Harvey Pine Sandpoint When I was Young
3rd HM: Vaughn Phelps Twin Falls That's My Story and I'm Sticking to it
Vardis Fisher
Nominee:
Vaughn Phelps Twin Falls That's My Story and I'm Sticking to it

Short Humor:

1st Place (Tie): Vaughn Phelps Twin Falls That's My Story and I'm Sticking to it
1st Place (Tie): Loy Ann Bell Twin Falls When I was Young
3rd Place: Carol Hunt Idaho FallsThat's My Story and I'm Sticking to it
1st HM: Connie Otteson Idaho FallsLow Talking at the Dollar Store
2nd HM: Eileen Davidson Caldwell That's My Story and I'm Sticking to it
3rd HM: Lynn Mickelsen Idaho Falls When I was Young
Vardis Fisher
Nominee:
Loy Ann Bell Twin Falls When I was Young
Vardis Fisher
Nominee:
Vaughn Phelps Twin Falls That's My Story and I'm Sticking to it

Creative Nonfiction:

1st Place: Linda Thompson Idaho Falls When I was Young
2nd Place: Carol Christensen Idaho Falls When I was Young
3rd Place (Tie):Harvey Pine Sandpoint When I was Young
3rd Place (Tie):Lindsley Rinard Caldwell His Last Big Event
2nd HM:Sandra K. Bynum Idaho Falls When I was Young
3rd HM: Vaughn Phelps Twin Falls That's My Story and I'm Sticking to it
Vardis Fisher
Nominee:
None

Personal Essay:

1st Place: Karen Van Asch Sandpoint Jazz
2nd Place: Bruce Bash Idaho Falls When I was Young
3rd Place: Cynthia Deathredge Idaho Falls That's My Story and I'm Sticking to it
1st HM: Bill White Caldwell When I was Young
2nd HM: Vaughn Phelps Twin Falls That's My Story and I'm Sticking to it
3rd HM: Merle Kearsley Idaho Falls When I was Young
Vardis Fisher
Nominee:
None

Article:

1st Place: Loy Ann Bell Twin Falls The Wope
2nd Place: Lindsley Rinard Caldwell That's My Story and I'm Sticking to it
3rd Place: Connie Otteson Idaho Falls Country Doctoring
1st HM: Loyd T. Bakewell Twin Falls Homeless by Choice or Circumstance
2nd HM: Vaughn Phelps Twin Falls That's My Story and I'm Sticking to it
3rd HM: Bill White Caldwell Choices
Vardis Fisher
Nominee:
None

Light Verse:

1st Place: Gary Townsend Idaho Falls 1973 Mercedes-Benz 280-C $1495
2nd Place: Lindsley Rinard Caldwell Naked in the Supermarket
3rd Place: Connie Otteson Idaho Falls Dumping Eden
1st HM: None
2nd HM: None
3rd HM: None
Vardis Fisher
Nominee:
None

Serious Verse:

1st Place: Gary Townsend Idaho Falls Suzanne on the Pier
2nd Place: Lindsley Rinard Caldwell Wine in the Snow
3rd Place: Connie Otteson Idaho Falls Aging: Lost in the Mirror
1st HM: None
2nd HM: None
3rd HM: None
Vardis Fisher
Nominee:
None


IWL 2009 NOVEL CONTEST WINNERS

1st Place: Terry Montague Twin Falls In the Company of Hope
2nd Place: Owen Decker Idaho Falls Winning Cassie Ellijay
3rd Place: Anna Goodwin Coeur d'Alene Forbidden Justice
1st HM: Loy Ann Bell Twin Falls 1+1=MURDER
2nd HM: Lynn Mickelsen Idaho Falls Not on a Key Chain
3rd HM: Larry Telles Coeur d'Alene The Hooded Rider of Whispering Pines


IWL 2009 NONFICTION BOOK CONTEST WINNERS

1st Place: Dr. Mark William Cochran Coeur d'Alene Oby's Wisdom! A Caveman's Simple Guide to Health and Well-being
2nd Place: David E. Hibberd Coeur d'Alene A Bumpy Road
3rd Place: Veverly Edwards Idaho Falls One Day at a Time Mommy
1st HM: Loy Ann Bell Twin Falls The Saga of Diamondfield Jack
2nd HM: Anna McClain Washington Coeur d'Alene Audie and Me- Sisters Forever
3rd HM: None


Updated: October 15, 2009