NWA Poetry Contest

The David Raffelock Award for Publishing Excellence

NWA Short Story Contest

NWA Non Fiction Contest

NWA Novel Contest

1st Place-Helen Erickson, Detroit Lakes, MN for ULTIMATE REVENGE
2nd Place-Randy Tanner, Tulsa, OK for A CONVERSATION ON THE ROAD TO ETERNITY
3rd Place-David Frye, Canterbury, CT for MATCHDOTKARMA
4th Place-Fredrick Savage, Casper, WY for THE 39TH INDIAN
Bill Copeland, Lillburn, GA for ASHES TO THE VISTULA
5th Place (tie)-Luke Russell, Worchester, MA for ALLISON
John R. Foster, Baton Rouge, LA for MORNING IN HAVANA

2005 SHORT STORY CONTEST
1 st Place-Matthew Kissane, Lafayette, CO for “PERISHABLES”
2 nd Place-Bud Bartlett, Springfield, IL for “POTLUCK MACARONI”
3 rd Place-Nancy Wentz, Englewood, CO for “THE TRIALS OF HENRY CUSHING”
4 th Place-H. Barton Hill, Ingleside, TX for “ONE MORE TIME”

2005 POETRY CONTEST
1 st Place-Robert Robeson, Lincoln, NE for “NAM MEDEVAC”
2 nd Place-Matthew W. Gordon, Brooklyn, NY for “THE RISING MOON”
3 rd Place-Kelly Hayes, Denver, CO for “MY COWBOY”

2005 NONFICTION CONTEST
1 ST Place-Durlyn Anema, Valley Springs, CA for “TOSSAWAY KIDS: EFFECTS OF DIVORCE, JOINT
CUSTODY ON CHILDREN
2 nd Place-Dr. William Harris, Charleston, WV for “DECORATION DAY”