Category 1 — pERSONAL bLOG
Sponsored by: Prestige Prose
1st Place:
”Matriarchs” by Melissa Heath-Lee
McAlester's McSherry Writers
2nd Place:
”Depression Lies” by Jennifer McMurrain
Bartlesville WordWeavers
3rd Place:
”Tornado Turmoil and Garden Delights” by Anne Cosgrove Wimberly
Norman Galaxy of Writers
Category 2 — Unpublished eSSAY
Sponsored by: Dianne McCartney
1st Place:
”The Great Parking Garage War of 2024” by Kenyon Blunt
Tulsa NightWriters
2nd Place:
”From Eve to Steve: The Apple as Archetype” by Ann Cleary
Bartlesville WordWeavers
3rd Place:
”Terminal Restlessness” by Melissa Heath-Lee
McAlester's McSherry Writers
1st Honorable Mention:
”q” by Shannon Iwanski
Member at Large
2nd Honorable Mention:
”Miss Pencil Fossil” by Shelley Anne Richter
Norman Galaxy of Writers
3rd Honorable Mention:
”The Enigma of Quanah Parker” by Regina L. McLemore
Tahlequah Writers
Category 3 — Unpublished mEMOIR/nOSTALGIA
Sponsored by: Winona Bennett Cross in honor of Luminara, the 2024 OWFI Plot Bunny
1st Place:
”Millie's Wish” by Melissa Heath-Lee
McAlester's McSherry Writers
2nd Place:
”Medical Jenga” by Janet Yeager
Tulsa NightWriters
3rd Place:
”Elizabeth” by Aubrey Green
Member at Large
1st Honorable Mention:
”An Anniversary Letter” by Anne Cosgrove Wimberly
Norman Galaxy of Writers
2nd Honorable Mention:
”United Nations on Empire Boulevard” by Nancy Hartney
Ozark Mountains Guild of Writers
3rd Honorable Mention:
”Secretarial Interview” by Eloise Needleman
Bartlesville WordWeavers
Category 4 — Unpublished pROSE HUMOR
Sponsored by: Linda Basinger
1st Place:
”Ophie” by Charles L. Templeton
Tulsa NightWriters
2nd Place:
”The Infamous Case of Miss Demeanor's Dummy ” by Ann Cleary
Bartlesville WordWeavers
3rd Place:
”The Clumsiest Person in the World” by Jennifer McMurrain
Bartlesville WordWeavers
1st Honorable Mention:
”Someday” by K. N. Listman
Oklahoma City Writers Inc.
2nd Honorable Mention:
”My Pesky Muse” by Merle Davenport
Tulsa NightWriters
Category 5 — Unpublished SCRIPT: Film, Play, TV
1st Place:
”Heard It In A Love Song” by Dona Walton
Member at Large
2nd Place:
”She” by Kyle Cox
Oklahoma City Writers Inc.
3rd Place:
”Relatively Christmas” by Cara Rogers
Member at Large
1st Honorable Mention:
”Reach For The Stars” by Patrick McCully
Member at Large
Category 6 — Unpublished aRTICLE: Inspirational
Sponsored by: Kathlyn Smith
1st Place:
”Rotten to the Core” by Danielle Fisk
Tulsa NightWriters
2nd Place:
”The Protector” by Joyce Hanewinkel
Tulsa NightWriters
3rd Place:
”The View From The Window” by J B Nicholson Hunt
Tulsa NightWriters
1st Honorable Mention:
”Dying in Prison” by Merle Davenport
Tulsa NightWriters
2nd Honorable Mention:
”Miracle in the Dark” by Lisbeth L. McCarty
Norman Galaxy of Writers
3rd Honorable Mention:
”Marriage by Faith” by Susan Kite
Oklahoma City Writers Inc.
Category 7 — Unpublished Article: Non-Fiction Feature
Sponsored by: eMerge
1st Place:
”Don't Try This Alone” by K. N, Listman
Oklahoma City Writers Inc.
2nd Place:
”Happy Trails” by Jennifer McMurrain
Bartlesville WordWeavers
3rd Place:
”Rise of the Chiefs” by E.R. Pendergraft
Member at Large
Category 8 — Unpublished Article: Technical/How-To
Sponsored by: Kim Toscano Creatives
1st Place:
”How to Sleep” by Lisbeth L. McCarty
Norman Galaxy of Writers
2nd Place:
”Is Your Dog Scared of Thunder? Here’s What to Do” by Amy Shojai
Rose Rock wRiters
3rd Place:
”How to Meditate” by J.W. Rose
Bartlesville WordWeavers
Category 9 — Unpublished Poetry:Rhymed Short
Sponsored by: Norman Galaxy of Writers
1st Place:
”A Miracle Observed” by Eric Reitan
Rose Rock wRiters
2nd Place:
”Peace by Judith Rycroft
Oklahoma City Writers Inc.
3rd Place:
”Surface Tension” by Sydney Aerin
Tulsa NightWriters
1st Honorable Mention:
”Snow Day” by Jennifer McMurrain
Bartlesville WordWeavers
2nd Honorable Mention:
”Vanquishing” by Linda Neal Reising
Member at Large
3rd Honorable Mention:
”Snow Angel” by Aleasha Wales Shelnutt
Member at Large
Category 10 — Unpublished Poetry: Rhymed Long
Sponsored by: Enid Writers Club
1st Place:
”Wolf Beneath The Wool” by Rita Tate
Member at Large
2nd Place:
”Out of Work Blues” by Bob Hargrove
Member at Large
3rd Place:
”In You I Trust” by Tina Fausett
Central Region Oklahoma Writers
1st Honorable Mention:
”Perennial” by Melissa Heath-Lee
McAlester's McSherry Writers
2nd Honorable Mention:
”Petticoat Justice” by Mary Flowers Brannon
Norman Galaxy of Writers
3rd Honorable Mention:
”Cow Chow Cafe” byDee Dee Chumley
The Inklings
Category 11 — Unpublished Poetry: Unrhymed Short
Sponsored by: Ann Cleary
1st Place:
”A First Generation Prius, Gently Used” by Eric Reitan
Rose Rock wRiters
2nd Place:
”Lemon Chiffon” by Storme Maynard
Member at Large
3rd Place:
”Dirty Laundry” by Dee Dee Chumley
The Inklings
1st Honorable Mention:
”Threads” by Michaelene Malan
Member at Large
2nd Honorable Mention:
”Farewell” by Judith Rycroft
Oklahoma City Writers, Inc.
3rd Honorable Mention:
”Echoes of Love” by Jim Martin
Pen & Keyboard Writers
Category 12 — Unpublished Poetry: Unrhymed Long
Sponsored by: Marty Ludlum
1st Place:
”Unraveled” by Anne Cosgrove Wimberly
Norman Galaxy of Writers
2nd Place:
”Stopping by Ben Tidwell Road on a Starry Evening” by Melissa Heath-Lee
McAlester’s McSherry Writers
3rd Place:
”Novocain” by Anne Hanovich
Member at Large
1st Honorable Mention:
”Blessing of the Fields” by Scott Meredith Aycock
Tulsa NightWriters
2nd Honorable Mention:
”Mother’s Day” by Eric Reitan
Rose Rock wRiters
3rd Honorable Mention:
”An Onomatopoeia for Dyscalculia” by Kenyon J. Blunt
Tulsa NightWriters
Category 13 — Unpublished Short Story: Flash Fiction
Sponsored by: Winona Bennett Cross
1st Place:
”Graveside Service” by John T. Biggs
Member at Large
2nd Place:
”The Leaves” by Peggy Chambers
Enid Writers Club
3rd Place:
”Dream Weaver” by Susan Kite
Oklahoma City Writers, Inc.
1st Honorable Mention:
”Before It Rains” by K.N. Listman
Oklahoma City Writers, Inc.
2nd Honorable Mention:
”End Zone” by Melissa Heath-Lee
McAlester’s McSherry Writers
3rd Honorable Mention:
”Fractured, Dangerous, Consuming, Gone” by Storme Maynard
Member at Large
Category 14 — Unpublished Short Story: Juvenile
Sponsored by: Dona Mularkey
1st Place:
”Auggie Max: Dumpster Dude” by Dee Dee Chumley
The Inklings
2nd Place:
”Tootie Fruitie and the Santa Squirrel” by Dianne McCartney
Tornado Alley Sisters in Crime
3rd Place:
”Am I Weird?” by Lisbeth L. McCarty
Norman Galaxy of Writers
Category 15 — Unpublished Short Story: Young Adult
Sponsored by:
Dawn Allen In Memory of Marsha Lytle
& eMerge
1st Place:
”The Runaway Vandals” by Aleasha Wales Shelnutt
Member at Large
2nd Place:
”Peacekeepers of the Continental Congress” by Shelley Anne Richter & Sunny Stiner
Norman Galaxy of Writers
3rd Place:
”Red” by LM Copeland
Tulsa NightWriters
1st Honorable Mention:
”The Invitation” by Jennifer McMurrain
Bartlesville WordWeavers
Category 16 — Unpublished Short Story: Adult
Sponsored by: Julia Mozingo
1st Place:
”The Family Jewels” by Peggy Chambers
Enid Writers Club
2nd Place:
”Roadie Bill and the Quest of Infinite Felonies” by Jon Minton
Central Region Oklahoma Writers
3rd Place:
”LifeStones” by M. Carolyn Steele
Tulsa NightWriterss
1st Honorable Mention:
”Pumpkin’s Revolt” by Lin Christie
Member at Large
2nd Honorable Mention:
”Little-Burnt-All-Over” by Merle Davenport
Tulsa NightWriters
3rd Honorable Mention:
”English Lessons” by Margaret Aycock
Tulsa NightWriters
Category 17 — Unpublished Short, Short Story: Adult
1st Place:
”Flowers for Treyvon” by Christine Jarmola
Bartlesville WordWeavers
2nd Place:
”Hands Off” by Judith Rycroft
Oklahoma City Writers, Inc.
3rd Place:
”Pancakes” by Lin Christie
Member at Large
1st Honorable Mention:
”Oh, Baby!” by Mary Flowers Brannon
Norman Galaxy of Writers
2nd Honorable Mention:
”Resurrection Sunday” by Dee Dee Chumley
The Inklings
3rd Honorable Mention:
”The Catina” by Jennifer McMurrain
Bartlesville WordWeavers
Category 18 — Unpublished Short, Short Story: Romance
Sponsored by: Dianne McCartney
1st Place:
”Blessings of an Honorable Woman” by Lacey Janes
Tulsa NightWriters
2nd Place:
”Ring Dance” by Shelley Anne Richter
Norman Galaxy of Writers
3rd Place:
”Adrift” by Lin Christie
Member at Large
1st Honorable Mention:
”He Had Me at ¡Hola!” by Lisbeth L. McCarty
Norman Galaxy of Writers
Category 19 — Unpublished Short Story: Western
Sponsored by: Sherry Skye Stuart & Tahlequah Writers
1st Place:
”Soul of the Departed” by M. Carolyn Steele
Tulsa NightWriters
2nd Place:
”The Picture Man” by John T. Biggs
Member at Large
3rd Place:
”October 26,1881” by Dylan Lee Henderson
Member at Large
1st Honorable Mention:
”Catherine” by Sherry Skye Stuart
Member at Large
Category 20 — Unpublished Short Story: Horror
Sponsored by: Central Region Oklahoma Writers
1st Place:
”Play With Me” by LM Copeland
Tulsa NightWriters
2nd Place:
”What Is It, Mother?” by Dylan Lee Henderson
Member at Large
3rd Place:
”Sardines” by Christine Jarmola
Bartlesville WordWeavers
1st Honorable Mention:
”Night of the Crows” by Stephen W. Scott
Tulsa NightWriters
2nd Honorable Mention:
”The Dark Inside” by Shelley Anne Richter
Norman Galaxy of Writers
3rd Honorable Mention:
”43” by D.S. Falls
Tulsa NightWriters
Category 21 — Unpublished Short Story: Sci-Fi/Fantasy
Sponsored by: Oklahoma City Writers, Inc. & Green Country Ruff Riters
1st Place:
”Hungry or the Insatiable Warner Blue” by Stephen Patrick
Member at Large
2nd Place:
”Two Brothers and the Troubled Isle: A Fairy Tale for Grown-ups” by Ann Cleary
Bartlesville Word Weavers
3rd Place:
”Scraps and Hopper” by Peggy Chambers
Enid Writers Club
1st Honorable Mention:
”Legacies of Purple Sand” by Eric Reitan
Rose Rock wRiters
Category 22—Unpublished Book: Picture Book
Sponsored by: Vivian Zabel & Sharon Worthey
1st Place:
A is Asana by J.W. Rose
Bartlesville WordWeavers
2nd Place:
Roy and the Rainbow by Lisbeth L. McCarty
Norman Galaxy of Writers
3rd Place:
Nachewman and the Human by Tina Fausett
Central Region Oklahoma Writers
1st Honorable Mention:
Where Do You Live? by Lin Christie
Member at Large
Category 23—Unpublished Book: Middle Grade
1st Place:
Fox Haven by Susan Kite
Oklahoma City Writers, Inc.
2nd Place:
Ships Passing by Christine Jarmola
Bartlesville Word Weavers
3rd Place:
Keeper of the Winds by Cara Rogers
Member at Large
Category 24—Unpublished Book: Young Adult
Sponsored by: Tulsa Night Writers
1st Place:
The Canon of Katrina Quinn by Anne Hanovich
Member at Large
2nd Place:
The Deep Down Dark by LM Copeland
Tulsa NightWriters
3rd Place:
Children of Kepler by Susan Kite
Oklahoma City Writers, Inc.
Category 25—Unpublished Book: Non-Fiction
1st Place:
The Second Chapter by Kenyon J. Blunt
Tulsa NightWriters
2nd Place:
Looking for Lauren by Lisbeth L. McCarty
Norman Galaxy of Writers
3rd Place:
Villainous Leadership: A Villian’s Guide to Taking Over the World by Stephen Patrick
Member at Large
Category 26—Unpublished Book: Historical Fiction
Sponsored by: Trisza Leann Ray
1st Place:
Three Hundred Miles from Glory by M. Carolyn Steele
Tulsa NightWriters
2nd Place:
The Resurrection of Jesse Gray by Jennifer McMurrain
Bartlesville WordWeavers
3rd Place:
Forgotten Female Felons by Sherry Skye Stuart
Member at Large
1st Honorable Mention:
Atta Girl Jones by Dona Mularkey
McAlester’s McSherry Writers
Category 27—Unpublished Book: Mainstream
Sponsored by: Oklahoma Romance Writers Guild & eMerge
1st Place:
Shall We Gather At The River by Scott Meredith Aycock
Tulsa NightWriters
2nd Place:
The Fight to Survive by Dianne McCartney
Tornado Alley Sisters in Crime
3rd Place:
An Unforeseen Chance by Joyce Hanewinkel
Tulsa NightWriters
1st Honorable Mention:
Never Miss an Opportunity by Lisbeth L. McCarty
Norman Galaxy of Writers
Category 28—Unpublished Book: Mystery/Suspense
Sponsored by: Tornado Alley Sisters in Crime
1st Place:
The Methuselah Turn by Eloise Needleman
Bartlesville Word Weavers
2nd Place:
Sweet Thing by Autumn Harrison
Member at Large
3rd Place:
Good Bones by Kathlyn Smith
Tulsa NightWriters
1st Honorable Mention:
Cruising For Death by Christine Jarmola
Bartlesville Word Weavers
2nd Honorable Mention:
When Evil Returns by Dianne McCartney
Tornado Alley Sisters in Crime
Category 29—Unpublished Book: Romance
Sponsored by: Winona Bennett Cross
1st Place:
Learning to Live Again by Linda Trout
Tulsa NightWriters
2nd Place:
Chosen by Dianne McCartney
Tornado Alley Sisters in Crime
3rd Place:
Persimmon Creek by Jennifer McMurrain
Bartlesville Word Weavers
1st Honorable Mention:
The Gravity Between Us by D.S. Falls
Tulsa NightWriters
2nd Honorable Mention:
April’s Fool by Richard McClellan
Oklahoma City Writers, Inc.
Category 30—Unpublished Book: Horror
Sponsored by: Mark Jones & eMerge
1st Place:
The Man Unking by Dylan Lee Henderson
Member at Large
2nd Place:
Camp Scissortail by Raven Lee
Bartlesville WordWeavers
3rd Place:
They Must Be Fed by Shannon Iwanski
Member at Large
Category 31—Unpublished Book: Sci-Fi/Fantasy
Sponsored by: The Write Pair & Green Country Ruff Riters
1st Place:
Palenach by Eric Kelmelis
Member at Large
2nd Place:
Reaper Madness by Denise Tiller
Member at Large
3rd Place:
Children of the Void by Eric Reitan
Rose Rock wRiters
1st Honorable Mention:
The Nature of Dragons by LM Copeland
Tulsa NightWriters
2nd Honorable Mention:
Light in the Night by Jennifer McMurrain
Bartlesville WordWeavers
3rd Honorable Mention:
Renaming the Dead by Shannon Iwanski
Member at Large
Category 32 — Published Book: Non-Fiction
Sponsored by: Peggy Doviak
Trophy Winner:
Finding the Butterfield: A Journey Through Time in Indian Territory by Susan Dragoo
Member at Large
Category 34 — Published Book: Young Adult
Sponsored by: LilyBear House, LLC
Trophy Winner:
At the Heart of the Game by Paula Benge
Enid Writers Club
Category 35 — Published Book: Adult
Sponsored by: Bartlesville WordWeavers
Trophy Winner:
The Blue Bottle Tree by Nancy Hartney
Ozark Mountains Guild of Writers
Category 37 — Published Book: Anthology
Sponsored by: Martin, Wilson, & Associates
Trophy Winner:
People Places and Pets by Pen & Keyboard Writers
Pen & Keyboard Writers
Crème de la crème
Award Sponsored by: Winona Bennett Cross
In Honor of Central Region Oklahoma Writers
Trophy Sponsored by: Award Solutions of Oklahoma
Creme de la Creme Winner:
”A First Generation Prius, Gently Used” by Eric Reitan
Rose Rock wRiters
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