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IWL 2008 OPEN TITLE CONTEST WINNERS

Adult Fiction:

1st Place: Brian CornettIdaho FallsA Long Way Home
2nd Place: Ted ParvinSandpointNo Ladder Needed
3rd Place: Alice DunnPocatelloStrangers On The Mountain
1st HM (Tie): Bernard KeasIdaho FallsPet For Hire
1st HM (Tie): RonaLee SymonsPocatelloYesterday's Glories
3rd HM: Loyd BakewellTwin FallsMurder In The Outhouse
Vardis Fisher
Nominee:
None

Teen Fiction:

1st Place: Evonne M Biggins Twin FallsBuried And Forgotten Beside Rabbit Run Road
2nd Place: William Strange Twin Falls A Perilous Encounter
3rd Place: Lindsley Rinard Caldwell As Long As It Takes
1st HM: Dianna Winget Sandpoint The Renovation Of Tiffany
2nd HM: Cal Rowley Idaho Falls The Long Distance Call
3rd HM: None
Vardis Fisher
Nominee:
None

Children's Fiction:

1st Place: Connie Otteson Idaho FallsA Picnic Fit For Elephants
2nd Place: Donna Winget Sandpoint A Bouquet Of Bluebonnets
3rd Place: Evonne M Biggins Twin Falls The Job
1st HM: Alice Dunn Pocatello The Box In The Workshop
2nd HM: Jean Schwieder Idaho Falls What Is Poor
3rd HM: Bruce Bash Idaho Falls Mack And The Giant
Vardis Fisher
Nominee:
None

Short Humor:

1st Place: Dot Clark Coeur d'Alene The Basement Gnome
2nd Place: Susan M Garver Coeur d'Alene Christmas Camping With My Honey
3rd Place: Amy McClellan Idaho FallsThe Elusive Persimmon
1st HM: None
2nd HM: None
3rd HM: None
Vardis Fisher
Nominee:
Dot Clark Coeur d'Alene The Basement Gnome

Creative Nonfiction:

1st Place: Connie Otteson Idaho Falls Eagle Rock Or Bust
2nd Place: Bruce Bash Idaho Falls Fiercest Of All- The Short-tail Shrew
3rd Place: Loy Ann Bell Twin FallsThe Stage Coach Robbery
1st HM: Susan M Garver Coeur d'Alene The Notch Trail Adventure
2nd HM: None
3rd HM: None
Vardis Fisher
Nominee:
None

Personal Essay:

1st Place: Connie Otteson Idaho Falls Celebrating The Elderly
2nd Place: Joanne Olson Idaho Falls Suburb Meets Farm
3rd Place: Ruth Andrew Coeur d'Alene Taste The Honey
1st HM: None
2nd HM: None
3rd HM: None
Vardis Fisher
Nominee:
None

Article:

1st Place: Loy Ann Bell Twin Falls The Man who Gazed at Stars
2nd Place: Dianna Winget Sandpoint Clean Critters
3rd Place: Bruce Bash Idaho Falls A Sandbox High
1st HM: Susan M Garver Coeur d'Alene De-Clutter to Lose Weight
2nd HM: Connie Otteson Idaho Falls Too Late For Dale
3rd HM: Vaughn Phelps Twin Falls The Cimarron Kid
Vardis Fisher
Nominee:
None

Light Verse:

1st Place: Bruce Bash Idaho Falls The Great Hat Race
2nd Place: Marian Morgan Idaho FallsSeasons
3rd Place: Dot Clark Coeur d'Alene Millie's Silly Words
1st HM: None
2nd HM: None
3rd HM: None
Vardis Fisher
Nominees:
Bruce Bash Idaho Falls The Great Hat Race

Serious Verse:

1st Place: Marian Morgan Idaho Falls The Mask
2nd Place: Gary Townsend Idaho FallsFlying Boat
3rd Place: Bruce Bash Idaho FallsWithered Leaves
1st HM: None
2nd HM: None
3rd HM: None
Vardis Fisher
Nominee:
None


IWL 2008 ASSIGNED TITLE OR THEME CONTEST WINNERS

Adult Fiction:

1st Place: Bruce Bash Idaho Falls Double-Dare
2nd Place: Brian Cornett Idaho Falls The Red Balloon
3rd Place: Colleen Skaggs Caldwell The Winter Hell Froze Over
1st HM: None
2nd HM: None
3rd HM: None
Vardis Fisher
Nominee:
None

Teen Fiction:

1st Place: Bonnie Dodge Twin Falls Missing Josh
2nd Place: Tony Gardner Idaho Falls An Infernal Soul's Redemption
3rd Place: Vaughn Phelps Twin FallsNothing Is Ever Exactly As It Seems
1st HM: None
2nd HM: None
3rd HM: None
Vardis Fisher
Nominee:
None

Children's Fiction:

1st Place: Bruce Bash Idaho Falls No More Ghosts
2nd Place: Phyllis Davidson Pocatello Ghost Horse
3rd Place: Connie Otteson Idaho Falls Ghosts At Gray's Lake
1st HM: None
2nd HM: None
3rd HM: None
Vardis Fisher
Nominee:
None

Short Humor:

1st Place: J. Wallace Swenson Idaho Falls The Double-dog Dare
2nd Place: Vaughn Phelps Twin Falls Eternity In A Porsche Trunk
3rd Place: Brian Cornett Idaho FallsThe Winter Hell Froze Over
1st HM: Connie Otteson Idaho FallsThe Winter Hell Froze Over
2nd HM: None
3rd HM: None
Vardis Fisher
Nominee:
None

Creative Nonfiction:

1st Place: Connie Otteson Idaho Falls Ghosts Trailing White
2nd Place: Jennifer Rova Coeur d'Alene The Winter Hell Froze Over
3rd PlaceLynn Mickelsen Idaho Falls The Visit
1st HM:None
2nd HM:None
3rd HM: None
Vardis Fisher
Nominee:
None

Personal Essay:

1st Place: Amy McClellan Idaho Falls Dare To Be Funny
2nd Place (Tie): Vaughn Phelps Twin Falls Help
2nd Place (Tie): Susan M Garver Coeur d'Alene Banishing Ghosts
1st HM: Lynn Mickelsen Idaho Falls Shut Up And Drive
2nd HM: None
3rd HM: None
Vardis Fisher
Nominee:
Amy McClellan Idaho Falls Dare To Be Funny

Article:

1st Place: Amy McClellan Idaho Falls Shut Up And Drive
2nd Place: Connie Otteson Idaho Falls The Winter Hell Froze Over
3rd Place: Dianna Winget Sandpoint Amelia Jenks Bloomer-Paving The Way To The Future
1st HM: None
2nd HM: None
3rd HM: None
Vardis Fisher
Nominee:
None

Light Verse:

1st Place: Gary Townsend Idaho Falls Hemingway's Ghost
2nd Place: Lynn Mickelsen Idaho Falls Feeding The Calf
3rd Place: Barbara Rostad Coeur d'Alene Shut Up And Drive
1st HM: None
2nd HM: None
3rd HM: None
Vardis Fisher
Nominee:
None

Serious Verse:

1st Place: Connie OttesonIdaho Falls Shut Up And Drive
2nd Place: Alice Dunn Pocatello Beet Box Ghosts
3rd Place: None
1st HM: None
2nd HM: None
3rd HM: None
Vardis Fisher
Nominee:
None


IWL 2008 NOVEL CONTEST WINNERS

1st Place: Gary Townsend Idaho Falls Blue Bridge
2nd Place: Loy Ann Bell Twin Falls Murder On Sage Street
3rd Place: Lindsley Rinard Caldwell The Sum Of Days
1st HM: Bonnie Dodge Twin Falls Sarah's Daughter
2nd HM: Phyllis Davidson Pocatello Giant
3rd HM: None


IWL 2008 NONFICTION BOOK CONTEST WINNERS

1st Place: Alice DeBerry Kane Pocatello My Dear Dead Mother: Letters To Heaven From Hwy 38
2nd Place: Lindsley Rinard Caldwell A Breakfast Sampler
3rd Place: Loy Ann Bell Twin Falls Personalities And Events Of Idaho
1st HM: None
2nd HM: None
3rd HM: None


Updated: October 12, 2008