The York County Public Library is pleased to announce the winners of the Fifth Annual Literary Competition for Poetry and Short Stories. The competition winners read their entry and received their prize at the Winners' Reception and Public Reading on April 15, 2010, at the Tabb Library.

2010 Literary Competition Winners

Adult Poetry Division

First Place Laurie Jewett Don't Eat the Swallows

Second Place Bill Glose Marching to Hallowed Ground

Third Place Julia Denton Mosaic

Adult Short Story Division

First Place Tony Gabriele Speak the Speech, I Pray You

Second Place Julie Leverenz Hotshot Hannah

Third Place Jessica Keys The Pink Line Fades Away

High School Poetry Division

First Place Allison Crow Where I'm From

Second Place Natalie Dugre Golden Things

Third Place Emily Ryan A Poem

 

2009 Literary Competition Winners

Adult Poetry Division

First Place Bill Glose Like My Father Flies

Second Place Gina Ashline Anti-Belle, Um

Third Place Tony Gabriele 401K

Adult Short Story Division

First Place Tony Gabriele I Bore Benjamin Franklin's Love Child!

Second Place Narielle Living Suburban Destiny

Third Place David Murphy Epiphany

High School Short Story Division

First Place Taylor Dayton Traffic

Second Place Hannah Kilgore Turning Around

Third Place Evan Trask The Deadly Effects of Smoking