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ARIZONA AUTHORS ASSOCIATION
Arizona Authors Association is a Non-profit 501c3 organization. Its mission is to foster literary achievement, advance the art of writing, and to serve the writers, authors, editors, publishers and allied professionals of Arizona and the nation.
Arizona Authors Association:
1. Recognizes the power of literature to enrich the lives of individuals and communities.
2. Promotes our annual international literary contest featuring unpublished and published work.
3. Encourages the cultivation of literature within all age groups.
4. Conducts educational programs, workshops, conferences, reading series, critique groups and more.
5. Publishes our annual literary magazine celebrating writing excellence across the nation, as well as a bi-monthly newsletter.
Arizona Authors Association's primary goal is to support and assist the literary community in creating and publishing its best body of work to reach the widest possible audience.
ARIZONA AUTHORS ZOOM WORKSHOPS - CONTACT ARIZONA.AUTHORS @YAHOO.COM TO REGISTER
CHOOSE OR CREATE YOUR OWN CRITIQUE GROUP BY PATRICIA BROOKS, MAOM
Saturday, February 27, 2021 • 10:00 to noon, MST
Free and Open to the Public on Zoom
BEGINNINGS: WRITING A FABULOUS FIRST PAGE BY DONIS CASEY
Saturday, March 20, 2021 • 2:30 to 4:00 pm, MST
Free and Open to the Public on Zoom
BOOK FAIR FOR MEMBERS FACILITATED BY TOBY HEATHCOTTE & KATHLEEN COOK
Saturday, APRIL 10, 2021 • 10:00 to noon, MST
Free and Open to the Public on Zoom
THE AUTHOR’S GUIDE TO AVOIDING PESKY PITFALLS BY PETER BERNHARDT
Saturday, May 1, 2021 • 2:00 to 4:00 pm, MST
Free and Open to the Public on Zoom
2020 ARIZONA AUTHORS ASSOCIATION LITERARY CONTEST
WINNERS OF UNPUBLISHED CATEGORIES
POETRY
1 – The Gift of Her Journals – Andrew D. Hirss of Missoula, MT
2 – Grounded - Nancy Scheneman-Brehm of Flagstaff, AZ
3 – John O’Donoghue’s Greatest Gift to Me – Leon O’Chruadhlaoich of Dallas, TX
HM – Witness – Deborah H. Doolittle of Jacksonville, NC
ESSAY
1 – 128232 = Life – Jan Nichols of Glendale, AZ
2 – Letting Go of a Wheelchair - Jamie Nielsen of Flagstaff, AZ
3 – Dances with Wolf Spiders – Susan G. Smith of Oracle, AZ
HM – I Am Becoming a Better Person Because of Covid-19 – Rico Austin of Scottsdale, AZ
SHORT STORY
1 – Collateral Damage – Janet Crum of Flagstaff, AZ
2 – Bundle and Save – Brandy Isadora of Paradise Valley, AZ
3 – Where’s My Money? – William Lynam of Prescott, AZ
HM – The Tattered Wedding Dress – Constance Osterlitz of Phoenix, AZ
NOVEL
1 – Rooster Vegas And His Amazing Cat Sphynx: The Deserted Steamship – Ron V. Bartlow of Flagstaff, AZ
2 – The Dinétah – Cherrie Alexandra Smith of Flagstaff, AZ
3 – No Space for Love! – Ellen Martig of Phoenix, AZ
HM – The Attic – Richard McMaster of Surprise, AZ
WINNERS OF PUBLISHED CATEGORIES
NONFICTION
1 – Confessions of an Investigative Reporter – Matthew Schwartz of Tucson, AZ
2 – The Expendable – John Lewis Floyd of Tucson, AZ
3 – Louis James: America’s Titan of the Shakespearean Stage, 1875-1910 - Thomas P. Collins of Prescott, AZ
HM – Unadoptable? Faith Beyond Foster Care – Janelle Molony of Phoenix, AZ
FICTION
1 – Answer Creek – Ashley E. Sweeney of Tucson, AZ
2 – Orange Crush – Jan Tenery of Oracle, AZ
3 – Substitute Soloist – D. R. Ransdell of Tucson, AZ
HM – Love and Death in Rhodes – Marcia Fine of Scottsdale, AZ
CHILDREN’S LITERATURE
1 – Sea of Surprises – Caren Cantrell of Cave Creek, AZ
2 – What Do You Do When the Couch Eats Your Shoe – Debi Novotny of Fountain Hills, AZ
3 – SPRING! Time to Build a Nest – Barbara Renner of Phoenix, AZ
HM – Saved by the Burp – Rodo Sofranac of Phoenix, AZ
CONGRATULATIONS TO THE WINNERS
ARIZONA AUTHORS ASSOCIATION
2020 LITERARY CONTEST
(alpha by first name) Prizes awarded 11/7/20
2021 Arizona Literary Magazine also 11/7/20
POETRY
Andrew D. Hirss of Missoula, MT
Deborah Doolittle of Jacksonville, NC
Leon O’Chruadhlaoich of Dallas, TX
Nancy Brehm of Flagstaff, AZ
ESSAY
Jamie Nielson Flagstaff, AZ
Jan Nichols of Glendale, AZ
Rico Austin of Scottsdale, AZ
Susan G. Smith of Oracle, AZ
SHORT STORY
Brandy Isadora of Paradise Valley, AZ
Constance Osterlitz of Phoenix, AZ.
Janet Crum of Flagstaff, AZ
William Lyman of Prescott, AZ
NOVEL
Cherrie Smith of Flagstaff, AZ
Ellen Martig of Phoenix, AZ
Richard McMaster of Surprise, AZ
Ron V. Bartlow of Flagstaff, AZ
NONFICTION
Janelle Molony of Phoenix, AZ
John Lewis Floyd of Tucson, AZ
Matthew Schwartz of Tucson, AZ
Thomas P. Collins of Prescott, AZ
FICTION
Ashley E. Sweeney of Tucson, AZ
D. R. Ransdell of Tucson, AZ
Jan Tenery of Oracle, AZ
Marcia Fine of Scottsdale, AZ
CHILDREN’S LITERATURE
Barbara Renner of Phoenix, AZ
Caren Cantrell of Cave Creek, AZ
Debi Novotny of Fountain Hills, AZ
Rodo Sofranac of Phoenix, AZ
RESULTS OF THE 2019 ARIZONA AUTHORS’ ASSOCIATION LITERARY CONTEST
The Arizona Authors' Association Board and Contest Judges wish to congratulate all of the finalists!
UNPUBLISHED CATEGORIES
POETRY:
1st Place THE PEAKS—by Mark Ford
2nd Place SOUL SIFTER—by Marilyn McDonald
3rd Place TIME IS A BANDIT—Sherry Goldberg
HM WESTERN GIRL—Julie Morrison
ESSAY:
1st Place WISHFUL THINKING—by Rose Garlasco
2nd Place HUGS NOT WALLS: REUNITING THE CHILDREN—by Mark Walker
3rd Place FIRST LOVE—LASTING LOVE—by Julia Watson
HM NOTRE DAME—by Rico Austin
SHORT STORY:
1st Place PROOF TEXT—by Janet Crum
2nd Place PHANTOM WAGONS—by Constance Osterlitz
3rd Place SURVIVING ENGLISH IV—by Duke Southard
HM STRANGE EVENTS IN SLATER CANYON—by Mark Ford
NOVEL:
1st Place A GALLERY OF SHADOWS—by K. Patrick Malone
2nd Place VANISHING, INC.—by Janet Crum
3rd Place A SPY IN SILKS—by Kara Krelove
HM A LOVE DIVIDED BY TIME—by Richard McMaster
PUBLISHED CATEGORIES
NONFICTION:
1st Place AMERICAN HEROES: FASCINATING FACTS AND INSPIRING VOICES—
by Marty Feess
2nd Place THE LEAST LIKELY CRIMINAL—Published by Laura Orsini
3rd Place LEFT FOR DEAD AT NIJMENGEN, THE TRUE STORY OF AN AMERICAN
PARATROOPER—by Marcus A. Nannini
HM BETTER THAN ME—by Albert M. Quihuis
FICTION:
1ST Place ANGEL FIERCE—by Vijaya Schartz
2nd Place FALLACY OF CLOSURE—by Duke Southard
3rd Place FINAL TIPPING POINT—by Duke Southard
HM FINAL GRAINS OF SAND—by David Harder
CHILDREN’S LITERATURE:
1st Place THE SECRET OF DELPHI—by Craig Sodaro
2nd Place NEEDLES, THE FIRST CHRISTMAS TREE—by David Kurud
3rd Place BELLA’S SECRET—by Lynn Marie Lusch
HM SATURDAY SAFARI—by Caren Cantrell
2021 Arizona Literary Magazine
Arizona Literary Magazine 2020
