2008 LIFE PRESS CHRISTIAN WRITERS’CONFERENCE WINNERS

1. POETRY:  Judge, Malu Graham

1^st        Redemption, Michael Denington, Bartlett, TN

2^nd        January Morning, Sarah Hull Gurley, Germantown, TN

3^rd        Home Towns, Margit Vincenz, St. Louis, MO

4^th        Sweet Smells of June, Annetta Talbot Beauchamp, Helena, AR

1HM    In a Bad Light, Marguerite Thoburn Watkins, Lynchburg, VA

2HM    Dawn at the Beach, Theda Bassett, Salt Lake City, UT

3HM.   Stone Pillars, Elizabeth Howard, Crossville, TN

2. PROSE: Judge: Anne Norris

1^st        Trying not to Tremble, Malu Graham, Memphis, TN

2^nd        House Ghost, Theda Bassett, Salt Lake City, UT

3^rd        Runaway!, Sarah Hull Gurley, Germantown, TN

HM      Nicholina, Jamie Moorewood Anderson, Cedar Crest, NM

3. DEVOTIONALS: Judge, Mary Frances Broome

1^st        A Vessel for Christ, Loretta Diane Walker, Odessa, TX

2^nd        Don’t Miss God’s Blessings, Lucile Roberts Ray, Memphis, TN

3^rd        Words of the Wise, Sarah Hull Gurley, Germantown, TN

HM      Calling All Runners…Take Your Marks, Angela Logsdon, Memphis, TN

4. POETRY: Judge, Cindy Beebe

1^st           Guilt, Robert Hall, Marion, AR
2^nd        A Life Not Chosen, Michael Denington, Bartlett, TN
3^rd        Etta, Annetta Talbot Beauchamp, Helena, AR
1HM    He Voted Against the Measure, Robert Hall, Marion, AR
2HM    Portrait of Alice, Angela Logsdon, Memphis, TN
3HM    Is It Only Me? Louise Gearin, Memphis, TN