Who are the winners of Galesburg Public Library's 'Big Write' contest?

Jay Redfern, Galesburg Register-Mail
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GALESBURG — The winners of the Big Write, the Galesburg Public Library’s annual creative writing contest, have been announced for 2022. The winners will receive prizes totaling $310, donated by the Friends of the Galesburg Public Library.

3rd-5th Grade Poetry Winners

  1. The Wintery Night by Anna Rozny

  2. Fall by Leah Schwarz

  3. I Was Walking Along a Road Somewhere by Elizabeth Martin

3rd-5th Grade Short Story Winners

  1. "Aquaflare: The Untold Story" by Evangeline Johnson

  2. "Just One Patriot" by Elizabeth Martin

  3. "The Night I Went to Bed in My Clothes" by Abby Nelson

6th-12th Grade Poetry Winners

  1. "Spirits of the Seasons" by Caroline Lutz

  2. "Love, Diamante" by Ella Carlson

  3. (Tie) "Alone" by Abby LeClere
    "Forged in Fire" by Cadence Salmi

Adult Poetry Winners

  1. "Shedding This Skin" by Sarah E. Ross

  2. "amore" by Gary M. Armstrong

  3. "Waiting in the Fields" by Ron Hunt

Adult Short Story Winners

  1. "Ebonne: First Day of School in America" by Dee A. Robb

  2. "Echoes of War" by Gayle Keiser

  3. "Merlot" by David Ericson

Adult Nonfiction Essay Winners

Winners. (Tie) "Getting Stoned" by Gary M. Armstrong

"Nurse Angel Unaware" by LeAnn L. Morgan

Area residents are invited to attend the Big Write reception at 2 p.m. Saturday, April 30, upstairs at the library. Winners will receive their prizes and will have the opportunity to read their entries out loud. Entrants, family members, friends, and members of the community are welcome. Please register to attend the reception by calling (309) 343-6118 #6 or emailing reference@galesburglibrary.org.

The Big Write is a part of Galesburg’s 2022 NEA Big Read of An American Sunrise by Joy Harjo. For additional information about the Big Read or the Big Write, email reference@galesburglibrary.org or call the library at (309) 343-6118.

An initiative of the National Endowment for the Arts in partnership with Arts Midwest, the NEA Big Read broadens our understanding of our world, our communities, and ourselves through the joy of sharing a good book. Galesburg Public Library is one of 61 nonprofit organizations to receive a grant to host a community reading program during the 2021-2022 cycle.

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