Patti M. Walsh

Of the nine adult winners in the 2023 Gulf Coast Writers Association (GCWA) contest, three are members of the Pelican Pens Writers Group at Pelican Preserve. Accepting their prizes at the August 19 program were:

• Patti M. Walsh (left), second place, short fiction, for “Ghosts of Clotheslines Past”
• Bradley Burt (attending by Zoom), first place, short fiction, for “But He Didn’t!”
• Amy Pontius, second place, poetry, for “Moon Dance”

Congratulations to GCWA 2023 Writing Contest Winners

Fiction:
1st — Brad Burt-Ft. Myers, FL/Ontario, Canada— But He Didn’t
2nd — Patti M. Walsh-Ft. Myers, FL — Ghosts of Clotheslines Past
3rd — Pauline Hayton-Naples, FL — Somewhere in England

Nonfiction:
1st — Pamela Pohlman-Ft. Myers, FL— A Picture of Hell
2nd — Patricia Sheehy-Estero, FL— Searching for Me
3rd — MaryLou Williams-Ft. Myers, FL — Audrey Hepburn and Me

Poetry:
1st — Sandy Dahlhofer-Lake Placid, FL— Snowflake
2nd — Amy Pontius-Ft. Myers, FL/East Fairfield, VT — Moon Dance
3rd — Grace Brendel-Cape Coral, FL — The Land Before This

Youth:
1st —  Eric Zhu-West, Roxbury, MA— Right Hand Raised
2nd — Kurukulasuri ya Fernando-Ft. Myers, FL — Perfect Little Things
3rd — Stormi Thomas-Lake Mary, FL— Secret Miracles