Congratulations to the following for being named finalists for the 2011 Powder Horn Prize, a first-book contest:
Emma Bolden, Goodbye is the Closest We Can Come to I Love You
David Bruzina, Home Planet
Marci Rae Johnson, The Eyes the Window
Kristen Staby Rembold, Settlement
Susan Roney-O’Brien, Legacy of the Last World
Suellen Wedmore, The Possibility of Wild Carrot
Thanks to all who entered. It was a pleasure to read all of the wonderful manuscripts we received.
Finalists will be read and a winner will be awarded by special judge, Christopher Howell.
I’m so proud of my daughter!! I’ve actually used her poetry when I taught literature in high school and college. She’s my favorite contemporary poet!!