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Tenth Annual Humor Poetry Contest Announces Winners

Mon, 15 Aug 2011 07:00:00 GMT

John M. Harris Jr. of Tucson, AZ is the winner of the tenth annual Wergle Flomp Humor Poetry Contest, currently one of the largest prizes in the world for humor poetry. This year's contest received over 2,300 entries. Harris's winning poem, "The Flight Line Commedia", is published at http://www.winningwriters.com/contests/wergle/2011/we11_pastwinners.php.

(PRWeb August 15, 2011)

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Winners Announced for Eighth Annual Tom Howard/John H. Reid Poetry Contest

Tue, 15 Feb 2011 08:01:00 GMT

Carmine Dandrea is the winner of the eighth annual Tom Howard/John H. Reid Poetry Contest sponsored by Tom Howard Books. This contest awarded $5,850 in cash prizes, including a top prize of $3,000, for the best original poems in any style or theme. Dandrea's poem "On the Silk Road", a narrative of an exotic pilgrimage through China, was judged the best of hundreds of entries from around the world. The top 11 winners and runners-up are published at http://www.winningwriters.com/contests/tompoetry/2010/tp10_pastwinners.php

(PRWeb February 15, 2011)

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Winning Writers Celebrates 10th Year with 5 Contests, Over $25,000 in Prizes

Wed, 05 Jan 2011 08:01:00 GMT

Established in 2001, Winning Writers will celebrate its 10th year by awarding over $25,000 in five poetry and prose contests. These include contests for war poems, humor poems, and poems in traditional forms, as well as open contests for poems and stories of all kinds. Winning Writers has been named one of the "101 Best Websites for Writers" by Writer's Digest for six years in a row (2005-2010). Guidelines for all contests are available at http://www.winningwriters.com.

(PRWeb January 05, 2011)

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Winners Announced for Seventh Annual Margaret Reid Poetry Contest for Traditional Verse

Wed, 15 Dec 2010 08:01:00 GMT

Philip Brown is the winner of the seventh annual Margaret Reid Poetry Contest for Traditional Verse sponsored by Tom Howard Books. This contest awards over $5,000 in prizes for the best original poems in traditional verse forms, including free verse. Brown won the top prize of $3,000 for his poetic account of a journey to Pitcairn Island. This exotic epic was judged the best of hundreds of entries received from around the world. The top four winners and the Most Highly Commended entries are published at http://www.winningwriters.com/margaret

(PRWeb December 15, 2010)

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Winners Announced for Ninth Annual War Poetry Contest

Mon, 15 Nov 2010 08:01:00 GMT

Gerardo Mena of Columbia, Missouri is the winner of the ninth annual War Poetry Contest sponsored by Winning Writers. This contest seeks today's best poetry on the theme of war. Mr. Mena's poem "So I Was a Coffin" was judged the best of 656 entries from around the world. The winning entries are published at http://www.winningwriters.com/contests/war/2010/wa10_pastwinners.php

(PRWeb November 15, 2010)

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Winners Announced for 18th Annual Tom Howard/John H. Reid Short Story Contest

Wed, 15 Sep 2010 07:01:00 GMT

Emily Jiang of Palo Alto, CA is the winner of the 18th annual Tom Howard/John H. Reid Short Story Contest sponsored by Tom Howard Books. The 2010 contest awarded $5,800 in prizes for the best original short stories, essays or other short prose, including a top prize of $3,000. Jiang's story "Paper Daughter" was judged the best of 1,000+ entries from around the world. The top 12 winners are published at http://www.winningwriters.com/tomstory

(PRWeb September 15, 2010)

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Winners Announced for 2010 Wergle Flomp Humor Poetry Contest

Sun, 15 Aug 2010 07:01:00 GMT

"Tabitha Bagatha" from Virginia is the winner of the ninth annual Wergle Flomp Humor Poetry Contest, currently one of the world's largest prizes for humor poetry. Launched in 2002 to raise awareness about "vanity contest" scams, Wergle Flomp has outlasted the largest vanity publisher, and now simply seeks to reward the best parody and humor poems. Tabitha's winning entry, "A Frivolous Social Event in the USA", is published at http://www.winningwriters.com/contests/wergle/2010/we10_pastwinners.php

(PRWeb August 15, 2010)

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Rita McGregor of Fargo, North Dakota Wins the Seventh Annual Tom Howard/John H. Reid Poetry Contest

Mon, 15 Feb 2010 08:01:00 GMT

Rita McGregor is the winner of the seventh annual Tom Howard/John H. Reid Poetry Contest sponsored by Tom Howard Books. This contest awarded $5,450 in cash prizes, including a top prize of $2,000, for the best original poems in any style or theme. McGregor's poem "Baby Girl", which contrasts the experiences of loved and neglected children, was judged the best of hundreds of entries from around the world. The top 15 winners and runners-up are published at http://www.winningwriters.com/tompoetry

(PRWeb February 15, 2010)

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Writing Contests: Over $25,000 to be Won at WinningWriters.com

Wed, 27 Jan 2010 08:01:00 GMT

Five poetry and prose contests now open at WinningWriters.com will award over $25,000 in cash. These include contests for war poems, humor poems, and poems in traditional forms, as well as open contests for poems and stories of all kinds. Winning Writers has been named one of the "101 Best Websites for Writers" by Writer's Digest for five years in a row (2005-2009). Guidelines for all contests are available at http://www.winningwriters.com.

(PRWeb January 27, 2010)

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Winners Announced for Sixth Annual Margaret Reid Poetry Contest for Traditional Verse

Tue, 15 Dec 2009 08:01:00 GMT

Judith Goldhaber is the winner of the sixth annual Margaret Reid Poetry Contest for Traditional Verse. This is one of the largest contests for traditional verse in the world, awarding over $5,000 in cash prizes. Goldhaber won the top prize of $2,000 for her captivating yet extremely lyrical account of a pair of wrens who set up their nest in a doll's house. This cleverly drawn poem was judged the best of hundreds of entries received from around the world. The poems by the top winners and the runners-up are published at http://www.winningwriters.com/margaret

(PRWeb December 15, 2009)

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Winners Announced for Eighth Annual War Poetry Contest

Sun, 15 Nov 2009 08:01:00 GMT

Robert Hill Long of Eugene, Oregon is the winner of the eighth annual War Poetry Contest sponsored by Winning Writers. This contest seeks today's best poetry on the theme of war. Mr. Long's poems "Wolverine and White Crow", "Motivations", and "Insurrection and Resurrection" were judged the best of 664 entries from around the world. The winning entries are published at http://www.winningwriters.com/contests/war/2009/wa09_pastwinners.php

(PRWeb November 15, 2009)

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Winners Announced for 17th Annual Tom Howard/John H. Reid Short Story Contest

Tue, 15 Sep 2009 07:01:00 GMT

Gabriela Blandy of Oxford, England is the winner of the 17th annual Tom Howard/John H. Reid Short Story Contest sponsored by Tom Howard Books. The 2009 contest awarded $5,850 in prizes for the best original short stories, essays or other short prose, including a top prize of $2,000. Blandy's story "The Buck" was judged the best of over 1,600 entries from around the world. The top 20 winners are published at http://www.winningwriters.com/tomstory

(PRWeb September 15, 2009)

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Winners Announced for 2009 Wergle Flomp Humor Poetry Contest

Sat, 15 Aug 2009 07:01:00 GMT

Massachusetts poet "Randy Cousteau" is the winner of the eighth annual Wergle Flomp Humor Poetry Contest, one of today's largest prizes for humor poetry. Over $3,300 was awarded in all, including $1,359 for the first-place entrant. The (R-rated) winning entry, "The Felching of the Oct'pus", is published along with 26 other winners and finalists at http://www.winningwriters.com/contests/wergle/2009/we09_pastwinners.php

(PRWeb August 15, 2009)

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Dawn Raymond of Epping, NH Wins Sixth Annual Tom Howard/John H. Reid Poetry Contest

Sun, 15 Feb 2009 08:01:00 GMT

Dawn Raymond is the winner of the sixth annual Tom Howard/John H. Reid Poetry Contest sponsored by Tom Howard Books. This contest awarded $5,350 in cash prizes, including a top prize of $2,000, for the best original poems in any style or theme. Raymond's poem "Ghosts", which recounts a girl's retreat into grief and fantasy after her father's death, was judged the best of hundreds of entries from around the world. The top 15 winners and runners-up are published at http://www.winningwriters.com/tompoetry

(PRWeb February 15, 2009)

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Five Poetry and Prose Contests at WinningWriters.com Will Award Over $24,000

Tue, 06 Jan 2009 08:01:00 GMT

Five poetry and prose contests now open at WinningWriters.com will award over $24,000 in cash. The contests include the Tom Howard/John H. Reid Short Story Contest, the Wergle Flomp Humor Poetry Contest (no fee), the War Poetry Contest, the Margaret Reid Poetry Contest for Traditional Verse, and the Tom Howard/John H. Reid Poetry Contest. Winning Writers has been named one of the "101 Best Websites for Writers" by Writer's Digest for four years in a row (2005-2008). Guidelines for all contests are available at http://www.winningwriters.com.

(PRWeb January 06, 2009)

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Aliene Pylant of Dallas, TX Wins the Seventh Annual War Poetry Contest

Sat, 15 Nov 2008 08:01:00 GMT

Aliene Pylant of Dallas, TX is the winner of the seventh annual War Poetry Contest sponsored by Winning Writers. This contest seeks today's best poetry on the theme of war. Ms. Pylant's poem "Unerring Mercy and Pure Grace" was judged the best of 682 entries from around the world. The winning entries are published at http://www.winningwriters.com/contests/war/2008/wa08_pastwinners.php

(PRWeb November 15, 2008)

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Winners Announced for Fifth Annual Margaret Reid Poetry Contest for Traditional Verse

Wed, 15 Oct 2008 07:01:00 GMT

Jerusalem resident Reena Ribalow is the winner of the fifth annual Margaret Reid Poetry Contest for Traditional Verse sponsored by Tom Howard Books. This contest awards $5,250 in prizes for the best original poems in traditional verse forms, including a top prize of $2,000. Ribalow's poem, an ode to Jerusalem's heartbreaking marriage of beauty and violence, was judged the best of hundreds of entries around the world. The top four winners, High Distinction and Most Highly Commended poems are published at http://www.winningwriters.com/margaret.

(PRWeb October 15, 2008)

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Winners Announced for 16th Annual Tom Howard/John H. Reid Short Story Contest

Mon, 15 Sep 2008 07:01:00 GMT

Victoria Gouldthorp is the winner of the 16th annual Tom Howard/John H. Reid Short Story Contest sponsored by Tom Howard Books. This contest awards $5,250 in prizes for the best original short stories, essays or other short prose, including a top prize of $2,000. Gouldthorp's story "All Things Considered" was judged the best of over 1,800 entries from around the world. The top 15 winners are published at http://www.winningwriters.com/tomstory

(PRWeb September 15, 2008)

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Seventh Annual Wergle Flomp Humor Poetry Contest Winners Announced

Fri, 15 Aug 2008 07:01:00 GMT

Benjamin Taylor Lally of Burlington, MA is the winner of the seventh annual Wergle Flomp Humor Poetry Contest, currently one of the largest contests for humor poetry. The competition aims to raise awareness about vanity contest schemes by spoofing them. Vanity contests award meaningless "honors" to flatter poets into buying anthologies and other expensive personalized products featuring their work. Lally's winning entry, the Walt Whitman parody "First Edition, 2008", is published at http://www.winningwriters.com/contests/wergle/2008/we08_pastwinners.php

(PRWeb August 15, 2008)

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Zoe Krasney of Albuquerque Wins the Fifth Annual Tom Howard/John H. Reid Poetry Contest

Fri, 15 Feb 2008 08:01:00 GMT

Zoe Krasney is the winner of the fifth annual Tom Howard/John H. Reid Poetry Contest sponsored by Tom Howard Books. This contest awarded $3,670 in cash prizes for the best original poems in any style or theme. Krasney's poem "Another Country", depicting an emotionally charged visit to a loved one in prison, was judged the best of hundreds of entries from around the world. She received $1,000. The top 33 winners and runners-up are published at http://www.winningwriters.com/tompoetry

(PRWeb February 15, 2008)

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Leading Literary Contest Website Will Award Over $24,000 in Poetry and Prose Contests

Thu, 03 Jan 2008 08:01:00 GMT

Five poetry and story contests now open at Winning Writers will award over $24,000 in cash. The contests include the Tom Howard/John H. Reid Short Story Contest, the Wergle Flomp Humor Poetry Contest (no fee), the War Poetry Contest, the Margaret Reid Poetry Contest for Traditional Verse, and the Tom Howard/John H. Reid Poetry Contest. These contests aim to be models in the publishing industry for their excellence, transparency and ease of entry. Winning Writers was named one of the "101 Best Websites for Writers" by Writer's Digest in 2005, 2006 and 2007. Guidelines for all contests are available at http://www.winningwriters.com

(PRWeb January 03, 2008)

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Winners Announced for 2007 War Poetry Contest

Thu, 15 Nov 2007 08:01:00 GMT

Kyle McDonald of Toronto is the winner of the sixth annual War Poetry Contest sponsored by Winning Writers. This contest seeks today's best poetry on the theme of war. Mr. McDonald's poem, "The Rose of Ilium", was judged the best of 840 entries from around the world. The winning entries are published at http://www.winningwriters.com/war

(PRWeb November 15, 2007)

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Winners Announced for Fourth Annual Margaret Reid Poetry Contest for Traditional Verse

Sat, 15 Sep 2007 07:01:00 GMT

Johnmichael Simon of Israel is the winner of the fourth annual Margaret Reid Poetry Contest for Traditional Verse sponsored by Tom Howard Books. $4,800 in cash prizes were awarded for the best original poems in traditional verse forms. Simon's poem "On the Border", a depiction of daily life in the war-torn Middle East, bested hundreds of entries from around the world to win the top prize of $1,000. The top three winners and ten High Distinction poems are published at http://www.winningwriters.com/margaret

(PRWeb September 15, 2007)

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Humor Contest Takes Aim at Vanity Publishing Schemes: Sixth Annual Wergle Flomp Winners Announced

Wed, 15 Aug 2007 07:01:00 GMT

Erica Angle-Newman of Alta Loma, California is the winner of the sixth annual Wergle Flomp Humor Poetry Contest, one of today's largest competitions for humor poetry. Winning Writers, which sponsors this contest, aims to raise awareness about "vanity contest" publishing schemes. Ms. Angle-Newman won $1,359 for her poem, "Pumpernickel: A Poem Written in Mock-Shelley". This and the other prizewinning entries are published at http://www.winningwriters.com/wergle

(PRWeb August 15, 2007)

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Winners Announced for 15th Annual Tom Howard/John H. Reid Short Story Contest

Sun, 15 Jul 2007 07:01:00 GMT

Bonnie Lurie of New York City is the winner of the 15th annual Tom Howard/John H. Reid Short Story Contest sponsored by Tom Howard Books. This contest awards $3,200 in prizes for the best original short stories, essays or other short prose, including a top prize of $1,200. Lurie's story "Primary Day" was judged the best of over 1,200 entries from around the world. The top 15 winners are published at http://www.winningwriters.com/tomstory

(PRWeb July 15, 2007)

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Winners Announced for Fourth Annual Tom Howard/John H. Reid Poetry Contest

Thu, 15 Feb 2007 08:01:00 GMT

Debbie Camelin of Ottawa, Ontario, is the winner of the fourth annual Tom Howard/John H. Reid Poetry Contest sponsored by Tom Howard Books. This contest awards $3,500 in prizes, including a top prize of $1,000, for the best original poems in any style or theme. Camelin's poem "Intimidation", a stirring account of nonviolent resistance to apartheid, was judged the best of hundreds of entries from around the world. The top ten winners are published at http://www.winningwriters.com/tompoetry

(PRWeb February 15, 2007)

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Contests at Winning Writers Will Award Over $19,000 for Poetry and Prose in 2007

Fri, 19 Jan 2007 13:00:00 GMT

Five contests at Winning Writers will award over $19,000 for poetry and prose in 2007. These contests include the War Poetry Contest and the Wergle Flomp Humor Poetry Contest, both in their sixth year. The humor poetry contest is free to enter. Winning Writers is today's leading source for poetry contest information. It was named one of the "101 Best Web Sites for Writers" by Writer's Digest in 2005 and 2006.

(PRWeb January 19, 2007)

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Winners Announced for 2006 War Poetry Contest

Wed, 15 Nov 2006 13:00:00 GMT

Ed Frankel of Los Angeles, CA is the winner of the fifth annual War Poetry Contest sponsored by Winning Writers. This contest seeks today's best poetry on the theme of war. Mr. Frankel's poems "Instrumentum Vocale" and "Gladium Vocale" were judged the best of 868 entries from around the world. The winning entries are published at WinningWriters.com.

(PRWeb November 15, 2006)

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Winners Announced for Third Annual Margaret Reid Poetry Contest for Traditional Verse

Fri, 15 Sep 2006 12:00:00 GMT

Susan Keith is the winner of the third annual Margaret Reid Poetry Contest for Traditional Verse sponsored by Tom Howard Books. This year's contest awarded $4,500 in cash prizes for the best original poems in traditional verse forms, including a top prize of $1,000. Keith's poem "Remembrance", a tribute to Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, was judged the best of the 3,000+ poems received. The top three winners are published at WinningWriters.com.

(PRWeb September 15, 2006)

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Humor Poetry Contest Fights Schemes that Exploit Poets: 2006 Winners Announced

Tue, 15 Aug 2006 12:00:00 GMT

Nicholas Moore of Bloomington, Indiana, is the winner of the fifth annual Wergle Flomp Humor Poetry Contest, one of today's largest competitions for humor poetry. Winning Writers sponsors this contest to call attention to "vanity contest" schemes. Vanity contests have the appearance of selectivity but are actually marketing devices to sell products to unsuspecting poets. They will often praise even the most awful work to increase sales of anthologies, conferences and personalized items. The Wergle Flomp winning entries spoof these contests. See them now on the Winning Writers website.

(PRWeb August 15, 2006)

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Winners Announced for 14th Annual Tom Howard/John H. Reid Short Story Contest

Sat, 15 Jul 2006 12:00:00 GMT

Jan Breen is the winner of the 14th annual Tom Howard/John H. Reid Short Story Contest sponsored by Tom Howard Books. This contest awards $3,000 in prizes for the best original short stories, essays or other short prose, including a top prize of $1,000. Breen's story "Geraldine Fitzgerald & Saint Patrick's Day in Pittsburgh" was judged the best of 1,217 entries from around the world. The top three winners are published at http://www.winningwriters.com/tomstory

(PRWeb July 15, 2006)

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Winning Writers Selected as One of the "101 Best Web Sites for Writers" - Second Year in a Row

Fri, 05 May 2006 12:00:00 GMT

Winning Writers is proud to announce it has been selected as one of the "101 Best Web Sites for Writers" for the second year in a row by Writer's Digest. Winning Writers has also received the Truly Useful Site Award from Preditors & Editors (March 2006). Winning Writers provides expert poetry contest information and other resources to writers. Learn more at winningwriters.com.

(PRWeb May 05, 2006)

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Winners Announced for 2005 War Poetry Contest

Tue, 15 Nov 2005 13:00:00 GMT

Jude Nutter of Edina, MN is the winner of the fourth annual War Poetry Contest sponsored by Winning Writers. This contest seeks today's best poetry on the theme of war. Ms. Nutter's poems, "Infidelity", "For Those Held Captive for Decades in Darkness" and "The Map" were judged the best of 1,036 entries from around the world. The winning entries are published at http://www.winningwriters.com/contests/war/2005/wa05_pastwinners.php.

(PRWeb November 15, 2005)

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Winners Announced for 2005 Wergle Flomp Humor Poetry Contest

Mon, 15 Aug 2005 12:00:00 GMT

Dr. Alan Farrell is the winner of the fourth annual Wergle Flomp Poetry Contest sponsored by Winning Writers. The Wergle Flomp Contest is one of today's largest competitions for humor poetry. Dr. Farrell's poem, "Blaming of Parts", was judged the best of 1,398 entries from around the world. The winning entry is published at http://www.winningwriters.com/wergleflomp/2005/winners.htm.

(PRWeb August 15, 2005)

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Winning Writers Selected as One of the "101 Best Web Sites for Writers"

Fri, 15 Apr 2005 12:00:00 GMT

Winning Writers is proud to announce it has been selected as one of the "101 Best Web Sites for Writers" for 2005 by Writer's Digest. Winning Writers is today's leading source for poetry contest information. It guides poets to quality contests and away from exploitative 'vanity contests'. Learn more at winningwriters.com.

(PRWeb April 15, 2005)

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Winners Announced for 2003 War Poetry Contest

Sat, 15 Nov 2003 08:00:00 GMT

Robert Randolph of Texas is the winner of the second annual War Poetry Contest sponsored by Winning Writers. His poem, "Floating Girl," was judged the best from among the 734 entries received. Mr. Randolph received a prize of $1,000. A total of $2,000 in prizes were awarded. The prizewinning and finalist poems are published at http://www.winningwriters.com.

(PRWeb November 15, 2003)

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Winner Announced for 2003 Wergle Flomp Poetry Contest

Fri, 15 Aug 2003 07:00:00 GMT

Callaghan Howard of Dewey, AZ is the winner of the second annual Wergle Flomp Poetry Contest sponsored by Winning Writers. Her poem, "An Ode to Buns," was judged the best spoof of 704 entries from around the world. Ms. Howard received a prize of $817.70. Her winning entry is published at http://www.winningwriters.com.

(PRWeb August 15, 2003)

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