Celebrating the Winners of the inaugural Lanark Lit Writing Competition!

by Jessie Carson and Jenn Snider Cruise [top left to right] Carolee Mason – WINNER Adults 30+; Mattea Crabtree – WINNER 17 and under; Sara Jane O’Neill – RUNNER-UP 2nd place Adults 30+; Mike Sobel – RUNNER-UP 3rd place Adults 30+. Not pictured: Georgia Walker – WINNER Young adults 18 – 29 Produced by Almonte Readers & Writers, the Lanark Lit Writing Competition launched in April of this year, and set out to connect with local writers of all ages to offer an opportunity to share their work in print and in person, as well as win a monetary prize. With the call for submissions for this inaugural year focused on works of short fiction, we’re thrilled to report that the local writing community delivered an impressive tour de force of powerful, imaginative, and compelling stories that transported us and captured our hearts! After a two month-long process of deliberation by a panel of judges, we are excited to announce the winners of the competition! Note that we will be celebrating the winners, and all the writers who submitted stories, on December 8 th from 2pm – 4pm with an Awards Gala, which will be held at the Almonte Public Library (155 High Street, Almonte). Please join us, enjoy some refreshments, and hear the winning writers and the runner-ups read from their stories. So without further adieu, we are thrilled to announce the winners of our first annual Lanark Lit Writers Competition! As selected by an independent jury of local literary experts, our winners are: *drumroll please* Ages 17 and under category WINNER — The Apartment , by Mattea Crabtree (Perth) – “a whimsical and fresh voice with excellent character work.” Mattea is an aspiring author—at twelve-years old she has already written three books and numerous short stories, which she one day hopes to publish. Young adults 18 – 29 category WINNER — The Story of Gilbert’s Hill , by Georgia Walker (Almonte) – “a beautiful piece of poetic prose that effortlessly captures the longing that comes from memory and nostalgia.” Georgia describes having an “in-my-veins kind of feeling” […]

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