Anthology Announcements

 

Anthology Story Contest PRIZES:

1st Prize: Kim Hunt Harris, "The Summer Mr. McAllister Finally Died"

2nd Prize: John A. Brock, "Makoto and the Barking Squirrels"

3rd Prize: Betty M. Reeves, "Up and Down"

Anthology Illustration Contest PRIZES:

1st Prize: Shelbye Karr, "That'll Be the Day"

2nd Prize: Jefferson Marshall, "Cotton"

3rd Prize: Jan Lloyd, "Sod House"

 

Anthology Contest Judges:

 

1. Linda N. Masi is the author of the novel Fine Dreams and the Juniperon winner Prize for Fiction. Her other work appears in journals such as Tupelo Quarterly, Blackberry: A Magazine, and elsewhere. She has also published a children’s book series, a book of poems, and a play. Originally from Nigeria, Masi holds an MFA in Creative Writing from the University of Mississippi. She is completing her Ph.D. in English (Creative Writing Focus) at Texas Tech University, where she serves as an Associate Editor for Iron Horse Literary Review.

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1. Nana Nyarko Boateng is a writer and editor pursuing a Ph.D. in English (Creative Writing Focus) at Texas Tech University. She holds an MFA in Creative Writing from the University of Virginia, where she received the Henfield Prize for Fiction in 2022. She has served as a Fiction Editor for Meridian and an Associate Editor for Iron Horse Literary Review. Her work appears in anthologies such as Relations, Lusaka Punk, Summoning Rain, Reflections, According to Sources, and Look Where You Have Gone to Sit.

 

1. Anne Alalibo is the author of the novels Out of the Ordinary and Muffled View and a collection of short stories entitled Echoes of Wandering Hearts. She was a Writer-in-Residence for the 2014 UNESCO Port Harcourt World Book Capital Program. Born in Manchester, England, Alalibo originally hails from the Niger Delta region of Nigeria. She is an experienced powerplant chemist and serves as the secretary of the Association of Nigerian Authors, Rivers State Branch.

 

1. D. Marcus Chucxz is an editor, ghostwriter, filmmaker, actor, and media content developer. He authored a series of illustrated stories for children, Aperion Grandma’s Moral Tales for Kids, and a book of poems, Dripping Cross. He also writes plays for stage and radio and features and TV screenplays. He is completing his Ph.D. in English and Communication with a specialization in literature.

 

1. John Warenko is a painter and fine artist. Most of his career has been with galleries and educational and non-profit arts organizations. He holds an MFA from the College of Fine Arts at the University of New Mexico and attended the post-graduate arts administration program at New York University. From 1982 through 1995, he served as Professor of Art, Assistant Dean, and Director of Admissions and Student Services at Indiana University’s Herron School of Art. He has also served as the Executive Director for the Art Center at Fuller Lodge, Los Alamos, and as Executive Director for the Northern New Mexico Regional Art Center in Espanola, New Mexico. Warenko has illustrated children’s books authored by his sister, Barbara A. Warenko, such as How the Elf in the Tree Came to Be. He is currently spending his retirement time illustrating books of his creation and other authors' works.