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Winners of the Battle of the BardsÂ
Meet the Writers and Illustrators
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Writers
Judge's Choice Awards
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Judge Favorite #1 -- Choices by Thomas Brodkin
Judge Favorite #2 -- Tornado's Alley by Jan Lloyd
First Place -- Vinny Minchillo
Give the People What They Want
(The one about Area 51) Interviewed by KJ Waters
Second Place -- Thomas Brodkin
Choices
(The one about the man and woman sheltering in the bowling alley bar)
Interviewed by KJ Waters
Third Place -- Brad Christy
Tornado Alleys
(The one about the young woman finding out she is pregnant and examines her future)
Interviewed by KJ Waters
Honorable Mention -- KJ Waters
Spitfire and Brimstone
(The one about the man saving the woman and the cat saving the proposal)
Interviewed by Kim Hunt Harris
Semi-Finalist -- Dana Star
What a Fool Believes
(The one about the DJ collecting donations)
Interviewed by Mathis B. Rogers
Semi-Finalists -- Pam Rachiell
Tornado Ally (306)
(The one about the flooded basement and a series of mishaps)
Interviewed by Kim Hunt Harris
Semi-Finalists -- John A. Brock
A Simple Melody
(The one about grandma playing the piano during the tornado) Interviewed by Mathis B. Rogers
Semi-Finalists -- Annette Sprouks Reasoner
Naming a Tornado
(The one about losing someone you love)
Interviewed by Kim Hunt Harris
Illustrators
First Place -- Mary Schmidt
Untitled
Interviewed by Dan Dwayne Spencer
Second Place -- Erin Shaw
Tornado Alley
Interviewed by Dan Dwayne Spencer
Third Place -- Neal Kleman
Dark Winds
Interviewed by Dan Dwayne Spencer
Honorable Mention -- Erin Shaw
Tuila Supercell
Interviewed by Dan Dwayne Spencer
Semi-Finalists -- Jefferson Marshall
Tornado Ally
(The one written as a tall tale)
Interviewed by Mathis B. Rogers
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