2007
The
Antigonish Review’s
7th Great Blue Heron Poetry Contest
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FIRST PRIZE
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($600.00)
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Daryl Sneath,
Port Perry, ON
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SECOND PRIZE
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($400.00)
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Eve Joseph,
Brentwood Bay, BC
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THIRD PRIZE
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($200.00)
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Heidi Garnett,
Kelowna, BC
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The
Antigonish Review’s
3rd Sheldon Currie Fiction Contest
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FIRST PRIZE
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($600.00)
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Shellie Troy Anderson
Vancouver, BC
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SECOND PRIZE
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($400.00)
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Bob Bossin,
Gabriola, BC
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THIRD PRIZE
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($200.00)
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Trudy J. Morgan-Cole,
St. John's, NL
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The decisions for these contests were difficult to make. There were a combined
total of 403 contestants this year. The writer’s names were masked so the judges
could not identify the authors. We expect the winning manuscripts will be published
in issue #151 (Autumn 2007) of The Antigonish Review.
Prizes: $600 first prize & publication
$400 second prize & publication
$200 third prize & publication
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2006
The
Antigonish Review’s
6th Great Blue Heron Poetry Contest
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FIRST PRIZE
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($600.00)
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Ron Stewart,
Komoka, Ontario
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SECOND PRIZE
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($400.00)
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Gillian Savigny,
Montreal, Quebec
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THIRD PRIZE
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($200.00)
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Katherine A. Case,
Berkeley, California
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The
Antigonish Review’s
3rd Sheldon Currie Fiction Contest
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FIRST PRIZE
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($600.00)
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Alix Bemrose,
Toronto, Ontario
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SECOND PRIZE
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($400.00)
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Mark Rogers,
Toronto, Ontario
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THIRD PRIZE
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($200.00)
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Margret Bollerup,
Maple Ridge, British Columbia
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The decisions were difficult to make. There were a combined
total of 395 contestants this year. The writers' names were
masked so the judges could not identify the authors. We
expect the winning manuscripts to be published in issue
#147 (Autumn 2006) of The Antigonish Review.
Prizes: $600 first prize & publication
$400 second prize & publication
$200 third prize & publication
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2005
The
Antigonish Review’s
Great Blue Heron Poetry Contests
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FIRST PRIZE
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($600.00)
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Linda L. Dove,
Skull Valley, Arizona
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SECOND PRIZE
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($400.00)
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Nikolijne Troubetzkoy,
Toronto, Ontario
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THIRD PRIZE
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($200.00)
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Sachiko Murakami,
Montreal, Quebec
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HONOURABLE MENTION
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Shannon Stewart,
West Vancouver, British Columbia
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The
Antigonish Review’s
1st Sheldon Currie Fiction Contest
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FIRST PRIZE
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($600.00)
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Nicholas Ruddock,
Guelph, Ontario
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SECOND PRIZE
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($400.00)
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Eleonore Schönmaier,
Ketch Harbour, Nova Scotia
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THIRD PRIZE
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($200.00)
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Leslie Vryenhoek,
Winnipeg, Manitoba
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The decisions were difficult to make. There were a combined
total of 470 contestants this year. The writers' names were
masked so the judges could not identify the authors. We
expect the winning manuscripts to be published in issue
#143 (Autumn 2005) of The Antigonish Review.
Prizes: $600 first prize & publication
$400 second prize & publication
$200 third prize & publication
Honourable Mention - publication
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Press Release...
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FIRST PRIZE
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($800.00)
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Anita Lahey,
Ottawa, Ontario
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SECOND PRIZE
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($500.00)
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David Hickey,
Fredericton, New Brunswick
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THIRD PRIZE
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($300.00)
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Kate Hall,
Montreal, Quebec
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The decisions were difficult to make. There were nearly
350 contestants. The poets' names were masked so the judges
could not identify the authors. We expect the winning poems
to be published in issue #139 (Autumn 2004) of The Antigonish
Review.
Prizes: $800 first prize & publication
$500 second prize & publication
$300 third prize & publication
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Press Release...
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FIRST PRIZE
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($800.00)
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Stephanie Bolster,
Pointe Claire, Quebec
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SECOND PRIZE
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($500.00)
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Catherine Greenwood,
Victoria, BC
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THIRD PRIZE
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($300.00)
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Michael Trussler,
Regina, Saskatchewan
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The decisions were difficult to make. There were nearly
400 contestants. The poets' names were masked so the judges
could not identify the authors. We expect to publish the
winning poetry in issue #135 (Autumn, 2003).
Prizes: $800 first prize & publication
$500 second prize & publication
$300 third prize & publication
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FIRST
PRIZE
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($800.00)
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Mitchell
Parry,
Victoria, British Columbia
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SECOND
PRIZE
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($500.00)
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Lori
Maleea Acker,
Hines Creek, Alberta
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THIRD
PRIZE (A Tie)
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($150.00)
($150.00)
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Brad
Buie, Victoria, British Columbia
Nicholas Ruddock, Guelph, Ontario
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HONORABLE
MENTION:
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Rebecca
Campbell,
Cobble Hill, British Columbia
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The decisions were difficult to make. There were nearly
400 contestants. The poets' names were masked so the judges
could not identify the authors. The winning poems have been
published in issue #131 (Autumn, 2002).
Prizes: $800 first prize & publication
$500 second prize & publication
$300 third prize & publication
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| FIRST
PRIZE |
($500.00) |
Karin
Cope,
Port Dufferin, Nova Scotia |
| SECOND
PRIZE |
($300.00) |
Anna
King,
Surrey, British Columbia |
| THIRD
PRIZE |
($200.00) |
Heather
Cadsby,
Etobicoke, Ontario |
| HONORABLE
MENTION: |
Mitchell
Parry, Victoria, British Columbia
Clea Young, Victoria, British Columbia |
The decisions were not easy. There were nearly 150 contestants
who sent, on average, five or six poems. The poets' names
were masked so the judges could not identify the authors.
The text of the first, second and third prize-winning
poems have been published inour issue #127.
For full contest details, guidelines and queries, contact:
Phone (902) 867-3962 or tar@stfx.ca.
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We
acknowledge the support of the Canada Council for the
Arts
which last year invested $19.1 million in writing and
publishing
throughout Canada.
Nous
remercions de son soutien le Conseil des Arts du Canada,
qui a investi 19,1 millions de dollars l'an dernier dans
les lettres et l'édition à travers le Canada.
Canada
Council for the Arts
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OUR
CONGRATULATIONS TO THE WINNERS
AND OUR SINCERE THANKS TO ALL WHO CONTRIBUTED TO THE CONTEST.
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