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Congratulations to the 2015 Winners!!
The Edgar Award for Best Poem in the Competition
“Edgar Lee Masters, Writer,” by Mary Zachmeyer (Mt. Pleasant, IA)
Youth category
1st place: “Jenny,” by Ashana Neale (Mount Vernon, NY)
2nd place: “’Butch’ Weldy’s Servant,” by Tiffany Le (Bronx, NY)
3rd place: “Mrs. Halmark,” by Dana Solitaire (Mount Vernon, NY)
Popular Vote: “’Butch’ Weldy’s Servant,” by Tiffany Le (Bronx, NY)
Adult category
1st place: “Fulton County Legacy,” by Barbara A. Jenkins (Lewistown, IL)
2nd place: “Julie Ann,” by Nicki Hazzard (Lewistown, IL)
3rd place: “Scottie Walker,” by Richard L. Hanson (Monmouth, IL)
Popular Vote: “Fulton County Legacy,” by Barbara A. Jenkins (Lewistown, IL)
Senior category
1st place: “To Love at Last,” by Pat Crommett (Lewsitown, IL)
2nd place: “Alice Burge,” by Susan Hatton (Pekin, IL)
3rd place: “Reverend Thomas Benton,” by Vicky Dovenspike (Salem, IA)
Popular Vote: “Alice Burge,” by Susan Hatton (Pekin,IL)