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 ARIZONA  AUTHORS  ASSOCIATION
 

2007  ARIZONA  LITERARY  AWARDS  BANQUET
Sheraton Crescent - Phoenix, Arizona - Friday, November 2, 2007

Most of the contest finalists, many from other states, along with the press, bookstore managers,
librarians, Magazine editors, and authors and writers come to support the Arizona Authors Association,
attended in their best finery this prestigious night where the winners of the
Arizona Literary Awards were revealed, along with the new issue of the
Arizona Literary Magazine publishing the winning entries.
Check out all the winners, their titles and book covers on the Winners page HERE


Kiki Swanson and Eileen Birin
at the registration table


Introduction by Greta Manville,
Contest Coordinator


Anne O'Brien
First Prize Published Nonfiction


Sam Barone
Second Prize Published Fiction


Patricia A. Bonn
Second Prize
Unpublished Short Story


Kathleen Barham Price
Second Prize Unpublished Essay


Don Wells and Jean Groen
3rd Prize Children's Literature


Dennis Schwesinger
Honorable mention, Unpublished novel


Unveiling the fall issue of the
2007 Arizona Literary Magazine

 


Ready to raffle the gorgeous baskets
before starting the festivities. Presiding:
Toby Heathcotte, President (left)
Vijaya Schartz, (right) Magazine Editor,
Webmistress, & past President


Waiting nervously
browsing the book display in the back



Announcing the winners


Christine Danforth
First Prize
Unpublished Short Story


Margaret C. Weber
2nd Prize Poetry &
Honorable Mention in Essay


Peg Nichols receiving her
3rd Prize in Published Nonfiction


Vernita Khosti
3rd Prize Published Novel


Jason Eslamieh
Honorable Mention Poetry


The new issue of the
Arizona Literary Magazine
publishing the winning entries
Editor in Chief: Vijaya Schartz
Cherie Lee won one of the raffle baskets


Standing room only at the signing tables


Richard Satterlie
First Place Published Fiction


Merle M. McCann
Second Prize
Published Children Literature


Jan Cleere
Second Prize Published Nonfiction


James Charles Raymond
3rd Prize - Unpublished Novel


Sherry Ledington
3rd Prize
Unpublished Short Story


Linda Bierwagen
Honorable Mention
Essay category


 



 

 

November 3, 2006, A Gala Night to Remember
 THE  ARIZONA  LITERARY  AWARDS  BANQUET
At the Park Plaza Hotel, North Phoenix
The entire event was filmed by Arizona Web TV


President Toby Heathcotte
and contest coordinator
Greta Manville


Greta Manville and Cleo Lorette
checking registrations at the door

Book Signing in the Lobby
Preparing the camera for the filming of the event by the Arizona WEB TV station reporting the event

Danielle Hampson, from Arizona Web TV,  explaining the filming of the event

Let the festivities

commence!


Sam Barone, First Prize
in Published Novels


Diane Holloway, First Prize
in Published Non-Fiction



Stacy Nyikos, Second Prize
Published Children's Literature

Our Secretary, Mali Berger
Enjoying the festivities

 

    


The authors of The Wall (Phoenix Writers Club)
accepting their third prize award
in Published Children's Literature

 

CAN YOU RECOGNIZE THE WINNERS BELOW?  See them up close on the WINNERS PAGE

       

2005  Arizona  Literary  Awards  Banquet - at the Hilton Four Points Hotel, Metrocenter, in Phoenix, AZ

Vijaya Schartz, President, & Toby Heathcotte, Contest Coordinator

Winning authors Carrol Fix (left) and Mathias B. Freese (right) autographing their books

Toby Heathcotte handles registrations

Vijaya Greeting BetteLou Tobin and guest

A room full of guests

Visiting the bar in the back

Family apprehensive before the awards begin

Left to right, Toby Heathcotte, future contest coordinator Greta Manville (who took most of  the pictures) standing  winner Mathias Freese, and right  winner Devon Mihesuah

New officer Mali Berger and husband

Ray Madaghiele gave an inspirational talk before receiving his award for "Ray of Hope for Peace" Cycling through America after 9-11

Val Cardinale

Douglas L. Christian

Deborah J. Ledford

Devon Mihesuah

Brian Rouff

Smiling winner Rebecca Coffield

Patricia J. Hruby

Virginia Nosky

Mathias B. Freese

Gil Howard

 

Peg Bauernfeind

Tom Wagner

Susan J. Henley

Emily Pritchard Cary

 

 

    

An emotional surprise at the end of the awards, Vijaya Schartz, our outgoing president of seven years, received an award for outstanding service.

The Outstanding Service Award

    

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