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It’s no surprise that LEO readers are a creative lot, and for the past two decades, we’ve counted on you to share your talents by submitting works to our annual Literary LEO contest. Once again, you did not disappoint, turning in hundreds of written and photographic works for consideration. In the following pages you’ll find the best of the best as determined through a blind judging of this year’s entries.

Thanks to the writers and photographers who participated, and a special thanks to this year’s cadre of esteemed judges, all of whom are accomplished authors/artists in their own right: Erin Keane (poetry); Jeremy Morris (fiction); Hillary Harrison (something different); and Mary Yates (photography).

As always, all are invited to celebrate the winners during a special Literary LEO event this evening from 6-9 p.m. at Spalding University’s Egan Leadership Center (see this week’s Staffpicks for more details).

THE WINNERS

POETRY

1st Place: Ken Walker

2nd Place: Jinn Fuller Renfro

3rd Place: Jean Tucker

Honorable Mention: Jean Tucker

SHORT FICTION

1st Place: Cheryl Butler Brandreth

2nd Place: Eve Forbes

3rd Place: Robert Sachs

Honorable Mention: L.E. Elder

FLASH FICTION

1st Place: Robert Penick

2nd Place: Nettie Farris

3rd Place: R. Dallon Adams

Honorable Mention: E. Gail Chandler

SOMETHING DIFFERENT

1st Place: Jean Tucker

2nd Place: Rob Donald

3rd Place: Chloe Forsting

Honorable Mention: Barb McMakin

COLOR PHOTOGRAPHY

1st Place: G.N. Augé

2nd Place: Sheri L. Wright

3rd Place: Ted Heitzman

Honorable Mention: George H. Jones

BLACK & WHITE PHOTOGRAPHY

1st Place: Gary Pikarsky

2nd Place: G.N. Augé

3rd Place: Gary Pikarsky

Honorable Mention: G.N. Augé

Honorable Mention: Dan Rubin 

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