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War Poetry Contest: Archive of Winning Entries

Winning Writers has been proud to sponsor the War Poetry Contest during 2002-2011. This contest is presently retired. Please enjoy this archive of winning entries. Click to learn about our currently active contests.

2011 Winners
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2011 War Poetry Results

Congratulations to our 2011 prizewinners Pamela Uschuk, David Cooke, and Michael Estes, and to our honorable mentions and finalists.

First Prize - $2,000
Pamela Uschuk
Horoscope; White Phosphorus After Hanukkah; The Taliban Takes Pakistan

Second Prize - $1,200
David Cooke
Meat Puppet

Third Prize - $600
Michael Estes
bin laden

Honorable Mentions
$100 each
Laurie Lee Didesch
Bill Duvall
Reuven Goldfarb
Marilyn Krysl
Bruce Lack
Robert Hill Long
Lynn McGee
Nicole
Eleanor Paynter
Nita Ritzke
Suzanne Roberts
Eliot Khalil Wilson

Finalists
Susan Brennan
J. Scott Brownlee
Sasha Pimentel Chacón
Danielle Jones-Pruett
Danielle Kessinger
Adrie Kusserow
Hugh Martin
Frank Ortega
Robert Schultz
Steven Sparks
Les Wicks