Contest
#26 - June Looms
After
receiving over 250 entries to our "June Looms" writing contest,
we offer congratulations to our winner, Stella Michel,
the proud recipient of a free year of membership with the SCBWI!
Thanks
to all who participated in our contest -- keep up the good work!
In the meantime, please take a few minutes to read the winning entry below.
THE
CONTEST
Write a rhyming verse of no more than 4 stanzas, and make the last word
"June."
| Winner |
| Honorable
Mentions |
Stella
Michele
Long Island, NY
Member since 2005
WINNER
Beaches glisten
The days wax long
The robins trill
A joyful song
The ice cream trucks
Wind down the streets
With cherry pops
And frosty treats
The sun burns high
The berries bright
The sprinklers hiss
Into the night
The insects drone
All afternoon
The schools let out –
At last it’s June.
Stella Michel lives on the south shore of Long Island with her husband and two sons. she works as a school library media specialist in a K-6 school, a job which allows her to indulge in her love for children's literature. When she's not reading, she oil paints, skis and works on her middle grade fantasy.
Teresa
Nordheim
Puyallup,
WA
Member since 2005
Honorable Mention
A Memorable Moment
To the mailbox, I went whistling
a tune.
I opened the letter at half past noon.
"Your manuscript made the whole office swoon.
We’d love to buy it,” signed Editor June.
Teresa
Nordheim enjoys the company of her husband and two daughters
at their
home in Puyallup, WA. She keeps busy reading, writing, and submitting
stories. She has had stories published in children’s and adult magazines,
both online and print and dreams of seeing her picture books line the
shelves in bookstores.
Marla
Sobel
Des
Moines, IA
Member since 1998
Honorable Mention
Rejection letter in my hand,
A trip to the saloon.
There goes my fantasy so sweet,
No huge advance in June.
Marla Sobel is the author of The Penguin Who Lost Her Cool (Childswork/Childsplay 2000), a picture book dealing with the topic of anger management. She enjoys writing humorous stories and bibliotherapy materials for children. She is in the beginning stages of writing her first middle grade novel. Marla lives in Des Moines, Iowa with her husband, son, daughter, and two dogs. Someday she wants to be a rock star. If that dream doesn't pan out, she'd settle for having an uncluttered kitchen table.
