
Second Place: Who will water the flowers, by Calvin Jolley (Salt Lake City).First Place: Non, by Iris Moulton (Salt Lake City ).Honorable Mention: Rush, by Larry Menlove (Payson)Ĭategory B: Creative Nonfiction Book, judged by Tessa Fontaine.Second Place: New Baby, by Iris Moulton (Salt Lake City).Francis, by Travis Petersen (Salt Lake City) Category A: Novel, judged by Roy Scranton Past winners of the Utah Original Writing Competition include four past Utah Poets Laureate, including David Lee, Ken Brewer, Katharine Coles, and Lance Larsen. There will be an awards ceremony and readings by previous competition winners. First- and second-place winners are awarded prize money ranging from $150 to $1,000, depending on the category.Īn event celebrating Utah writers and the Original Writing Competition will take place on Wednesday, November 4, 2020, from 6-8 p.m. Manuscripts were reviewed in an anonymous process by judges who reside outside of Utah. The winners were selected from a total of 291 entries from Utah-based writers. The Utah Division of Arts & Museums and the SLCC Community Writing Center have chosen 18 writers in seven categories as the winners of the 61st annual Utah Original Writing Competition. Winners of the 2020 Utah Original Writing Competition

Honorable Mention: In Chrysalis by Kylie Smith (Spanish Fork)Ģ021 UTAH ORIGINAL WRITING COMPETITION JUDGES.Second Place: Dear Carlitos (A Letter to My Brother) by Vince Font (Ogden).First Place: When Ice Isn't Slippery by Alyssa Witbeck Alexander (Logan).Honorable Mention: After College by Andrew Grace (Salt Lake City)Ĭategory G: Creative Nonfiction Essay, judged by Namrata Poddar.

Second Place: A Pinned Moth Under Glass Still Breathes by Lesley Hart Gunn (Provo).First Place: Immune by Rosie Ribeira (Lehi).Honorable Mention: Flowers to Paper, Leukemia by David Knowlton (Salt Lake City)Ĭategory F: Short Story, judged by Natanya Pulley.Second Place: The World by Rebecca Billings (Payson).First Place: Fugitive by Lisa Roullard (Salt Lake City).


