Roundup 2010 Winners
Writer of the Year
- Betty J. Vickers
Olive Woolley Burt Award of Excellence
- Too Precious for Earth
- Amy C. Maddocks
Emerald Award
- The first ever winner of the Silver Quill and Emerald Award—for winning consecutive Silver Awards:
- D. N. Giles
Short Prose
- First Place
- “One-Oh-Five”
- By Chadd VanZanten From Cache Valley
- Second Place
- “How Bad It's Gotten”
- By Chadd VanZanten From Cache Valley
- Third Place
- “The Stranger”
- By Betty J. Vickers From Heritage Writers Guild
- Honorable Mentions
- “Undefeated”
- By Chadd VanZanten From Cache Valley
- “Jumping Off The Sunshine Bridge”
- By Murray Edwards From Oquirrh Writers
- “Art To Die For”
- By Betty J. Vickers From Heritage Writers Guild
Theme Prose
- First Place
- “Diamonds”
- By Ann Kearns From Heritage Writers Guild
- Second Place
- “Reflections On An Uncut Diamond”
- By Lynda Scott From Blue Quill
- Third Place
- “It's All In The Thumb”
- By Lois D. Brown From Utah Valley
- Honorable Mentions
- “Dirt Or Diamonds”
- By Betty J. Vickers From Heritage Writers Guild
- “Stranger Than Fiction”
- By Shirley Westenskow From Sevier Valley Writers
- “The Banner”
- By Edwin Smith From Bountiful
Youth Story
- First Place
- “Sully, The Three-Toed Sloth”
- By Betty J. Vickers From Heritage Writers Guild
- Second Place
- “Not Another Tie”
- By Kendra Fowler From Bountiful
- Third Place
- “Hannah's Bandanna”
- By Betty J. Vickers From Heritage Writers Guild
- Honorable Mentions
- “A Wild Surprise”
- By Tamara J. Lindsay (Tamara Jordan) From Heber Valley Writers
- “The Blanket”
- By Wallace Pride From Cache Valley Chapter
- “Running Away”
- By Betty J. Vickers From Heritage Writers Guild
First Chapter
- First Place
- “Heaven Help Us Be Happy Sandwiches”
- By Corrie Lynne Player From Color Country Nightwriters
- Second Place
- “Leave. Stay.”
- By Shirley Westenskow From Sevier Valley Writers
- Third Place
- “A Stranger In Need”
- By Grace Diane Jessen From Sevier Valley Writers
- Honorable Mentions
- “Annie Of Bath”
- By Irene Hastings From Heber Valley Writers
- “To Dye For”
- By Kendra Fowler From Bountiful
- “A Boston Window: An American Tinderbox”
- By Julie W. Hawk From Heritage Writers Guild
Creative Non-fiction
- First Place
- “The Secret Book: My Battle With Polygamy”
- By Julie W. Hawk From Heritage Writers Guild
- Second Place
- “The Birth Mother”
- By Pat Jacobson From Heritage Writers Guild
- Third Place
- “Our Miracle Baby”
- By Renae Mackley (R.W. Mackley) From Absolutely Write
- Honorable Mentions
- “The Prayer Apron”
- By Pat Jacobson From Heritage Writers Guild
- “Solo Quest”
- By Marie C. Tollstrup From Heritage Writers Guild
- “Flight”
- By Marie C. Tollstrup From Heritage Writers Guild
Articles
- First Place
- “Toxic Landscape”
- By Laura McLain Madsen From Oquirrh Writers
- Second Place
- “How To Cook The Best Brisket In The Entire Solar System”
- By Murray Edwards From Oquirrh Writers
- Third Place
- “A Tale Of Two Bibles”
- By Lois D. Brown From Utah Valley
- Honorable Mentions
- “Elegance Underfoot”
- By Betty J. Vickers From Heritage Writers Guild
- “On The Trail Of The Pony Express”
- By Irene Hastings From Heber Valley Writers
- “Bubbling Waters”
- By Irene Hastings From Heber Valley Writers
Essay
- First Place
- “The Day We Became Americans”
- By Drienie Hattingh From Blue Quill
- Second Place
- “A Warm Place In The Sun”
- By Edwin Smith From Bountiful
- Third Place
- “Three Generations Experience - Wilderness Miracle”
- By Corrie Lynne Player From Color Country Nightwriters
- Honorable Mentions
- “Mrs. Mixell”
- By Sandy Montanino From Utah Valley
- “One Can Smile Without An Accent”
- By Drienie Hattingh From Blue Quill
- “Don't Run Me Out Of The Country for Writing This”
- By Murray Edwards From Oquirrh Writers
Children's and Picture Book
- First Place
- “Animal Safari”
- By Irene Hastings From Heber Valley Writers
- Second Place
- “Mrs. Pig's Tree House”
- By Jennifer Hurst From Oquirrh Writers
- Third Place
- “Mrs. Knickerbocker's Needles”
- By Robyn Buttars From Cache Valley
- Honorable Mentions
- “My Friend Is A Tree”
- By Carolyn Frank (Carolyn Twede Frank) From Wasatch Writers
- “Annie Is Such a Copycat”
- By Jenn Wilks From Utah Valley
- “Kali And Halloween”
- By Christy Monson From Blue Quill
Tween Manuscript
- First Place
- “The Wreath Of Gamwald”
- By Wallace Pride From Cache Valley
- Second Place
- “Nature Notes For Kids”
- By Lin Floyd From Heritage Writers Guild
- Third Place
- “Time Geek”
- By William Tandy From WordCraft
- Honorable Mentions
- “Hitler's Promise”
- By Carolyn Frank (Carolyn Twede Frank) From Wasatch Writers
- “Jaeger”
- By Tobyn DeGraw From Utah County Chapter
- “Almost Super”
- By Marion Jensen Non-Member
Young Adult Manuscript
- First Place
- “Anamoly”
- By Sheralyn Pratt (Sera Finn) From Salt Lake Chapter
- Second Place
- “Quintessence”
- By Alicia Caldwell From WordCraft
- Third Place
- “Abiku”
- By Patricia Bossano-Gerard From Blue Quill
- “Cycles”
- By Lois D. Brown From Utah Valley
- Honorable Mentions
- “The Amazing Adventures Of Mason Montgomery”
- By Kylie Howarth (Kylie Klein) From Salt Lake Chapter
- “The Secret Of Everstar”
- By Candace Thomas From Oquirrh Writers
- “Cradle Gift”
- By Patricia Bossano-Gerard From Blue Quill
Adult Fiction and Collections
- First Place
- “A Plague Of Caterpillars”
- By Chadd VanZanten From Cache Valley
- Second Place
- “Reply Hazy, Try Again”
- By Diana Tracy ( D.S. Tracy) From Wasatch Writers
- Third Place
- “Cold Case - Closed”
- By Betty J. Vickers From Heritage Writers Guild
- “Forever Friends”
- By Drienie Hattingh From Blue Quill
- Honorable Mentions
- “Tales From Eden And Beyond”
- By Drienie Hattingh From Blue Quill
- “The Purgatory Reward”
- By Jonene Ficklin From Absolutely Write
- “California Gold In The South Pacific”
- By Dorothy J. Varney From Heritage Writers Guild
- “Christmas Wonders”
- By Robyn Buttars From Cache Valley
- “Dirty Martinis, Enchilada, Rooming with Jose Cuervo Or How I Survived The Okalhoma Writers' Conference”
- By Murray Edwards From Oquirrh Writers
Rhyming Poetry
- First Place
- Spring Fever With Cardinal
- By Barbara Joan Funke From Heritage Writers Guild
- Second Place
- Wyoming Winter
- By Karen M. Mittan (K.M. Kelly) From Oquirrh Writers
- Third Place
- Elements Of Risk
- By Barbara Joan Funke From Heritage Writers Guild
- Third Place
- Auction Blues
- By Grace Diane Jessen From Sevier Valley Writers
- 1st Honorable Mention
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- The Brave Heart
- By Shirley Manning From WordCraft
Non-Rhyming Poetry
- First Place
- Painting, Untitled
- By Isaac Timm From Cache Valley
- Second Place
- On Your Visit To Arlington National Cemetery
- By Barbara Joan Funke From Heritage Writers Guild
- Third Place
- Convertible
- By Sharon Nauta Steele From Bountiful
- 1st Honorable Mention
- An After Winter Visit
- By Marilyn Ball, Non-Member
- 2nd Honorable Mention
- Questions On Mortality
- By Sharon Nauta Steele From Bountiful
Portfolios
- Bronze
- Corrie Player
- Silver
- Jamie Lawson
- Gold—tie
- Drienie Hattingh
- Lin V. Floyd
Children/Young Adult Books
- Bronze
- Elfs in a Conquered Realm
- Anna del C. Dye
- Silver
- Simply Jenny
- Robyn Butterfield Butters
- Gold
- Faery Sight
- P. Bossano
Nonfiction Books
- Bronze
- A Resilient Life
- By Kat Elton, ORT
- Silver—tie
- The Sharp Edge of a Knife
- D.N. Giles
- What's It Like, Living Green?
Kids Teaching Kids, by the Way They Live
- Jill Ammon Vanderwood
- Gold
- Too Precious for Earth
- Amy C. Maddocks
Fiction Books
- Bronze—three-way tie
- Ahriman's Light
- Michael Eldredge
- The Evening and the Morning
- Tom Baldwin
- Quicksilver
- Joy Spraycar
- Silver—tie
- Looking for Lucy Gilligan
- Murray H. Edwards
- Depth of Deceit
- Betty Briggs
- Gold
- Christmas Rose
- Robyn Buttars
Religious Books
- Bronze—tie
- The Not So Wicked Stepparent
- Sherrie Mackleprang
- Bible Stories for Adults Only
- Betty J. Vickers
- Silver
- Mormon Mishaps and Mischief
- D.N. Giles and C. L. Beck
- Gold
- Martha's Freedom Train
- C. Larene Hall
