ADELAIDE LITERARY MAGAZINE
LITERARY CONTEST 2024

WINNERS OF THE 6th ADELAIDE LITERARY MAGAZINE AWARD CONTEST 2024

POETRY

The Winner:
Richard Weaver (View from the Bath)

Five shortlist winner nominees:
Sterling Warner (Seaboard Magic)
William Ogden Haynes, Ph.D (Homecoming 1945)
Jeffrey Tao (Five Haikus)
Leonardo Chung (Before the sun steals the floor)
Frannie Gilbertson (Bookstores)

Finalists:
Proud valleys by Carlos Javier Carmona Valdivia
Stories from the drop-in: a lyric poem by Charlotte Graham
Somewhere it is Raining by IF
War Torn by Frances Wiedenhoeft
Who Knows by Madlynn Haber
Lost in Translation by KC Hampton
Banishing The Blues by Julia Vaughan
Rooms by the Sea by Martin Bartholmy
When married bisexual ladies go to the opera by Carrie Magness Radna
Conception by Mikal Wix
Fruits of Her Labor by Valerie Rivera
The Quarter by John Drudge
Love Story by April McDermott
Fiftieth Class Reunion by Clark Zlotchew
The Silent Cry of a Man by Briyanna Dorminvil
My Inner Demons by Idalis Wood
My Red Schwinn by William R. Stoddart
The surprises that await by Mark Vogel
Seasons by Cami Rumble
Late November, Late Afternoon by Alan Massey
Love is a neon light by Ann Huang
How do I love thee by Nardine Sanderson
He whom they called King (Anna Akhmatova) by Victoria Chernyak
Fall Turning by Nicole Farmer
On the Train to Penn Station by Donna M. Davis
In the Morning Light by Laurie Hollman
Linden Trees by Fran Schumer
Twilight Lounge by Frank Zahn
Teach Me To Tango by Jennifer Phillips
You by Ren Nutter
My Lady Malady by Karl Dean

ESSAYS

The Winner:
Minimalism in Literature: The Usage of Monosyllabic Words - Burcu Uzun

Five shortlist winner nominees:
From Confrontation to Comprehension: Exploring Empathy and Identity in the Digital Age - Elisebeth Boyer
Birds of America - Deborah Kent
Tolstoy's Variegated Midlife Crisis - José L Recio
Meditation on Our True Love Story - Sandra M. Perez
Stolen Moments - James A. Swartz, Ph.D.

Finalists:
A Social Experiment - Lisa James
Reconsidering Paradise - Hank Kalet
The House on Utica Street - Kris Haines-Sharp
Pa: An Essay - Brianna Munanto
Why Women Veterans Day? - Melissa Harcrow
Uncle - Marisa Mangani
Discern Your Genie, Pursue Your Dreams – Yvonne Blackwood
Sanctimonious - Linda Caradine
Voyagers - Michael McGrath
Before I Leave You – Lynne Golodner
The Book – Rita Plush
The Bog Runs - James Hanna
Hawaii—without the Beach - Rachel Davey
What Makes Someone Tick! - Sanchita Das
How Lovely to Be a Woman - Frannie Gilbertson
I ghosted my best friend - Jessie Kahnweiler
It Shall Be - Tony Martello
Notes From Underground by XXXstoyevski - Rob Laymon

SHORT STORY

The Winner:
Have a Nice Day - Paul Perilli

Ten shortlist winner nominees:
A Random Witness - Renée Henning
Not Time Yet - April McDermott
I thought about writing you back, Mary - Sara London
The Lost One - Penny Page
The Funeral - Robert Gamer
Home Like a Shadow - Linda Boroff
Scars - Don Narkevic
Nadine and her Mother on the Beach - Fran Schumer
Cabin in the Woods - Steven McBrearty
Ánima en Pena: Spain, 1656 - Carol Zapata-Whelan

Finalists:
The Wind Calls - Alimat Akabashorun
Clashes - Kaitlyn Beck
Mummy's Boy - Ciaran McLarnon
A Divisive Discovery - Loria R. Davis
Mermaids at the Station - Shari Lane
Beatitudes - Deirdre Fryer Baird
Two For The Show - Pedro E Loredo
Twitch - Lauren Steinke
Wally's Biker Bar - Mary Anne Kalonas Slack
The Last Light - N. L. McCoy
Born With the Caul - Brenda Vicars Hummel
Cigarette Smoke - Kira Morris
Annika’s Dream - Mitchell Near
His True Nature – John Styron
The Woman Who Planted a Garden - Debbie Robertson
Red Solo Cup - KC Hampton
Year Of The Dragon - Pedro E Loredo
Where is My Mind - Michael Duke
A Cab Ride Home – Randy McIntosh
My Visionary Grandmother - Lisa Lahey
The Last Time I Saw Richard - Jake Epstine
The Outlaw Bird - Michael Loyd Gray
Weary Blues - Scott Jessop
The Sands - Justin Dittrick
Tough Love - Kendra Martin
Suiting Yourself in Suburbia - Hank Paper
My Name Is Adaiba - Adaora Ogunniyi
All That for A What? - Amanda Albery
Under God - Adam Matson
Forest Floor - Chloe Komesarook
The Song the Lake Sings - Drakon Troyer
Atlas of Your Heart - Morada Rivera
The Power Within - Jill Harris
A Girl, Almost Ten – Swathi Desai Silva
Vovoo's Blessing - Daniel Pié
The Exchange Over Lemonade: A Sour Spat - Eric H Marion II
Greece - Bruce Bullen
The Seashell - David Robbins
Choices - Richard Ploetz
Motion Pictures - Justin Dittrick
The Babby - Adelaide B. Shaw
Home - Thomas S Revitt
Blow Up Bella – James Hanna
The Stonecutter’s Wife - Jeff Adams
Mothers – Jeremiah Cronin
Involuntary Hero - Dan Shpyra
Shelby - Frannie Gilbertson
Storage Unit - Emily Grandy
That Old Time Religion - Frank Zahn
Escape – Sierra Wyks
The Haven Keeper - Theron Montgomery
Wildhearts - Patti Cavaliere
Walking Up That Hill - Brian Alvarez Encarnacion
Please Be Patient - Meghan E. Bell

The winning author in each category shall receive a publishing contract for a book of poetry, short stories, or essays by Adelaide Literary Magazine and a free copy of the Adelaide Awards Anthology 2024. The WINNERS will be featured in the interview section of the Adelaide Literary Magazine September 2024 edition; and will be nominated by Adelaide Literary Magazine for a Pushcart Prize.

Five shortlist winner nominees in POETRY and ESSAY category and ten shortlist winner nominees in SHORT STORY category will be recognized, and featured in the respective sections (fiction, nonfiction, and poetry) of the Adelaide Literary Magazine October 2024 Edition. Each shortlist winner nominee shall receive a FREE copy of the Adelaide Awards Anthology 2024 and may be considered for a book publishing contract.

Up to thirty-three finalists in POETRY and ESSAY category and up to fifty finalists in SHORT STORY category will be announced, recognized, and their selected works will be published in the Adelaide Awards Anthology 2024. All finalists will receive a FREE copy of the Adelaide Awards Anthology 2024.

All competition participants will receive a FREE copy of the Adelaide Awards Anthology to be released October 1, 2024.