Part of the legacy of this project is to donate the entry fees to causes that were close to Julia’s heart. The recipient of this year's contest is MS Canada. Ambassador Brittany Fraser was on hand to accept a cheque for $1560 on behalf of the organization. This donation is comprised of $560 in entry fees and an additional $1000 from the sponsor, Cedar Valley Investments.
We had a full house yesterday afternoon at Gallery 78. It was a fun, exciting, and emotional event. Thank you so much to everyone who attended.
The winners are:
First prize $2500 ~ Ryan Marshall of Fredericton
Second Prize $1000 ~ Stacy deVries of Nova Scotia
Third Prize $500 ~ Bilge Bayhan of Fredericton
Honorable Mention $200 ~ Jane Thomson of Fredericton
Read the top stories here:
The French Play by Ryan Marshall
The Girl Who Lit the World by Stacy deVries
I know I promised you a live video. I didn't get it to work. But we had a professional videographer at the event yesterday, so in a couple of weeks I will be able to share that video with you.
I have a few photos from the event, but if anyone has other photos they would like to share, please email them to jsmcontest@gmailcom
Nancy Bauer has published five novels and many stories and essays. A Great Cloud of Witnessing: Selected Arts Journalism of Nancy Bauer, collected and edited by Ian LeTourneau, was published by Chapel Street Editions last spring. This fall a collection of her stories, Hammering at the Door, will be published, also by CSE. Born in Massachusetts in 1934, Nancy came to New Brunswick in 1965 with UNB professor and writer Bill Bauer and their three children.
AnnMarie MacKinnon is a writer, editor and instructor. She has worked in both magazine and book publishing for more than two decades in a number of editorial and marketing positions. She was publisher and editor-in-chief for Geist, and has held staff positions at Visual Arts News, Edible Vancouver and Douglas & McIntyre. She holds an MFA in Creative Nonfiction from University of King's College in Halifax.
I was honoured to help judge the short story competition designed to pay tribute to the life of Julia Stewart who was a student in my English class at Acadia University. Canada has produced many exceptional short story writers. The winning short story in this competition is well written and provocative, and a worthy winner. I regret not being in Fredericton to hear it being read and to congratulate the author. Keep writing!
Jon Holt is a Dad to 3 daughters and loving Husband. He's an artist and wanna be writer. He loves Libraries, dogs and wrestling. While our life is busy, I try my best at all times to keep it as simple as possible.
Julia Stewart inspired me to push beyond what I ever thought I would be capable of and if I can encourage anyone in a similar way, I will be forever happy. She inspired and helped so many. It was an honour to judge a contest in her memory. I can only hope I did her justice, she was the best of all of us.
