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Spillwords Press Awards 2023

Spillwords Press Awards 2023

 

Author of the Year

NOMINATIONS

  • Jeff Flesch
  • Grace Y. Estevez
  • Vinayak Pandey (Rain Alchemist)
  • Gerry Stefanson
  • Sharon Frame Gay
  • Freya Pickard
  • Elaine Nadal
  • Jan Sargeant
  • Patricia Furstenberg
  • Dawn DeBraal
  • Jim Bates
  • Jim Bartlett
  • David Milner

WINNER

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Publication of the Year (Poetic)

NOMINATIONS

  • Love Happens by Michelle Ayon Navajas
  • Love Me Like a Luna by Joni Caggiano
  • Survival by Joseph L.M. Sturm
  • Marie Kondo Cleans My Purse at Starbucks by Barbara Harris Leonhard
  • Unsilent by Ampat Varghese Koshy
  • The Life of a Dot by Virginia Mateias
  • A Primitive Cry by Jane Bradshaw
  • When We Stopped Holding Hands by Sheeba Varghese
  • Memories of You by Cindy Georgakas
  • Waiting for The Cheerful Summer by Simona Prilogan
  • Black Rose by Annie Varghese
  • Between Rainbow and Melody by Suman Pokhrel
  • Death and His Pawn by Diana Burns

WINNER

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THE LIFE OF A DOT by Virginia MateiasThe Life of a Dot, a poem by Virginia Mateias at Spillwords.com

Publication of the Year (Non-Poetic)

NOMINATIONS

  • When Education Feels Hopeless by Kate Leo
  • The Actress by Sharon Frame Gay
  • Jack Hits Fifty by Mark Kuglin
  • The Story of Ekolu by Appadurai Muttulingam (translated by Jegadeesh Kumar)
  • Over the Fire by B. Jeyamohan (translated by Jegadeesh Kumar)
  • Mycelium Dreams by J. Iner Souster
  • We Still Have Putin by João Cerqueira
  • Inside Out by Mike Henry
  • Locust Hill – Chapter I (Courtship at el Caballito) by Carl Parsons
  • Good Santa Hunting by Marie-Louise McGuinness
  • Earthsong by Steve Carr
  • Wolfe Lake by Kate Aranda Nye
  • Echoes in the Canyon by Sterling Pohlmann

WINNER

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THE ACTRESS by Sharon Frame GayThe Actress, short story by Sharon Frame Gay at Spillwords.com
Publication of the Year (International)

NOMINATIONS

  • Just Kick the Tyrants Out! by Thaddeus Hutyra
  • The Brooklyn Mothers by Maciej Pająk
  • Life in Frames by Józefa Ślusarczyk-Latos
  • Lamentos by José A Gómez
  • A Mis Naranjas Verdes by Francisco Bravo Cabrera
  • Polska by Mirosława Stojak
  • La Protesta by Alexis Soto Ramírez
  • Dżdżyste Życia Łzy by Yvette Popławska
  • Amica Mia by Natalia Castelluccio
  • Au Revoir by Katarzyna Dominik
  • El Petalo Rojo by Nancy E. Campos
  • In via Pozzo di Nerone by Livio Cotrozzi
  • Una Galassia Nella Mano by Francesco Abate

WINNER

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A MIS NARANJAS VERDES by Francisco Bravo CabreraA Mis Naranjas Verdes, poem by Francisco Bravo Cabrera at Spillwords.com
Contributor of the Year (Honorary Award)
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We honor Carl Parsons for his outstanding contribution since 2019 that have amassed 19 publications, which have led to multiple nominations for Author and Publication of the Month. This year, we also had a pleasure of featuring on our pages his wonderful series Locust Hill bringing forth the struggles of a family farm in West Virgina region to our readership. We thank you and are privileged to call you the Contributor of The Year 2022.
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Socialite of the Year (Honorary Award)
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We are proud and excited to recognize The Spillwords Press Socialites of The Year 2022. They support our community, engage with other writers on spillwords.com, celebrate the achievements of others, encourage readers and writers alike to join our global movement via social media and that’s in addition to their literary contributions. You are true ambassadors and for that we are grateful.
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