Polestar Visions
Northern Hues is the collection of winning poetry from the second Northern Ontario Poetry Competition (1997) co-sponsored by the Canadian Authors Association - Temiskaming Branch and White Mountain Publications, New Liskeard.
In keeping with the Canadian Authors Association motto of "Writers Helping Writers", this annual competition encourages and assists the development of new and existing poetic talents in the Northern Ontario region as defined by Canada Post's postal code beginning with the letter P.
Annual Rules and Guidelines
The deadline for entries each year is May 31st.
ISBN: 1-896331-42-4 | WMPub# 1081 | 64 pages, chapbook | $5.95 CDN
Table of Contents
Acknowledgements of the Temiskaming Branch, Canadian Authors Association and the Competition Coordinator
From The Judge - comments from Elizabeth St Jacques (Sault Ste. Marie)
PRIZE WINNING SELECTIONS:
First Prize Winner:
Kathy Fretwell of Parry Sound for Polestar
Second Prize Winner:
Tiffany Stow of New Liskeard for Untitled
Third Prize Winner:
Beulah Mooney of North Bay for Christmas Window Shopping
Honourable Mentions:
First Honourable Mention:
Beulah Mooney of North Bay for Nightmare
Second Honourable Mention:
Rick Stow of New Liskeard for the continuing conversation(?)
Third Honourable Mention:
Margaret E. Chester of Elk Lake for La Coquette
Judge's Selections:
Kara Cherland of New Liskeard for Sing YA-HAAAAA and The World Within
Janet Lynn Chester of Elk Lake for a lasting impression, Life Ships and Obsession
Margaret Chester of Elk Lake for The Dark Side of the Moon, Temptation, Metamorphosis and My Sanctuary
Roger Drouin of Connaught for Daydreaming, and The Places I'd Like To Be
Freda Engstrom of Warren for A Trapper's Soliliquoy
Gladi Fairservice of Hilton Beach for Grandmother and Phoenix Rising
Ruthanne Fecteau of Hilton Beach for Success and Youth
Bette Martin of Englehart for Little Ones
Beulah Mooney of North Bay for Diplomas, Instructionsand Our Parades
Alice Sawicki of Englehart for Mom-In-Law
Richard Smith of Haileybury for Green Bottles
Rick Stow of New Liskeard for who decides, without prejudice and poem without words
Rutheen Taylor of Haileybury for Equivalence?, The Mind-Set Noose and to Dis-Ease
Ruth Ward of North Bay for Card Game