2017 KAC Literary Contest Winners
Winner: Prose Writer of the Year, Roy Stucky, District 6
KAC Prose Category Winners 2017:
Playwriting Judge: Phil Speary Entries: 9
1st "Truth War" Roy Stuckey D 6
2nd "LIFE AND DEATH MATTERS" Ronda Miller D 2
3rd "Where It's At" Annabelle Corrick D 1
HM "Pill" Roy Stucky D 6
HM "Cloud" Roy Stucky D 6
Short Story Judge: Kerry Jones Entries: 31
1st "Note From a Little Girl" Kenneth Holler D 5
2nd "Rivulet" Roy Stucky D 6
3rd "Today's World" Ruth Kelley NM
HM "Pedio" Jerald Yaussi NM
HM "Dust" Cheryl Unruh D 2
Theme: Follow the Mysteries of Kansas Judge: Jim Hoy Entries: 12
1st "NA-NEX-SE" Joann Williams D 2
2nd "KANSAS BIGFOOT, Fact or Fiction?" Joann Williams D 2
3rd "Kansas 'Red' " Gretchen Eick D 5
HM "Echinacea: Underappreciated Mystery Barbara Brady D 1
of Kansas"
Personality Profile Judge: Laura Kelly Entries: 4
1st "Kansan Goes Green" Barbara Brady D 1
2nd "Darrel" Roy Stucky D 6
3rd "Robert Dole" Phyllis Fast NM
Flash Fiction Judge: Shirley Chalker Wells Entries: 27
1st "April's Morning" Gretchen Eick D 5
2nd "That First Day" Michael Graves D 2
3rd "Freedom" Nancy Kopp D 4
HM "The Pitcher" Barton Wilcox D 5
HM "Dad's Last Joke" Rachelle Smith NM
HM "Full Moon On A Country Road" Marilyn Johnson D 3
HM "Hallelujah Afternoon" Michael Graves D 2
Memoir or Inspirational Judge: Laura Kelly Entries: 35
1st "The Absent Knight" Patricia Bonine D 1
2nd "Renunciation" Jean Grant D 2
3rd "A Small Request" Barbara Brady D 1
HM "Back For A Day - Dreaming A Memory" Vicki Julian D 2
HM "Alone" Monica Graves D 2
Adult Author Writing For A Teen Audience Judge: Maggie Anderson Spratt Entries: 5
1st "YES, PRICELESS" Joann Williams D 2
2nd "FLIGHT" Jean Grant D 2
3rd "Aunt Veroni's Underwear" Linda Brower NM
HM "Tabula Rasa" Roy Stuckey D 6
HM "Library Dog" Roy Stuckey D 6
Humor Judge: Robert Getz Entries: 20
1st "When Harry Didn't Meet Sally" Annabelle Corrick D 1
2nd "Mike's Pants Go To A Wedding" Mike Hartnett D 2
3rd "What's It Worth To You?" Patricia Bonine D 1
HM "A Very Valuable Sofa" Patricia Bonine D 1
HM "Miserie" Sue Claridge D 2
KAC Prose Category Winners 2017:
Playwriting Judge: Phil Speary Entries: 9
1st "Truth War" Roy Stuckey D 6
2nd "LIFE AND DEATH MATTERS" Ronda Miller D 2
3rd "Where It's At" Annabelle Corrick D 1
HM "Pill" Roy Stucky D 6
HM "Cloud" Roy Stucky D 6
Short Story Judge: Kerry Jones Entries: 31
1st "Note From a Little Girl" Kenneth Holler D 5
2nd "Rivulet" Roy Stucky D 6
3rd "Today's World" Ruth Kelley NM
HM "Pedio" Jerald Yaussi NM
HM "Dust" Cheryl Unruh D 2
Theme: Follow the Mysteries of Kansas Judge: Jim Hoy Entries: 12
1st "NA-NEX-SE" Joann Williams D 2
2nd "KANSAS BIGFOOT, Fact or Fiction?" Joann Williams D 2
3rd "Kansas 'Red' " Gretchen Eick D 5
HM "Echinacea: Underappreciated Mystery Barbara Brady D 1
of Kansas"
Personality Profile Judge: Laura Kelly Entries: 4
1st "Kansan Goes Green" Barbara Brady D 1
2nd "Darrel" Roy Stucky D 6
3rd "Robert Dole" Phyllis Fast NM
Flash Fiction Judge: Shirley Chalker Wells Entries: 27
1st "April's Morning" Gretchen Eick D 5
2nd "That First Day" Michael Graves D 2
3rd "Freedom" Nancy Kopp D 4
HM "The Pitcher" Barton Wilcox D 5
HM "Dad's Last Joke" Rachelle Smith NM
HM "Full Moon On A Country Road" Marilyn Johnson D 3
HM "Hallelujah Afternoon" Michael Graves D 2
Memoir or Inspirational Judge: Laura Kelly Entries: 35
1st "The Absent Knight" Patricia Bonine D 1
2nd "Renunciation" Jean Grant D 2
3rd "A Small Request" Barbara Brady D 1
HM "Back For A Day - Dreaming A Memory" Vicki Julian D 2
HM "Alone" Monica Graves D 2
Adult Author Writing For A Teen Audience Judge: Maggie Anderson Spratt Entries: 5
1st "YES, PRICELESS" Joann Williams D 2
2nd "FLIGHT" Jean Grant D 2
3rd "Aunt Veroni's Underwear" Linda Brower NM
HM "Tabula Rasa" Roy Stuckey D 6
HM "Library Dog" Roy Stuckey D 6
Humor Judge: Robert Getz Entries: 20
1st "When Harry Didn't Meet Sally" Annabelle Corrick D 1
2nd "Mike's Pants Go To A Wedding" Mike Hartnett D 2
3rd "What's It Worth To You?" Patricia Bonine D 1
HM "A Very Valuable Sofa" Patricia Bonine D 1
HM "Miserie" Sue Claridge D 2