Return to the 2020 Wild Words North Schedule and Line-Up
Sincere thanks to Jeanette Lynes, who served as this year’s adjudicator of the Ekphrastic Writing Exhibit.
First Distinguished Award
Marilyn Belak, Dawson Creek, BC – “Himalayan Blackberry, Rubus armeniacus or Eugenics, Colonialism & Abugidas” (inspired by Haley Bassett’s “Stop”)
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Second Distinguished Award
Shannon Craig, Fort St. John, BC – “Adrift in a Drift” (inspired by Barbara Swail’s “Solastalgia”)
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Honourable Mentions (in alphabetical order)
Tanya Clary, Dawson Creek, BC – “Phoenix” (Inspired by Melissa Klassen’s “Phoenix”)
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Pamela den Ouden, Fort St. John, BC – “Superheroes Still” (inspired by Sherry Reynard’s “Watching Waves”)
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Norma Rrae, Fort St. John, BC – “Last of Sadness Thesaurus” (inspired by Karl Mattson’s “Lost”)
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Seanah Roper, Fort Nelson, BC – “Love” (inspired by “Love” by Tracy Krauss)
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Tamara Sunchild, Fort Nelson, BC – “Creation” (inspired by Melissa Klassen’s “Creation)
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Barbara Swail, Dawson Creek, BC – “Stop” (inspired by Haley Bassett’s “Stop”)
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Katelyn Vandersteen, Fort Nelson, BC – “Amphibian Fog” (inspired by Melissa Klassen’s “Amphibian Fog”)
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