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Write on! Winners named in New West contest

Royal City Literary Arts Society is holding a special awards afternoon, with readings, on Saturday, June 9
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Local writers are being celebrated with awards in the Royal City Literary Arts Society's Write On! contest.

Congratulations are in order to all the winners of the Royal City Literary Arts Society’s Write On! contest.

In the poetry category, Jude Goodwin took top prize, while Andrew Lafleche was second and Angela Rebrec took third. Honourable mentions went to Alex Hamilton-Brown, Barbara Carter and Ruth Hill.

For non-fiction, Jennifer M. Smith took first place, with Angela Post in second and Bryant Ross in third. Honourable mentions went to Ross, SheLa Nefertiti Morrison and Joyce Goodwin.

For fiction, it was Claire Lawrence taking top spot, with Chelsea Comeau and Bryant Ross in second and third, respectively. Honourable mentions went to H.W. Bryce, Tatjana Mirkov-Popvicki and Tiffany Crawford.

Awards will be presented at a special afternoon of readings on Saturday, June 9 from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. on the fourth floor at Anvil Centre, 777 Columbia St.

Nasreen Pejvack and Janet Kvammen will host the event, and it’s free for everyone to attend. Check out www.rclas.com for details.