Catfish Stew IV - 2006 - Winners and Featured Authors
Listed below are the winners and authors featured in Catfish Stew, Volume IV, the 2006 anthology of the South Carolina Writers Workshop.
Fiction
Best of Issue"War on Terror" - Steve Heckman
Second Place
"Quo Vadis?" - Steve Gordy
Third Place
"Final Salute" - Donna Campbell
Featured Authors
"Skipper Fired Up" - Betty Beamguard
"A Picture’s Worth…" - Johnny Beavers
"Stilettos" - Betty Belekis
"By Gawd, We Ain’t Like That" - Dottie Boatwright
"First Night In Purgatory" - Susan Boyer
"Highlight And Hot Lead" - Susan Boyer
"Trials" - Betty Busch
"Out of His Shell" - Donna Campbell
"Queen Elizabeth" - Kim Catanzarite
"A Legacy In Secret" - Craig Faris
"Positive Force" - Mary Fersner
"Husband" - Howard Goodman
"Déjà Vu" - Howard Goodman
"Gold Stars" - Steve Gordy
"The Woman Who Sank So Low" - Patricia Graney
"The Ballgame" - Patricia Graney
"Flown Away" - Mary Henry
"Narrow Streets" - Gene Hines
"Conflict of Interest" - Dell Isham
"The Blue Horse Notebook" - Carol Isler
"Family of Man" - Jan Kelleher
"Saving Lives" - Kim Mallin
"The Census" - James McFarlane
"Peeling Back the Layers" - Amy Mercer
"Coqui and the Cappire-Demon" - Luis Rodriguiz III
"Polio" - Linda Shaffer
"Abiding Rest" - Betty Snow
"Barefoot Healing" - Bob Strother
"Carol King and the Roller Derby" - Bob Strother
"Clips" - Bob Strother
"Unearthed" - David Surrett
"I Walk Alone" - David Surrett
"In the Distance" - Joy Thomas
"The Only Thing" - Tom Truitt
"More" - David Westeren
Non-Fiction
Best of Issue
"Detour Down I10" - Kim Mallin
Second Place
"Sun Came Out" -Wilma Reitz
Third Place
"I’m Not Tired" - Wilma Reitz
Featured Authors
"First Dates" - Leland Beaudrot
"Y’all Won’t Believe This" - Susan Boyer
"River of Muscadines" - Jacquelyn Burns
"Lip-Synching in Luchenbach" - Jacquelyn Burns
"After the Matinee" - Betty Busch
"The Old and the Restless" - Hope Clark
"Out of Touch" - Steve Heckman
"Shaved Today" - Carol Isler
"A Mother’s Legacy" - Pat Lavins
"Foe Doe Fode" - Susan Lindsley
"The Quiet Time" - Connie Miller
"Husbands Love Your Wives" - Connie Miller
"BenHur" - Charles Reeve
"State of My Birth" - Wilma Reitz
"The Book of the World" - Ellen Shoener
"A Life-Changing Experience" - Patricia Stewart
"Corn in the Feeder" - Joy Thomas
"The Double Dog Dare" - George Youngblood
"The Poor House" - George Youngblood
"If That Mocking Bird Don’t Sing" - George Youngblood
Poetry
Best of Issue
"Boxes" - Alex Raley
Second Place
"Homeless" - JohnPartin
Third Place (Tie)
"Aunt Nelly Dipped Snuff" - Dottie Boatwright
"Showing Cause" - Janet Carr Hull
Featured Authors
"City Glance" - Charston Black
"Two Americans Dream" - Charston Black
"Daughter’s Nightmares" - Gail Blanton
"Stalag 13" - Kimberlyn Hyclak
"Drying Time" - Kimberlyn Hyclak
"Family Reunion" - Pat Cairns
"Sycamores" - Donna Campbell
"At the National Spelling Bee" - Clinton Campbell
"First Kiss" - Aimee Caruso
"For This Day" - Margaret Hayes
"I Am Remembering" - Margaret Hayes
"The Billboard in the Woods" - Steve Heckman
"Boards" - Janet Hull
"Blind Path" - Janet Hull
"Dental Appointment" - Michael Lythgoe
"Strip Mines" - Michael Lythgoe
"Coins For the Boatman" - Michael Lythgoe
"A Path Apart" - Connie Miller
"The Bell" - Karen Peluso
"Moratorium" - Karen Peluso
"A Triptych – Photography in the Garden" - Alex Raley
"Stones in the Brook" - Alex Raley
"In Memorium" - Carol Sineni
"Liebestod" - Carol Sineni
"Pavane For the Drowned Fat Lady" - Carol Sineni
"Eel Fishing" - David Westeren
"Close Your Eyes" - Barrie Smith
Plays
Best of Issue
"Jehovah’s Camera" - Gail Blanton
Second Place
"Gossip" - Grace Looper
Please note: Because of the limited number of entries and the way the scoring fell, only two plays qualified for entry into this year’s anthology.