Winners of 2018 Erma Bombeck Writing Competition announced

The winners of the 2018 Erma Bombeck Writing Competition have been announced.

Humor

First place: Susan Keller of Dingmans Ferry, Pa., for “It’s My Mortal Coil, and I’ll Laugh If I Want To”

Honorable Mentions: LouAnn Edwards of Beaverton, Ore., for “Lower the Bar, I’m Diving In”; Pamela Wright of Clarkdale, Ga., for “The Seven Year Split”; Kathleen Bouvier of Saint Lambert QC, Canada, for “Monday Never Comes”; Missy Nicholson of Greer, S.C., for “I Know Where the Pink Grass Grows” Humor (Local)

First place: Jeff Kennedy of Columbus for “Another Day, Another Swatch”

Honorable Mentions: Stephanie Fellenstein of Aurora for “Tales From the Road”; Katlyn Stechschulte of Dayton for “A Travelogue to Two Under Two”; Donna Boen of Oxford for “Smelling B, You Say? Recalculating.” Human Interest (Global) First place: Julie Watson of Wildwood, Missouri, for “The Gift”

Honorable Mentions: Jillian Van Hefty of Waconia, Minn., for “She Spins Like Saturn”; Aussa Lorens of Denver for “Not a Dog Person”; Dana Star of Rans om Canyon, Texas, for “The Lousy Tooth Fairy”; Holly Rutchik of Appleton, Wisc., for “Something Nice”

Human Interest (Local) First place: Sarah Hunt of Cincinnati for “The Longest Journey”

Honorable Mentions: Rosalie Bernard of Miamisburg for “Chairman of the Board”; Vicki Edwards of Dayton for “God’s Honest Truth”; Dale Ehrlich of Oxford for “Graduation Prayer”

The winners receive $1,000 and a free registration to the sold-out Erma Bombeck Writers’ Workshop in April and will read their essays at the Library’s Celebration Evening on Wednesday, April 4, at 7 p.m. at Centerville Library. Betsy Bombeck — social worker, community volunteer and daughter of beloved humorist Erma Bombeck — will be the keynote speaker. The Honorable Mention honorees will all receive $100.

Read the winning entries at https://wclibrary.info/erma/