winners poetry 1st
“Daytona Beach at Dusk” by Kathryn Gahl
2nd
“The time to leave the room where I’ve been growing hair from my face” by Jose Oseguera
3rd
“Sanibel Island Haibun” by Jessica Dionne
The Peninsula Pulse offers hearty thanks to the generous businesses and individuals who donated prizes to this year’s Hal Prize. All of them deserve our salute for their support of the literary and photography communities!
honorable
“Between Earths” by Klara Kobylinski “Bonnie’s Sight” by Amy Phimster * “Moon” by Jocelyn Boor * “Opening Night at the Symphony” by Kathleen Serley * “Other People’s Stories” by Marguerite Packard “Screw Up” by Bryan Daniel * “Shadow Selves” by Joanne Nelson “The Winter Dad Turned Basement Archaeologist” by Sylvia Cavanaugh “When an Artist Drew an Owl’s Portrait” by Thomas Davis * “Your Call” by Kathleen Serley *
fiction 1st
prizes The Hal Prize offers publication to a readership of more than 25,000, cash awards for winners and a writer’s residency at Write On, Door County. The Hal Prize is open to writers of fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and to photographers throughout the United States.
“Yes, No, I Don’t Know” by Kathryn Gahl
2nd
“Silent Negotiations” by Victoria Smith
3rd
“Fortune Tent” by Michelle Kicherer
honorable
“Guilt by Association” by Margaret Hermes * “Aperture Control” by Elise Gregory * “Squirrel Hunting” by Gary Jones
nonfiction 1st
“Horse Training, Toddlers and Tradeoffs” by Rebecca Zornow
2nd
“What We Talk about When We Talk about James Fenimore Cooper” by Meaghan Clohessy
3rd
1st fiction, nonfiction and poetry • $250 • Hal Prize mug made by Clay Bay Pottery • A week-long stay at Write On, Door County
photography • $250 • Hal Prize mug made by Clay Bay Pottery • A class at Peninsula School of Art
2nd
“Cove Life” by Jeanne Topic
all categories
honorable
• $100
“Finding Frances” by Megan Williams * “God’s Boot Camp” by Nove Meyers * “Let’s Speak of the Things We Don’t Tell Our Mothers” by Meghan O’Brien
photography 1st
3rd all categories • $50
“Quiet Time” by Glenn Meyers
2nd
“A State Fair Moment” by Karen Nordahl
3rd
honorable
thehalprize.com
Write On, Door County focuses on the importance of writing and reading and the ability of people to connect through stories. The nonprofit provides a beautiful, inspiring writers’ retreat on 39 acres in Juddville, and it conducts writing-related classes, programs and special events throughout the county for all ages and experience levels. To learn more, visit writeondoorcounty.org or call 920.868.1457. Peninsula School of Art provides enriching, educational experiences to participants of all ages and abilities through year-round art workshops, lectures, exhibits and family-friendly events. The first-place winner of The Hal Prize photography competition will take part in a class at this nationally recognized school. Visit peninsulaschoolofart.org or call 920.868.3455 to find out more about the school. David and Jeanne Aurelius, owners of Clay Bay Pottery, have generously donated their time and skill to The Hal Prize by producing customized pottery for competition winners. In past years, Clay Bay has donated both commemorative plates and mugs to first-place winners – much prettier and more functional than your average trophy! To contact Clay Bay Pottery, south of Ellison Bay on Highway 42, call 920.854.5027. Door County Living, the sister publication of the Peninsula Pulse, is a free magazine published five times a year. Paper Boy is Door County’s premier publication and promotional-material distribution service, serving more than 700 locations weekly. It, too, is a sister operation of the Peninsula Pulse.
“Showered by Sunflowers” by Andrew Pirrung “Air Show Anticipation” by Phyllis Deicher-Ladwig “Brooklyn Bridge and Manhattan Skyline” by John Koski “Chance Meeting” by Leena Meyers “Forest” by Phyllis Deicher-Ladwig “Here Comes the Sun” by Andrew Pirrung “John Purves in January” by Jon Klister “Our Choice” by Leena Meyers “Seagull, Skyline” by George Stein “Sorry Mom Tattoo” by Leena Meyers “Wander and Wonder” by Kelsey Layne
donors
* Because of limited space, not all honorable mentions appear in this publication. They will be available at thehalprize.com. 8142 review 2020 | 5