Piedmont Plus Senior Games/SilverArts winners announced
For Seniors Only has been a proud sponsor of the Senior Games/SilverArts competition for several years. The 2019 SilverArts Literary Competition entries were blind judged by Winston-Salem Writers. The winners are:
Essay:
Gold – Helen Webb, “Buying a New Car”
Silver – Robert Dixon, “The Trouble with Church Music”
Bronze – William Gramley, “The Value and Pain of Protesting”
Life Experiences/Memoir:
Gold – Helen Webb, “The Big Stick”
Silver – Charles Swanson, “ Guantanamera”
Bronze – William Gramley, “My Legs”
Poem:
Gold – Sue Murray, “Grocery List”
Silver – William Gramley, “My Lady Lake”
Bronze – Barbara Satow, “Scarlett Dance”
Short Story:
Gold – Margaret Miller, “Flying Without Wings”
Silver – Betty Weatherman, “Oh Those Eyes”
Bronze – William Gramley, “Did Jesus Like it Here?”
The winners were awarded their medals at a reception on April 29 at the Shepherd’s Center and afterward several of the winners read their entries at Bookmarks. The gold medal winners can compete at the State Senior Games in September in Raleigh.
For more information on Senior Games, go to www.weplay.ws and click on the Seniors link.
