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Contributors to Veterans’ Voices receive $10 for every published story, poem or drawing. Photographers receive $5 for every published photograph. Published submissions also qualify for special prizes made possible by generous donors. Find out how you or your organization can regularly sponsor a writing prize. A list of special prizes follows:
FOUNDERS' AWARDS
Elizabeth L Fontaine Memorial Award: Story expressing compassion and understanding (Perpetual) $ 75
Gladys Feld Helzberg Memorial Award: Best Poem (Perpetual) $ 75
Margaret Sally Keach Memorial Award: Story or Poem about What Veterans’ Voices Means to Me (Perpetual) $ 75
STORIES — Fact or Fiction
Adult Learning Center Award: “Humor in the Face of Adversity” by Ed Goldsmith $ 15
Walter H. Bockting Award: “As I Remember My Parents” (Perpetual) $ 25
Gladys M. Canty Memorial Award, by Northern Virginia Chapter 33, WAC Veterans Association $ 15
Catholic War Veterans and Ladies Auxiliary Award, Washington, D.C. (Perpetual) $ 10
DAV, Arlington-Fairfax Chapter 10 Award: 1st Prize $ 60 2nd Prize $ 40
DAV, Ernestine Schumann-Heink Chapter 2: Military Service Award (Perpetual) 1st prize $ 60 2nd Prize $ 40
DAV, Four Chaplains Memorial Chapter 108 Award: Editor’s Choice $ 25
DAVA, State Dept. of Kansas Award (2 Stories) Each $ 25
Dept. of Kansas, Ladies Auxiliary to VFW Award: Personal Story (Perpetual) $ 25
Daniel Goodman Memorial Award, by Ruth G. Waskey $ 25
Florence E. Kenny Award (Perpetual) $ 25
Pallas Athene Best Story Award, by National Women’s Army Corps Veterans Association (Perpetual) $ 25
POEMS
BVL Fund Award by the Bowlers of America (Perpetual) $ 35
DAVA, Harry L. Herron Chapter 49 Award, Waynesville, Missouri: Editor’s Choice $ 25
DAVA, State Dept. of Florida Award $ 30
DAVA, State Dept. of Kansas Award (3 Poems) Each $ 25
Sally-Sue Hughes Memorial Award (3 Poems) Each $ 15
Milton Charles Jacobson Memorial Award, by Lillian Donner-Jacobson $ 10
Lt. Kalled Vern Kalled Memorial Award by Emily K. Lovell $ 10
Lt. Robert A. Rice (WW II Army Air Force) Memorial Award, by Liz Rice-Sosne $ 20
Women’s Overseas Service League Award, Kansas City Unit $ 10
WOSL Members’ Appreciation Award, by Doris Cobb: Editor’s Choice $ 15
SPECIAL CATEGORIES
Art Award, by DAV, Eugene P. Long Chapter 32, Albuquerque, New Mexico $ 25
Joseph Posik Award: Given to a veteran who encourages other hospitalized veterans to write.
Medical center administrator nominates; publisher approves $ 50
In Memory of Our Women Veterans Award, by WAC Veterans Association,
Oveta Culp Hobby Chapter 61, Dallas: Editor’s Choice (Story or Poem) $ 30
WAC Veterans Association, Bay State Chapter 14 Award: Written by a woman veteran (Poem) $ 25
WOSL, Bay Area Award: Written by a woman veteran (Poem) $ 25
SPRING ISSUE
How My Disability Made Me a Better Person Award, by National Amputation
Foundation and National Amputation Chapter 76, Disabled American Veterans (Story) $ 25
Capt. William W. Benn Memorial Award, by Stanley and Sydney Benn (Story, Perpetual) $ 25
SUMMER ISSUE
McCullough Brothers (Four) Combat Infantryman’s Badge Award: Story written about
combat experience by infantry or combat medical personnel. (Story, Perpetual) $ 50
National VFW Annual Award: Story about veterans’ hospital experiences —
coping with hospitalization, recovery, rehabilitation, etc. (Story) $ 50
New York State VFW Ladies Auxiliaries Award:
Uplifting theme about life in America (Story, Poem or Art) $ 50
FALL ISSUE
DAVA 18, Byers, Moorehead & Glover Award: Editor’s Choice (Story) $ 25
Capt. William W. Benn Memorial Award, by Stanley and Sydney Benn (Poem, Perpetual) $ 25
James Grant Memorial Award, by Matthew Grant: Positive, uplifting theme (Story) $ 20
Larry Chambers Spirit Award: “How Meditation and/or Prayer Helped My Recovery”
by Anthony J. Williams (Story or Poem) $ 50
WAC Veterans Association Award, Long Beach 57: Written by a woman veteran (Story) $ 25
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