OUR LITERARY AWARDS—CIRCA 2013
THE 19TH OJO AWARDS LUNCHEON
With Ed Tasca, John Ward, Mark Sconce, Diana Rowland and Roberto Ortiz providing the super entertainment, the latest luncheon—which drew well over a hundred people—was one of our best ever.
To our winners—heartiest congratulations, and to the other nominees, we send along our thanks, and say to them: Wait’ll Next Year!
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HUMOR 1. Remembering Chamberpot Smythe By John Ward, Feb. 13 2. Rhinoplasty By Robert Drynan, Mar. 13 3. Open Letter to Sigmund Freud By Maggie Van Ostrand 4. Non-Sequiturs, Anyone? By Robert Tennison, Sep. 13 5. On Becoming Canadian By Neil McKinnon, Nov. 12 |
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PROFILE 1. Jaltepec Changed Her Life By Mike & Sally Meyers, Dec. 12 2. Jim Cook By Angela Cook, May 13 3. Mel Goldberg By Rob Mohr, June 13 4. Walter Wherell By Elsa Wasserman 5. Xill Fessenden – Lakeside Icon By Lisa Jorgenson, Aug. 13 |
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FICTION 1. Malakias By Roberto Moulun, Jan. 13 2. Savor of Fig By Rob Mohr, Sep. 13 3. The Lot in Paradiso By Jim Tipton, June 13 4. Then Along Came Aimee By Jim Rambo, Aug. 13 5. Once Upon a Time By Herbert Piekow, Nov. 12 |
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HISTORICAL 1. The Brief History of the Jews in Mexico By Mel Goldberg, Nov. 12 2. The Death of John Riley By Michael Hogan, Apr. 13 3. The Mexican-French Pastry War By Herbert Piekow, Apr. 13 4. Bartolome de las Casas By Lorin Swinehart, June 13 5. The American School By Sofia Benitez, Sep 13 |
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POEM 1. Parting With the Poet By Jim Rambo, Nov. 12 2. Bones By Michael Warren, Sep. 13 3. Of Ashes By Mark Sconce, June 13 4. The Day I Spoke the Truth By Margaret Van Every, Nov. 12 (Award Accepted by Jim Tipton) 5. The Lost Ballad of Diety Holstein By Tom Halley, Feb. 13 |
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BOOK REVIEW 1. The Hero’s Journey By Joseph Campbell By David Bryen, Nov. 12 2. The One that Got Away By Pat Hemingway By Margaret Van Every, Dec. 12 3. The Woman Who Thought She Loved Men By Zofia Barisas By Rob Mohr, Jan. 13 4. Saying Her Name By Margaret Van Every By Michael McGrath, Dec. 12 5. Riding Off the End of the Map By David Bryen By Mel Golberg, Aug. 13 |
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COLUMN 1. Anita’s Animals By Jackie Kellum 2. Joyful Musings By Joy Dunstan (Award Accepted by Harriet Hart) 3. Front Row Center By Michael Warren 4. Focus on Art By Rob Mohr 5. Poets’ Niche By Mark Sconce |
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FEATURE 1. Tipping Among Friends By M.A. Porter, Oct. 12 2. Urban Gunsligers By Fred Mittag, Freb. 13 3. World Wide Slave Traffic By Lorin Swinehart, Dec. 12 4. Lakeside: Lourdes without French Food By Ed Tasca, Feb. 13 5. Village Vignettes By Micki Wendt, Feb. 13 6. My Father’s Walking Stick By Carol Bradley, Sep. 13 7. Nine Steps to Happy Life in Mexico By Maggie Van Ostrand, Apr. 13 8. I Used to Be Somebody By Sandy Olson, July 13 9. The Saint of the Dead By Bill Dean, Aug. 13 10. The Mariachi Kid By Fred Mittag, Aug. 13 |
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