OUR LITERARY AWARDS—CIRCA 2014
THE 20TH OJO AWARDS LUNCHEON
With Ed Tasca, John Ward, Mark Sconce, Diana Rowland, Ron Knight and Roberto Ortiz providing the super entertainment, the latest luncheon 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!
HUMOR
1. Driving in Guadalajara is Easy
Suzie Lovten - Jan.’14
2. The Dating Game-Revisited
Tom Eck - Jan.’14
3. Dis in the Afternoon
Ed Tasca - May’14
4. Sex, Money and Spam
Sandy Olson - May’14
5. But What I Really Meant
Kathy Koches - July’14
PROFILE
1. Timothy Ruff
Herbert Piekow -Dec.’13
2. Miguel Mora
Rob Mohr - Apr.’14
3. Rita Golden Gelman
Kelly Hayes-Raitt - May’14
4. Linda Buckthorpe
Elsa Wasserman - Apr.’14
5. Charlie Klestadt
Margaret Porter - Aug.’14
FICTION
1. Emily’s Last Stand
by Dorothy Blanchard - Feb.’14
2. The Automat
by Patricia Hemingway - Feb. ‘14
3. El Cadejo
by Roberto Moulun - Sep. ’14
4. Wisdom of the Pueblo
by Margaret Van Every - June ‘14
5. The Girl on the Shingle Roof
by Carol Bowman - Aug. ’14
HISTORICAL
1. Sweet Mother of Mexico
Herbert Piekow - Nov.’13
2. La Malinche
Shep Lenchek - Nov.’13
3. Remembering FDR
Beverly Bandler - Mar.’14
4. The Crucifixion of Jesus
Lorin Swinehart - Apr.’14
5. The City Beneath the City
Lorin Swinehart - Jun.’15
POEM
1. Transformation
Rob Mohr - Nov.’13
2. Requiem for a Child
Rachel McMillan - Feb.’14
3. Father Hunting
John Dodds - June’14
4. The Day After
Mark Sconce - Sep.’14
5. Gift of Love
Libby Colterjohn - Aug.’14
COLUMN
1. Bridge By the Lake
By Ken Masson
2. Front Row Center
By Michael Warren
3. The Poet’s Niche
By Mark Sconce
4. The Ghosts Among Us
By Fred Mittag
5. Anita’s Animals
By Jackie Kellum
FEATURE
1. The Gift
Margaret Porter - Nov.’13
2. Winners
Neil McKinnon - Nov.’13
3. The Old Mexican Man
Mary Morgan - Dec.’13
4. Mexico’s Most Surprising Export
Catherine Lancaster - Dec.’13
5. Wildlife Crime
Lorin Swinehart - Jan.’14
6. Breach Birth of 2nd Amendment
Ed Tasca - Jan.’14
7. Baja Brownies
Mike Miller - May’14
8. This House is a Home
Herbert Piekow - July’14
9. Looking Older with Attitude
Sunny Glessner - July’14
10. Hurt Hawks/Broken Herons
Lorin Swinehart - May’14
BOOK REVIEW
1. Holding Hands with a Stranger by Margaret Van Every
Review by Jim Tipton - Feb.’14
2. Dark Moon Rising by Rachel McMillan
Review by Antonio Rambles - June’14
3. People of the Abyss by Jack London
Review by Lorin Swinehart - July’14
4. Are the Keys in the Freezer by Pat Woodell
Review by Pat Hemingway - May’14
5. Shadow Love by Rob Mohr
Review by Herbert Piekow - Nov.’13
LONG-TIME CONTRIBUTORS
Jim Tipton
Kay Davis
Fred Mittag
Ilse Hoffman
Rob Mohr
Robert Tennison
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