Our Literary Awards—Circa 2015
THE 21st OJO AWARDS LUNCHEON
With Ed Tasca, John Ward, Kelly Hayes -Raitt, Diana Rowland, 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. How Chicken Gets Across Road
Carol Bowman - Sep 15
2. Actor’s Life in Little Theater
Ed Tasca - Nov 14
3. Cliff Notes on Mexican Traffic Signals
John Ward - Feb 15
4. Motivation/Schmotivation
Tom Eck - Jun 15
5. Diapers
Diana Rowland - Mar 14
PROFILE
1. Living in Limbo—Photo Finish
Kelly Hayes-Raitt - May 15
2. Si Se Puede
Lorin Swinehart - June 15
3. God’s Waiting Room
Mikel Miller - July 15
4. Bass Reeves
Lorin Swinehart - Jul 15
5. Ken Clarke--Man for All Seasons
Zofia Barisas - Sep 15
BOOK REVIEW
1. Memoirs of German Princess
Carol Bowman - Oct 14
2. All Our Words Needed Saying
Amalia Stevens - Sep 15
3. In the Time of Jacarandas
Jim Tipton - July 15
4. Mexican Mornings
Mark Sconce - Oct 14
5. The Greatest Lover of Last Tuesday
Ed Tasca Sep 15
COLUMN
1. Anita’s Animals
Jackie Kellum
2. Imprints
Antonio Rambles
3. The Ghosts Among Us
Fred Mittag
4. Anyone Can Train Their Dog
Art Hess
5. Lakeside Living
Sandy Olson
FICTION
1. And to Think that Only Yesterday
Jim Tipton Dec 14
2. Little Pearl
Peter Basson Jan 15
3. Lost and Found
Rachel McMillan Feb 15
4. Blind Spot
Antonio Rambles Mar 15
5. A Woman in Ajijic
Bill Mesusan Aug 15
HISTORICAL
1. How Railroads Changed Mexico
Bill Dean - Oct. 14
2. Life & Lessons of St. Francis
Lorin Swinehart - Dec. 14
3. Medal of Honor Long Overdue
Kelly Hayes-Raitt - Feb 15
4. Dictator Disease
B. Harwood - Jul 15
5. The Soldier Nun
Herbert Piekow - Sep. 15
(Award Accepted by Linda Buckthorp)
POEM
1. The Old Gringa
Mel Goldberg - Dec 14
2. Senor Bag Man
John Thomas Dodds - Jan 15
3. I See Things
Michael Cook - May 15
4. At 67
Judy Dykstra Brown - May 15
5. Laundry
Gabrielle Blair - May 15
FEATURE
1. Rage in America
Fred Mittag - Oct 14
2. Mexican Runaway Bride
Janice Valverde - Apr 15
3. Mennonite Madeleine
Harriet Hart - Dec 14
4. Freedom Involves Responsibility-Yikes!
Bruce Fraser - Feb 15
5. Ajijic Plaza at Dusk
Jeremy Monroe - Feb 15
6. In Between
John Dodds - Sep 15
7. Elder Intimacy
Anna Berlin - Jun 15
8. Up On the Roof
Carol Bowman - Jan 15
9. Anatomy of Novel in Progress
Rob Mohr - May 15
10. John Lennon Asked for My Autograph
Rosemary Grayson - Oct 14
LONG-TIME CONTRIBUTORS
1. Fred Mittag
(Award Accepted by Mark Sconce)
2. Jackie Kellum
3. Mel Goldberg
4. Bob Tennison
5. Ed Tasca
