Here are the winners and finalists (selected by contest judge Allison Joseph) and semi-finalists for the 16th annual Narrative Poetry Contest. Their poems will be published in Naugatuck River Review issue 33 contest issue, which will be coming out by the end of January, 2025. Thanks to everyone who submitted!
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First Prize: Judy Kaber
Second Prize: Sharon Coleman
Third Prize: Justin Hunt
Finalists:
Jack Anderson
Shirley Brewer
Brian Chan
Susan Cohen
Suzanne Edison
Pamela Gemme
Michael Favala Goldman
Keith Gorman
Kari Gunter-Seymour
Elaine Katz
Kendra Kehde
Kathleen McClung
Tina Parker
Sarah A. Rae
Merryn Rutledge
Gerald Yelle
Semi-finalists:
Ruth Bavetta
Russell duPont
Robert Fillman
Nicole Gulotta
Gloria Heffernan
Don Hogle
John Lavieri
Jayne Marek
Olga Maslova
Libby Maxey
Robin Michel
Cleo Rohn
Michael Rydel
Nelle Stanton
Maya Stein
Kerry Trautman
Sandra Yannone
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