Literary Exhibit Winners
To read the student submissions or the winning submissions in the adult category, please visit the reference room at Abbot Public Library at 3 Brook Road.
As Presenting Media Sponsor of the 2023 Festival of Arts, the Current enabled the return of the Literary Festival, known originally as “Writers World”, after a brief coronavirus hiatus. This event included the always-popular writing contest as well as a full slate of speakers, panels and workshops of interest to writers and readers alike.
Adult Fiction
First Place: Sara Reish Desmond: “Small Secrets”
Second Place: Emily C. Hanlon, “At the Intersection of Love and Hate”
Honorable Mention: Norman Birnbach, “Shrine to the Cult of Joy”
Honorable Mention: Joseph Puleo, “Door in the Mist”
Honorable Mention: Tonya Walker, “Ice Water”
Adult Nonfiction
First Place: Paula Tully Gold, “The Little Yellow House”
Second Place: Joan Cutler, “I Ironed the Pillowcases Today”
Honorable Mention: Bob Baker, “The Jones Mobius”
Adult Poetry
First Place: Laurie Rosen, “Deep Into November I’m Not Usually This Lighthearted”
Second Place: Robert Shuman, “Migrant Angels”
Honorable Mention: Dena Gilby, “Italy Nights”
Student Fiction
First Place: Mercedes Joyce, “Steady Noises”
Second Place: Niko King, “Heal Me”
Honorable Mention: Hudson Moore, “Story of the Past; A Note from the Future”
Student Nonfiction
First Place: Max Arbo, “The Headstone with Three Names”
Second Place: Isabella Miller, “Memory Lane”
Honorable Mention: Isabella Miller, “Forgotten Treasure”
Student Poetry
First Place: Nina Johnson, “Who Am I Now”
Second Place: Anna Marsden, “My Best Friend, Lucy”
Honorable Mention: Damilola Graciella Olabisi, “Roots”
Marblehead Current Best of Show
Max Arbo, “The Headstone with Three Names”