Adele wins first place for story

DOWNEY - Yolanda Adele has won for first place in the non-fiction competition held recently by Writers' Workshop West.Adele won for her story titled "My Millennium Shoes," which details her purchase of a new pair of sneakers. Sharing the second place award were Carol Kearns for "Making Music" and Rosalie Sciortino for "Valentine Box Blues." Anita Lutt won third place for her entry, "Russia, Twenty Years Later." Winners received certificates and cash awards. Writers' Workshop West meets every third Tuesday of the month at Downey High School. Active since 1962, the organization invites local writers to visit or to join for the love of writing. Contest rules are available for the group's upcoming short story contest. Entries will be accepted at the November meeting for voting in December. For information, call (562) 862-3106.

********** Published: August 26, 2010 - Volume 9 - Issue 19