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And the winner is…

May 6, 2015/2 Comments/in Uncategorized /by Bethany

Rita Ott Ramstead won the top prize (ahem) my two books of poetry: The Coyotes and My Mom, and Sparrow.

BoneSpark Blog won the second prize, which includes SEVERAL books of poetry, and Steven Pressfield’s The War of Art.

Thank you all for taking part. If you are in Writing Lab with me, or if you are one of my friends who meet regularly to write (or drink coffee, for that matter), I have a consolation prize for you.

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mbolling22 says:
May 6, 2015 at 10:40 am

Yay! I need consolation 🙂
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Rita Ott Ramstad says:
May 6, 2015 at 10:56 am

Yay! Thank you so much! I can’t wait to read and re-read.
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