The 4th Annual Dallas International Book Fair

October 29 – November 1, 2009
J. Erik Jonsson Central Library
1515 Young St., Dallas, TX 75201

Short Story Participants:
Sloan Anderson – “The Power of Five”
Barbara Blanks – “Wither, Thou Goest”
Linda Burden – “The Dutiful Wife”
Donald Card – “The Nativity of the First Dragon”
Mei – Wan Chang – “Os Is My Name”
Lori Rader Day – “The Calamities”
Ronnie Edwards – “The One and Only”
Melanie Forbes-Scott – “The Winds of Change”
Shirley Franklin – “A Day of Fun”
Shirley Franklin – A Bestowal of His Grace
Barbara Graettinger – “Toots and the One Legged Rooster”
Aaron Graham – “Loosing Sanity”
Ken Grigg – “Breakfast of Biscuits and Gravy”
Maureen Jones – “A Summer Job”
Leoná – “I Just Didn’t Know”
Tonya Lewis – “Love Lost”
Mary Scarborough – “It Writes Itself”
Rebeca Shidlofsky – “The Piano”
Mamatha Vaddi Sparks – “The Palestinian Dishwasher”
Kena Sosa – “Citizen Arrest”
Marilyn Stacy – “Mark Twain's Words Live On”
Edward Stone – “Appointment”
Edward Stone – “Claim Jumper”
Paul J. Verheyden – “Live to Fight Another Day”
Troy D Young – “A Killing Wind”

Hey Shirley Franklin — you're not supposed to enter but one story. (Shirley is a friend of mine.)

The winners:
English
1st Place Mamatha Vaddi Sparks – “The Palestinian Dishwasher” (Euless)
2nd Place Lori Rader Day – “The Calamities” (Chicago)
3rd Place Barbara Graettinger – “Toots and the One Legged Rooster” (Irving)
Honorable Mention Rosa C Fleming Stevenson – “A Love Story” (Dallas)

The judges:
Dr. Yvonne Jocks, multi-published novelist
Vicki Sapp, Associate Professor of English, Tarrant County community college
David Bedford, Spanish language professor, Texas Christian University
Ivan Mino, Chair of World Languages Department, Tarrant County Community College

The 5th Dallas International Book Fair October 22-24, 2010.