Without judges willing to give of their time and expertise there would be no CWC 40th Annual Summer Writing Contest. We thank these outstanding professionals:
For Publication Briefs:
Melissa Rawlins is a community editor and copy editor for NOW Magazines in Waxahachie, Texas. Melissa Rawlins develops editorial content for each new month’s publication, writing three of 8 stories in each issue, focused on building community along with business.
For Articles:
Brian Bethel is a senior staff writer for the Abilene Reporter News, writing on a variety of topics for over twenty years. Most recently, Brian writes a variety of weekly and daily stories on topics of religion and higher education, including regular features on the impact of religion and faith and the evolving role of higher education throughout the wider Abilene Community.
For Poetry:
Dr. Stace Gaddy holds BA/MA Degrees in Theatre and Dramatic Theory/Playwriting from Texas State University, and the Ph.D. in Speech Communication from Southern Illinois University-Carbondale. He is currently Director of the Crawford Theatre at Cisco College, Cisco, Texas.
For Books:
Barbara B. Rollins is a retired judge who began writing while waiting for lawyers. The past president of Abilene Writers Guild, she has written and edited many books while maintaining several websites including those of Silver Boomer Books and Laughing Cactus Press.
For Short Stories:
Recently awarded Fifth Place in the Children’s/Young Adult category for the 85th Annual Writer’s Digest Writing Competition, Bokerah Brumley has work featured in Havok magazine, Southern Writers Magazine, and Clarion Call Vol. 2: Echoes of Liberty. She serves as a jury member for the on-going Mash Stories flash fiction competition.
For Adventures in Writing (formerly Children Write!):
Nancy Alana is an author, speaker and educator who inspires children and young adults by introducing them to books that are entertaining and educational. She received the Instructional Leadership Award in 2004 from Tarleton State University in Stephenville, Texas. She currently serves on the local school board and is involved in community groups that focus on education and children’s issues.
Cisco Writers Club 