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| 2008 Josephine Darner Poetry Award Editors |
| PoetWorks Press wishes to express our gratitude to the Associate Editors who collaborated with us in selecting this year's winner of the Josephine Darner Poetry Award. The process was a daunting task due to the many excellent submissions received. The selection of this year's poetry award was accomplished after many hours of study and evaluation by the following editors. For their time, expertise and insight we give our heartfelt gratitude. |
| John B. Lee |
| Josephine Darner |
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| Bonita Sutterby |
| In 2005 John B. Lee was inducted as "Poet Laureate" in Brantford, Ontario, Canada in perpetuity and also received the distinction of being named "Honourary Life Member" of The Canadian Poetry Association. In 2007 he was made a member of "The Chancellor's Circle of the President's Club at McMasters University and received the "Souwesto" award for his contribution to literature in Southwestern Ontario as well as being named winner of the inaugural Black Moss Press award. John is the recipient of over 60 international awards and winner of the CBC (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation) $10,000 Award for poetry. He is the only two time award winner of the People's Poetry Award and in 2006, The Souwesto Orison Writing Award from the University of Windsor. He has been published in over 500 international publications and has well over 50 books published that have been translated into French, Spanish, Chinese and Korean. John resides in Brantford, Ontario Canada and works as a full time author. |
| Josephine Darner lives and writes in Maryland. She serves as Vice President of the Bethesda Chapter of the National League of American Pen Women. She is the author of 3 books of poetry and a former member of the Paul Taylor Dance Company. She is an active public speaker and often invited guest poet in Maryland and Washington. Music, dance, theater and poetry have been and continue to be the consuming passions of her life. As a one time member of the Paul Taylor Dance company Josephine has also performed on television, with summer stock companies, in off-Broadway productions and in a Broadway play. She is a contemporary writer with clarity and a provocative style whose works are a great contribution to the art of poetry. Josephine is now working on her 4th collection of poetry. For a sampling of her work and access to her books, go to Josephine Darner Poetry Collection. |
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| PoetWorks Press |
| Bringing It Together |
| Bonita Carol Schmidt Sutterby is the mother of two grown children, both of whom are teachers. Bonita was born and raised on the prairies near Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada. She grew up with an appreciation for the subtle beauty of the plains and the simplicity of nature. She now lives in Mississippi with her husband, also a writer, and together they began publishing books in 1996. Demand for their publishing services grew into PoetWorks Press and Palmetto Scrubs Publishing. With 12 anthologies published, and over 50 individual books in print, she has overseen the publication of over 800 authors. Her goal is to publish the very best modern authors and to further the art of poetry through study, refinement and the crafting of poetry of merit. For future publication she seeks polished gems of poetry that will entice, excite and enthuse poetry lovers the world over. |
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| Sim F. Sutterby, Sr. |
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| 2008 Award Winner |
| Sim Fenton Sutterby, Sr., the father of four sons, and seventh generation Floridian, grew up in Orlando, Florida in a time before "Disney" and its negative impact affected the easy going, low crime qualities of life. In 1993, Mr. Sutterby retired from a successful mortgage banking career after the loss of his son, Aaron. Since taking an early retirement, he has concentrated on publishing quality literature and providing a venue for talented poets. Through PoetWorks Press and Palmetto Scrubs Publishing. Sim has been designing book covers, creating book layouts, writing poetry, editing books, ad copy and print articles. He is a professional photographer with print magazine covers and other photo credits, the most recent being the selection of one of his photo images for the cover of Florida Living magazine. His photographic work has been shown in a number of juried fine art shows and exhibits in the United States and Canada. One of Mr. Sutterby's favorite sayings is: "If you think what you did yesterday was great, then you have not yet begun today." |
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