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Congratulations to our winners of the 2011 Let's Write for a Change Initiative
for the
Up from Here Project (First Edition)
Up from Here is a 100% for charity book scheduled to be released soon!
The winners and prizes are listed below:

Short Fiction:
1ST PRIZE:  $1,000
Stephanie Duke Miller - Shattered Charms, Chapter 9, "Criminal Princess:  Decorating, Divorcing and Doing Life"
2ND PRIZE:  $500
Angel Turner - "A Beautiful Day" (Part 3)

The contributions from these two writers were actually excerpts from longer works they have written.

Poetry
:
1ST PRIZE:  $500
Januari Harris - "3 Sistahs"
2ND PRIZE:  $200
Lee Tanner - "Up from Here"
3RD PRIZE:  $100
Januari Harris - "Black Woman"

Creative Imagery:
1ST PRIZE:  $500
Tiffany Upton - "Cat Nap"
2ND PRIZE:  $200
Carlton Kearney - "It All Begins Here"
3RD PRIZE:  $100
Tiffany Upton - "Enjoy Your City"

Inspirational Prose*:
1ST PRIZE:  $500
LaShawnta McKenzie - "The Woman I Am Now"
2ND PRIZE:  $200
Toccara Plater - "Letting Go: A Dream Deferred"

Other works, not receiving prizes, from the following contributors will also be used in the Up from Here project:
Alvin Jenkins - "Moving On"

WINNERS WILL BE CONTACTED BY R.Y.SWINT DIRECTLY FOR DETAILS AND ARRANGEMENTS TO RECEIVE PRIZE MONEY BY 1 JULY 2011.
* The category of Inspirational Prose was added because I had extra money when I didn't receive any entries for Cover Art.  I also added 3rd place prizes for the categories of Poetry and Creative Imagery.  Surprise congrats to these winners!