Senior Games/SilverArts literary arts winners announced

By Judie Holcomb-Pack Judging from the numerous submissions to Senior Games/Silver Arts literary competition, it is obvious that there are many talented writers in Forsyth County! Thank you to members of Winston-Salem Writers who volunteered to read and judge each entry. Entries were blind-judged and each category had three judges. Scores were totaled with the highest three scores receiving gold, silver or bronze medals. The top winners have the option to submit their winning entries in the State Senior Games competition in September. Here are the medal winners: Memoir/Life Experience: *Gold medal, Margaret Miller, “The Aunts” *Silver medal, Verna Brewer, “The Passport Ordeal” *Bronze medal, Peter Venable, “The Trip” Poetry: *Gold medal, Bill Gramley, “The Leaves of Autumn” *Silver medal, Peter Venable, “Bridging the Gap” *Bronze medal, Sam Newsome, “Middle Aged Man’s Lament” Short Story: *Gold medal, Sam Newsome, “Firestorm” *Silver medal, Bill Gramley, “What My Smarty Cat Tells Me” *Bronze medal, Peter Venable, “The Love Goddess and Miscellaneous Musings” Essay: *Gold medal, Judith Ruff, “Sacrifice vs. Freedom” *Bronze medal, Bill Gramley, “Have I Told You Lately That I Love You” Congratulations to all these medal winners! For more information on Piedmont Plus Senior Games/SilverArts, visit www.WePlay.ws and click on...