We are pleased to announce the winners of the 2009 Friends of the Hershey Library Writing Contest. You can read the winning entries below. Thank you to everyone who submitted their work.
Short Story Category
1st Place: Jonathan Stutzman, Palmyra: "Death Turtles, and How to Keep Breathing"
2nd Place: Lynn Holmgren, York: "A Girl and Her Grandmother"
3rd Place: Amy E. Whitman Seeger, Harrisburg: "Stammering Whale"
Honorable Mentions:
Dan Morra, Middletown
Nancy M. Porter, Steelton
Kristina L. Watson, Harrisburg
Creative Non-Fiction Category
1st Place: Lynn Holmgren, York: "Sound Learning"
2nd Place: Tracy Richards, Hershey: "His Best Day of the Week"
3rd Place: Anne Tantum, Palmyra: "Frozen Memories"
Honorable Mentions:
Marilyn Downing, Hershey
Kimberly K. Phillippy, Hershey
Kristina L. Watson, Harrisburg
Poetry Category
1st Place: Joe Schreiber, Palmyra: "Cafe Habana, 10 am"
2nd Place: Christie Ollar, Fredericksburg: "Time to Spare"
3rd Place: Robert Reddinger, Harrisburg: "Rescue, Retired"
Honorable Mentions:
Peter J. DeHart, Middletown
Kim Yvonne King, Hershey
Wes Ward, Newville





















