2011 Creative Competition Finalists Announced

KauaiBackstory is pleased to announce the 2011 Creative Competition finalists are:

Jose Bulatao, Jr.
Anne Dimock
Brian Doyle
Lea Kala
Hob Osterlund
Mahealani Perez-Wendt
Frank Reilly
Jean Rhude
Patrick Stack
Pam Woolway

Winners will be announced on Wednesday, November 16, 2011 at Kauai Community College in the library, 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. at a special reception and reading. All finalists are encouraged to read their submissions at this public reading. Finalists are asked to please RSVP to kauaibackstory@gmail.com.

The 2011 winner in the visual category is Aaron Feinberg.

Time permitting, other writers may sign up to read their own original works of writing on a first-come, first-read, sign-up basis. Time limit not to exceed five minutes.

Publication of the contest winners and runners up will begin posting on www.kauaibackstory.com the day after the public reading.

We’d like to extend a big mahalo to Jocelyn Fujii, our guest judge this year, the Garden Island Arts Council for sponsoring the prize money and Kauai Community College for providing a place for our reception and readings.

Kauaibackstory.com is a venue for rigorous writing with a view about Kauai. Year-round, the on-line literary journal welcomes high-quality writing and thoughtful images from the public. All submissions are moderated by a three-person editorial board, however, not all are posted. Kauaibackstory.com encourages the expression of all voices and delights in words and images that shift thinking and open minds. Much like an on-line blog, kauaibackstory.com encourages interactive dialogue with the hopes that the time-honored tradition of kama'ilio, talk story, will build community and understanding.