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Debut of the 2022 Bacopa Literary Review
November 13, 2022, 2:30 pm - 4:00 pm
Come to the Millhopper library on November 13 at 2:30 p.m., and hear readings from the 2022 Bacopa Literary Review, the international journal published annually by the Writers Alliance of Gainesville.
PARKING: If the library lot is full, you may park in the Florida Credit Union lot at the traffic light immediately south of the library.
Local authors whose work is featured in the journal will read from their works. Bacopa editors will read prizewinning works in Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Humor, Formal Poetry, and Free Verse Poetry. There will also be a presentation of the newest genre in our journal, the hybrid visual/verbal art form known as Visual Poetry.
The Bacopa editorial committee accepted submissions from April 25 through May 30, 2022. There was no submission fee. From the hundreds of submissions received, the editors selected the best of the best. The prize winner in each category received a $200 prize; the runner-up received $100.
And the winners are…
- Fiction Award — “An Act of Kindness” by Murzban F. Shroff; Honorable Mention — “Benny & Bjorn” by Lilia Anderson
- Creative Nonfiction Award — “Girl Sunsplit” by Neethu Krishnan; Honorable Mention — “Waiting” by Miki Lentin
- Humor Award — “How Busy I Was” by Marjorie Drake; Honorable Mention — “Show and Tell to Remember” by Victoria Lynn Smith
- Formal Poetry Award — “Amelia’s Freckle Cream” by Shauna Osborn; Honorable Mention — “All love poems are horror poems when you are the creature” by R. Thursday
- Free-Verse Poetry Award — “Listen to Gala’s mutterings” by Sylvia Anne Telfer; Honorable Mention — “In the Name of the Name” by Sunyoung Kay
- Visual Poetry Award — “A Change in Mood II” by Karla Van Vliet; Honorable Mention — “NEWS” by J. Nishida
The Bacopa Literary Review Editors’ blog shows the quality of writing we seek each year by highlighting work we respect from previous Bacopa issues as well as other sources. Check it out, and plan to submit a piece when our 2023 contest begins in the spring.
If you are unable to attend the November “Readings” program in person, you may access it via Zoom at this link: