By Shannon Lukens.
The Steamboat Art Museum hosted their 6th annual writing competition Wednesday night. It’s called “The Painted Words – A Visual Writing Event.” Celebrity readers shared the prose and poems. The top youth winner was Erika Sexton. First place in poetry was Harriet Freiberger. Number one in Prose was Dagny McKinley.
Here are all of the winners.
Adult Prose
- Winner: Dagny McKinley inspired by Peace Treaties by Julie Oriet
- Honorable Mention: Cesare Rosati inspired by In Their Finest by Julie Oriet
- Honorable Mention: Mandy Miller inspired by Morrocco Blue by Julie Oriet
Adult Poetry
- Winner: Harriet Freiberger inspired by Out on a Ledge by Julie Oriet
- Honorable Mention: Lyla Baker inspired by Warrior by T.D. Kelsey
- Honorable Mention: Johanna Hildebrand inspired by Spring Break by Julie Oriet
Youth
- Winner: Erika Sexton inspired by Wilderness Sentinels by Julie Oriet
- Youth Honorable Mention: Tesh Feinberg inspired by Blessing of the Beasts by Julie Oriet Good’s
