The 2020-21 AAPA Laureate judges, consisting of Heather Lane (chairman), Laurie Kitzke, and Mark McComas, have announed their results:
Prose Non-Fiction: Clarence Wolfshohl, "Sunset," Holy Toledo No. 19, September 2020
Poetry: JoAnne Lindemann, Bittersweet, collection of poems in July 2020 bundle
Journal of Overall Excellence: June Bassemir, Over the Fence
Letterpress Printed Journal: Richard L. Hopkins, Page Two Flag, December 2020, "A City Boy's Love Affair With a Tractor"
Art: John Carvalho, "Dance" and illustration for "Aubade," Ink Cahoots 2020, October bundle
Special Awards--
Coolest Journal: Bil Stahl, Rags From a Scrap-Bag Mind, "Not Cool," October 2020 (in December bundle)
David M. Tribby, for years, years, and more years of assembling Ink Cahoots
Ivan Snyder and Clarence Wolfshohl, for all of the reviews in American Amateur Journalist
You can view a complete list of AAPA laureate winners going back to 1937.
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