The AAPA laureate board consisting of Laurie Kitzke, Ivan Snyder, and Peter Schaub, has announced its selections for the July 2022 through June 2023 judging period.
Here are the selections:
Letterpress Printed Journal: David M. Tribby, The Tribby Tribune
Honorable Mention: John Carvalho, A Martlet's Tale
Non-Letterpress Printed Journal: George Harnish, Random Cubes
Honorable Mention: Frederick Moe, Farm & Wilderness Report
Journal of Overall Excellence: Clarence Wolfshohl, Anonymous Quarterly
Prose Fiction: Marey Barthoff, Mareyland Register
Prose Non-Fiction: Frank Underwood, "Corky and the Cap Bomb"
Danny Kelly, "The Adventures of Heidi Mae Kelly"
Art: John Carvalho, "Haikuesque Pangram," January 2023
Honorable Mention: Marey Barthoff, Mareyland Register
Poetry: Clarence Wolfshohl, Fishing in Early Spring, June 2023, and Navajo Spirits, May 2023
Honorable Mention: Joanne Lindermann, "Simplicity," September 2022
Special Awards--
Dave Tribby, for coördinating Ink Cahoots for 50 consecutive years
Commentary: Bob Porterfield, Sneaky Dragon, April 2023
Honorable Mention: Gregory E. McKelvey, "The Big Lie," The Ink Zone, February 2023
AAPA's website has a list of laureate awards going back to 1937.
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