Fairfield Library Honors Local Writers

Much of the attention surrounding the Fairfield Public Library’s “One Book, One Town” program went to Jonathan Safran Foer, author of the town’s 2011 selection, “Eating Animals.” But the library also wanted to highlight the work of Fairfielders, young and old, who contributed their own works to the conversation this month. That’s why 22 Fairfielders took home prizes in the “Around the Table: Food Memoirs From Fairfield” contest. The winners are:

Child Poem:  Griffin Geissler, “Uma”; Sam Meyers, “Ode to the Food of Fairfield”; Mikayla Sebourne,  “Thursday Nights are Brownie Nights.”

Child Essay:  Madison Lee, “A Korean-American’s Food Memoir”; Brian Donohue, “Yummy Yummy in My Tummy Tummy”; Celia Spartachino, “The Barbecue.”

Young Adult Poem: Jack Davis, “My Christmas Dinner”; Erin Rigney, “Favorite Foods.”

Young Adult Essay: Claire Menard, “The Story of the Worst Cake Ever”; Ian Wolff, “Untitled”; Daniel Orazio, “Untitled.”

Adult Poem Unpublished: Deanna  Hoffman, “Untitled”; Mark Favale, “Untitled”; Heather Martin, “Ode to an Oven.”

Adult Poem Published: Deb Karazin Owens, “House…Warming”; Mary Miner, “My Father, the Fabric Store Owner.”

Adult Essay Unpublished: Paul Blustein, “Moving Day”; Noradeen Farlekas, “Untitled”; Randi Oster, “ Untitled.”

Adult Essay Published: Christine Shaffer, “Untitled”; Margaret Rumford, “Hoarded Rations”; Rita Papazian, “Untitled.”

A judging panel of local authors, professors and Fairfield Library staff chose these stories from dozens of entries. Each winner will receive a copy of “Eating Animals,” and the library will publish all winning stories in an e-book, with cover art by Fairfield resident and graphic artist Joanne Hus.

Do you know any of the contest winners? Congratulate them in the comments below!

 

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