{"id":30447,"date":"2021-10-08T14:34:51","date_gmt":"2021-10-08T18:34:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bapl.org\/?p=30447"},"modified":"2021-10-08T14:34:51","modified_gmt":"2021-10-08T18:34:51","slug":"summer-2021-writing-contest-winners","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bapl.org\/summer-2021-writing-contest-winners\/","title":{"rendered":"Summer 2021 Writing Contest Winners"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"_04xlpA direction-ltr align-start para-style-body\"><span class=\"JsGRdQ\">The Bethlehem Area Public Library presents the winners of its Summer 2021 writing contest for adults. Library patrons were challenged to submit a poem or short story on the theme \u201cAnimal Tales,\u201d telling about an animal that played an important role in their lives. They responded enthusiastically with entries that celebrated pets, wild animals, sea creatures, and even insects! With such a rich selection of entries, it was challenging to pick a winner! Thank you to everyone who entered, and congratulations to our winners:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span class=\"JsGRdQ\">First prize &#8211; <\/span><span class=\"JsGRdQ\">Kimberley Stanley Huber<\/span><span class=\"JsGRdQ\"> for her entry, \u201cThe Power of One.\u201d Kimberley\u2019s prize is a Lenovo Tab M10 HD tablet<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"JsGRdQ\">Second prize \u2013 <\/span><span class=\"JsGRdQ\">Pamela Longo <\/span><span class=\"JsGRdQ\">for her entry, \u201cThe Unicorn\u2019s Response to the Hunter. Pamela\u2019s prize is a Kindle Fire HD10.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"JsGRdQ\">Third prize \u2013 <\/span><span class=\"JsGRdQ\">Darrell Parry<\/span><span class=\"JsGRdQ\"> for his entry, \u201cFeeding Peanuts to the Corvids.\u201d Darrell\u2019s prize is a Barnes &amp; Noble gift card.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"_04xlpA direction-ltr align-start para-style-body\"><span class=\"JsGRdQ\">Congratulations also to Camille A., winner of the Kid&#8217;s Summer Writing Challenge! She wrote a wonderful story that our librarians loved! Prizes were donated by the Friends of the Bethlehem Area Public Library. We appreciate their support.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"_04xlpA direction-ltr align-start para-style-body\">See below for the winning entries or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bapl.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/BAPL-summer-reading-writing-winners-2021.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">download here as a PDF<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"jetpack-slideshow-noscript robots-nocontent\">This slideshow requires JavaScript.<\/p><div id=\"gallery-30447-1-slideshow\" class=\"jetpack-slideshow-window jetpack-slideshow jetpack-slideshow-black\" data-trans=\"fade\" data-autostart=\"1\" data-gallery=\"[{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/i0.wp.com\\\/www.bapl.org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2021\\\/10\\\/1.jpg?fit=791%2C1024\\u0026ssl=1&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;30455&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;itemprop&quot;:&quot;image&quot;},{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/i0.wp.com\\\/www.bapl.org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2021\\\/10\\\/2.jpg?fit=791%2C1024\\u0026ssl=1&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;30456&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;2&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;itemprop&quot;:&quot;image&quot;},{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/i0.wp.com\\\/www.bapl.org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2021\\\/10\\\/3.jpg?fit=791%2C1024\\u0026ssl=1&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;30457&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;3&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;itemprop&quot;:&quot;image&quot;},{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/i0.wp.com\\\/www.bapl.org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2021\\\/10\\\/4.jpg?fit=791%2C1024\\u0026ssl=1&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;30458&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;itemprop&quot;:&quot;image&quot;},{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/i0.wp.com\\\/www.bapl.org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2021\\\/10\\\/5.jpg?fit=791%2C1024\\u0026ssl=1&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;30459&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;5&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;itemprop&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}]\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageGallery\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Bethlehem Area Public Library presents the winners of its Summer 2021 writing contest for adults. 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