BELL, EDWARDS, RECEIVE BLANCHAN/DOUBLEDAY AWARDS: Maryland nature writer Lisa Couturier, judge for the 2006 Neltje Blanchan and Frank Nelson Doubleday Memorial Writing Awards, has announced her selections. Laura Bell of Cody will receive the $1,000 Blanchan Award for her creative nonfiction piece, “On the Diamond Trail.” Melodie Edwards of Laramie will receive the $1,000 Doubleday Award for her short story, “Fragile: This Side up.” Mike Bressler’s poems received an honorable mention in the Blanchan category. Bressler is from Jackson. This competition, open only to writers in Wyoming, is funded by artist and arts patron Neltje of Banner. I’ll include more info on the winners and their work in future postings.

- posted by Michael Shay @ 9:18 AM