Winners of First Person Impressions 2008
The winners for the 2008 First Person Impressions competitions have been selected:
Memoir
1st place: Cushing’s Final Essay, Frances Grote.
2nd place: The Wishing Chair, Sylvia M. DeSantis.
3rd place: The Palazzo, Gail Wilkinson.
Honorable Mention: Walled City, Ed Weinberg
Video
1st place: Work in Progress, Sarah Ginsburg.
2nd place: Route 66, Carter Liotta.
3rd place: The Amazing Barry Silver, Andrew David Watson
Honorable Mention: Mr. America, J. Michael Whalen.
Photo
1st place: Megan Rossman
2nd place: Nicolas Silberfaden.
3rd place: Sarah Barr
No honorable mention was awarded in the photography competition.
See the winning work for the first time at First Person Festival of Memoir and Documentary Art:
Best Impressions
Date: Wednesday, Nov. 12th
Time: 7-8PM
Location: Painted Bride
Cost: $10
Looking forweard to meeting my winning colleagues and getting into the city for a real live vegetarian cheesesteak (yeah, I know, I know, save the snark…)!
This sounds so cool. I hope to visit your city and attend one of these events someday soon.
You can read some of my first person stories here-
http://www.myspace.com/madwomanzblog
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First Person Arts StorySlam
Date: Tuesday, February 14
Time: Doors at 7:30pm
Slam starts at 8:30pm
Where: World Cafe Live
3025 Walnut St.,
Philadelphia, PA
Theme: The Ex Files
Writing Workshop:
True North - Crafting
the First Person Voice
Date: Thursdays, February 23 - March 29
Time: 6:30-8:30pm
Where: First Person Arts offices
1 S. Broad St., 17th Floor
Led by: August Tarrier
First Person Arts StorySlam
Date: Tuesday, February 28
Time: Doors at 7:30pm,
Slam starts at 8:30pm
Where: L'Etage
6th and Bainbridge Streets
Philadelphia, PA
Theme: Social Network
We Love Vicki Slam
Date: Wednesday, February 29
Time: 7:30pm - 9pm
Where: L'Etage
6th and Bainbridge Streets
Philadelphia, PA
Price: $50
Proceeds go to support the
new Vicki Solot Fund for
Creative Innovation.
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501 (c) (3) organization registered with
the State of Pennsylvania. It relies on the
generous support of individuals,
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agencies to fulfill its mission.