The North Shore Writers' Association is pleased to announce the winners of its 2006 writing contest.

Fiction:

1st: A Rite of Passage - by Amir Hasham
2nd: Now You See It, Now You Don't - by Bente Nielsen
Honourable Mention: Life in the Country - by Peggy Trendell-Jensen

Non-Fiction:

1st: A Body Revel - by Margaret Campbell
2nd: The Big Sex Talk - by Jan Redford
Honourable Mention: Half a Dream - by Joyce Goodwin

Poetry:

1st: Reclining Nude, Oil on Canvas - by Patricia Smekal
2nd: Love Games - by Patricia Smekal
Honourable Mention: A Day on the Beach - by Valerie Hugdahl