The Golden Nib

And the 2026 NVWC Chapter Winners are . . . 

Congratulations to this year’s chapter winners of the Golden Nib Awards! The first stage of the Golden Nib awards is complete. First place NVWC chapter winners have been submitted to the state-level competition. Second and third place chapter-level winners also have been submitted for publication in Golden Nib. State-level first place winners will be announced at the Virginia Writers Club annual meeting November 7 in Richmond.

Fiction

• 1^st place: “A Murder of Crows” by Ed Heartney
• 2^nd place: “Bogs to Logs” by Audrey Lattanze
• 3^rd place: “House Hunting” by Jason Maddux

Poetry

• 1^st place: “Supernova” by Pamela Hines
• 2^nd place: “Love Lost Never Ages” by Tom Henning
• 3^rd place: “In Season” by Jacqueline Davey

Nonfiction

• 1^st place: “Epiphany in C Minor” by Kevin Connor
• 2^nd place: “Teaching Game” by Roger Hammons
• 3^rd place: “Luggage” by Will Palmer