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#19 - SANTA CLAUS™
 Contratulations to our winners: Deborah Grumet and Nancy Marino! Both are proud recipients of a free year of membership with the SCBWI! Our Runner-Up is Betty Higbie, who wins an SCBWI t-shirt of her choice. Honorable Mentions go to Karen Casale, Beth Ann Fanning, and Greta Picklesimer. Thanks to all who participated in our contest -- keep up the good work!
In the meantime, please take a few minutes to read through the winning entries by scrolling down the page or clicking on a name below...
| Winners |
Runner-Up |
Honorable Mentions |
| Deborah Grumet |
Betty Higbie |
Karen Casale |
| Nancy Marino |
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Beth Ann Fanning |
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Greta Picklesimer |
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Deborah Grumet
Forest Hills, NY
member since 1996
WINNER
RESUME
Santa Claus
1 North Pole
EXPERIENCE
Maintains international database on behavior of children. Generates quarterly reports & evaluates behavior based on reports.
Supervises payroll of eight reindeer and 600+ elves. Heads Elf Management Team, responsible for production, quality inspection, and packaging of toys.
Coordinates public appearances for month of December. Works closely with Salvation Army, Macy's, and other local businesses to optimize appearances.
Coordinates timely distribution of 1 billion + mail orders.
Maintains all books and records. Responsible for final inventory and year-end close.
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
International Elf Craftsman Guild
SKILLS
Exceptional piloting and navigational skills.
Proficient in Oracle and Excel.
Deborah Grumet lives with her husband and two children. She does more illustrating than writing, but likes to do both. She recently published two alphabet posters at www.abcs-of-art.com.
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Nancy Marino
Farmingdale, NY
member since 2004
WINNER
Who needs a workshop? How old did that get?
From now on Santa is surfing the 'Net.
To all of the reindeer, I'm saying farewell.
And if u want to reach me, u can call my cell.
To heck with the snail mail, IM me instead.
Jpeg the sugarplums that dance in your head.
Want gifts for your brother, your dad or your mom?
Try www.santa.com.
There's one little question from this cyber rookie.
So how do you nibble a virtual cookie?
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Betty Higbie
Fairbanks, AK
member since 2005
RUNNER-UP
The Santa of Veganland wore an arugula lettuce suit and cap with fluffy mashed potato trim. His jolly olive eyes sparkled above a radish nose on his jicama head. Ginger ears beside miniature patty squash cheeks peeked from beneath his leafy cap. A chili pepper mouth smiled through Santa's snowy cauliflower beard. Carrot fingers pulled on shiny purple eggplant boots. And sitting on his lap there was a sprout.
Betty Higbie loves to write children's stories, play tennis, eat chocolate, and enjoy the sparkly Alaskan winterscape.
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Karen Casale
Enfield, CT
member since 2000
HONORABLE MENTION
Santa Claus wanted by FBI for flying without a license. Alias: Kris Kringle. Wears a hat and carries sleigh bells. Has fluffy facial hair. Walks with a limp from a recent tumble off a roof where he left size 12 boot prints in a snow bank. Has a tattoo of Rudolph on his right arm. May be concealing dangerous articles in a large velvet bag. Frequents petting zoos stalking reindeer. Known accomplices: little people who make toys. Last seen yesterday at a Connecticut inn devouring milk and cookies. Warning: suspect eludes police by escaping up chimneys.
Karen Casale lives in Connecticut with her husband and three boys. She is working on a YA novel and a poetry collection for young girls. She has had a few things published in the children's magazine market but no books yet. In her spare time, she writes and reads.
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Beth Ann Fanning
non-member
HONORABLE MENTION
CEO needed for world's largest toy manufacturing and distribution center. Job duties include supervising a large team of skilled craftsmen and managing an extensive database of information on the behavioral habits of individual customers. Familiarity with ListMaker software a must.
Candidate must work well with people, especially children, and be willing to relocate to a cold, northern climate.
Position requires numerous public appearances in late November and December and extensive international travel one night per year.
Only those with a jolly disposition need apply. Send resume to: Kringle Family Enterprises, 1 Claus Lane, North Pole.
Beth Ann Fanning is a stay-at-home mother of two. She's been a freelance writer for four years and has had personal essays and poetry published. She especially enjoys writing for children and was a participant in the Highlights Foundation's 2005 Writers Workshop at Chautauqua.
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Greta Picklesimer
Jackson, MI
member since 1999 (off and on)
HONORABLE MENTION
Warrant for arrest...
Alias: Kris Kringle or Santa Claus
Description: elderly man, rotund, white hair and beard, chuckles for no apparent reason.
Details of crimes: breaking and entering usually through chimneys, profuse littering under the guise of leaving toys for children, also theft of food including (but not limited to) cookies and milk or cocoa from said families.
Additional notes: person in question uses a flying sleigh as a get away vehicle pulled by reindeer, approach with extreme caution.
Greta Picklesimer enjoys writing for children and reading as well as other pursuits that either are not interesting enough to mention or have nothing to do with writing.
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