Books
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Fiction, Poetry
Languid Lusciousness with Lemon (poetry from Finishing Line Press) 2017)
Rosa’s Shell (picture book) 2017
Rosa’s Red Apron, (picture book) 2016
Summer in a Bowl, (picture book)2016
WHOOSH, (picture book)TheaQ Press, August 2015
Secrets of the Heart, Desert Breeze, June 2015
Simply a Smile, February 2016 (collection of short stories. Title story won first prize in Australia) This one is out of print at the moment, (publisher went out of business, but I have copies) Use the comment form to contact me and I can mail one–autographed!
A Bowl of Rice, Desert Breeze, March, 2014
Booklet: Cottonwood Grove by Western trail Blaze, 2014
Letters from Korea Desert Breeze, 2013
Giulia Goes to War , Desert Breeze Publications Historical spy and romance novel released 2012
Non-fiction
The Complete Guide to the Shenandoah Valley in Virginia (Berkshire House) Travel guide 2002
Massachusetts, (Scholastic Press– history book for elementary students) 2000
The Christmas Gift , (Warner Press)– coloring book , now out of print
Short Stories, selection
Winner first prize flash fiction, Literative, Tiger, 2016
Short Listed in Bath Flash Fiction in 2016
Short story, Egidio Decides to Fish, accepted for 2014 Sisters in Crime Anthology
Second Prize: Winston Salem Literary Contest 2014-short story
Third Prize NC Poetry Society Children’s Division, 2014
The Red Apron, Award winner Intergeneration Contest 2013
Rings, Honorable Mention Intergeneration Contest 2013
The Fish Knife, The A3 Review, 2015
*First Prize winner for Voice of an Angel, Charlotte Writers Club, 2013
Thunderbolt: Editor’s choice winner for stories appearing in 2012 Wordsmith Journal Magazine
“The Secret of Greatness” Third prize in Alabama Writer’s Conclave, July 2012 (children’s)
First Place Kaixin writing contest “Simply a Smile” http://kaixin.com.au/ 2010
“Pearls of Wisdom” short story, “Dolphin Log” (now Cousteau Magazine for Children)
Honorable Mention for Intergenerational Tale, “Coquina” (Intergeneration Writing Contest) 2009
“Button Button” A short story for middle schoolers was accepted into Doorway to Adventure , an anthology compiled by the Writer’s Group of the Triad in Greensboro, NC, publishing date, October 2010
Award Winner Wilmington Historic Society Short Story Contest (twice, third place and second place)
Poetry , Essays (a selection)
Silver Arts Winner Brunswick County, 2017
Work selected by Ashmolean Ekphrastic reading in November 2016
Winner of Wilda Morris contest on poetry May, 2017
Finalist for Joseph Applewhite Award, 2017 NC Poetry Society
Languid Lusciousness with Lemon , Short listed for Fermoy Poetry Contest 2016
Spotting Carolina Jessamine After the Rain—Doty Katz Memorial award first place
Ghazal Contest, Southern Writers “Sunrise on the Beach”(3rd)
National Press Women award 2016 for food article, second place
Poems selected for Winston Salem Poetry in Plain sight, 2015 and 2016
Ekphrastic poems in VisualVerse, Ekphrastic Review and accepted into New Bern Art Collection Magazine for 2016
Essay in Chicken Soup for the Soul, “She Stopped to say Goodbye” October 2014
Dancing Poetry Contest, Second place, 2012, Third place, 2013
Non-fiction, contributions to publications
Contributed two chapters to Tales as Tools, National Storytelling Association
Contributed one chapter to new 2006 Book The Storytelling Classroom: Applications Across the Curriculum by Sherry Norfolk,
In addition I write regularly for the Myrtle Beach Sun News and other publications
Here is a list
Regular Writing
Myrtle Beach Sun News–series of articles about food and a number of cookbook reviews
Righter Publications–Poems in each monthly edition
Ruby for Women
Disability News
Poems accepted this year in a number of other publications online and in print, including a Quiet Courage and Silver Birch Press–for complete list see Hats off in NCWN website
Picture Book
by Joan Leotta
Last book in Legacy of Honor Series
Collection of short stories by Joan Leotta
What Editors Want You to Know 