Burnet County Area Fair writing contest sparks record creativity

  • (From left) Judge Kailey Roberts, Dan Hensley, Kathy Lackey taste a sample of cinnamonapple cream presented by Maggie McDonald June 9 during the Burnet County Area Fair.
    (From left) Judge Kailey Roberts, Dan Hensley, Kathy Lackey taste a sample of cinnamonapple cream presented by Maggie McDonald June 9 during the Burnet County Area Fair.
  • One untitled figure drawing by Cricket Beaman won the Burnet County Area Fair Fine Arts Best of Division ribbon. Photos by Raymond V. Whelan/Bulletin
    One untitled figure drawing by Cricket Beaman won the Burnet County Area Fair Fine Arts Best of Division ribbon. Photos by Raymond V. Whelan/Bulletin
  • Burnet resident Polly Krenek prepares her vanilla ice cream June 9 during the Burnet County Area Fair.
    Burnet resident Polly Krenek prepares her vanilla ice cream June 9 during the Burnet County Area Fair.
Local authors showed no low interest for the recent Burnet County Area Fair Creative Writing Contest. Several scribes contributed poetry and prose compositions to the contest, each one limited to no more than 500 words. Altogether, the June 9 event attracted 18 writers. “It was a record number of entries,” Board Member Kay Lee told the Bulletin. Judges read writing based on any subject, also,…

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