History

The Arts Council of Clinton announced the creation of a new division, Brick Streets Press, with the publication of the Press' first book entitled "Mississippi's Got Talent!"—The 2007 Winners' Circle. Initially, we wanted to publish the winners of our short story contest so we needed a publishing arm to accomplish that. Then we decided to expand our first volume and include the winners of all four contests we conducted that year—writing, art, talent, and scholarship. We were proud of our contest winners and we wanted to spotlight them and record their achievements in a permanent way. So we created a publication that we can repeat annually to showcase our contest winners. We have now expanded our reach to produce publications for area writers, schools and other organizations.


Publications
Available for purchase in our Art Shoppe

Brick Streets Press 2010 Winners' Circle (coming in July 2010
The Art of Science for Lovett Elementary School (April 2010)
Things Remembered…Recollections about Recollections by Bob Allan Dunaway (August 2009)
Brick Streets Press 2009 Winners’ Circle (July 2009)
The Faces of ART for Madison Station Elementary School (May 2009)
Brick Streets Press 2008 Winners’ Circle (July 2008)
25th Anniversary “Taste of the Arts” Cookbook (October 2007)
“Mississippi’s Got Talent!” 2007 Winners’ Circle (June 2007)


Winners of the 2010 Brick Streets Press Short Story Contest

High School Juniors/Seniors Division:
1st Place: Ashlyn Brooke Ervin, Brookhaven — "King-Sized Socks"
2nd Place: Alex Dougherty, Clinton — "The Blind Date"
3rd Place: Hannah Whiteman, Clinton — "Before I Self-Destruct"

College & Beyond Division:
1st Place: Peggy Gilmer-Piasecki, Jackson —"The True Narrative of the Unfortunate Journey of the Virgil O. Trotters"
2nd Place: George M. Kelly, Clinton —"The Yard Cow"
3rd Place: Richelle Putnam, Meridian —"Gone"

Honorable Mentions:
Megan Ainsworth, Florence — "Georgia Fading"
Dorothy Shawhan, Cleveland — "My Feminist and Yours"
Dr. J. Dale Thorn, Brandon — "A Home for Bo"

Top 15 Stories (College & Beyond Division) Earning Publication:
Peggy Gilmer-Piasecki, Jackson — "The True Narrative of the Unfortunate Journey of the Virgil O. Trotters"
George M. Kelly, Clinton — "The Yard Cow"
Richelle Putnam, Meridian — "Gone"
Megan Ainsworth, Florence — "Georgia Fading"
Dorothy Shawhan, Cleveland — "My Feminist and Yours"
Dr. J. Dale Thorn, Brandon — "A Home for Bo"
Judy Tucker, Jackson — "Going to the Chapel"
Jerry File, Jr., Ridgeland — "Volvos and Water Moccasins"
Janet Taylor-Perry, Ridgeland — "Internot Dating"
C. Leigh McInnis, Clinton — "Salvation"
Lottie Brent Boggan, Jackson — "Game-Set-Match"
Bob Allan Dunaway, Clinton -- "Entrepreneurs"
Mary Jo Hardwick, Clinton — "Girl in Progress"
Cynthia Lamb, Pass Christian — "Many Uses of Tupperware"
Anne B. McKee, Meridian — "Eva Nell Kitchens -- Healer, Murderer, or Survivor?"

Winners of the 2009 Brick Streets Press

Winners of the 2008 Brick Streets Press
Short Story Contest
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