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Winners of the 2024 Oz Club Contests

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The International Wizard of Oz Club announced the 2024 winners of our annual art and writing contests Saturday, Sept. 28 at Oz, the National Convention held in Charlotte, North Carolina.

Fred Otto Prize for Fiction

First Place:
        The Fairy King in Oz
        Jesse Jury
        Mount Vernon, WA 98273

Second Place:
        The Final Fate of the Phanfasms
        Aaron Solomon Adelman
        Pethaḥ Tiqwah, Israel 

 

C. Warren Hollister Prize for Non-Fiction

First Place
        Ozma’s Enduring Appeal 120 Years Later
        Leighton Suen
        Staten Island, NY 

Second Place
        Puzzle Adventures in Oz
        Tyler B. Wright
        New Haven, MO 

 

Rob Roy MacVeigh Prize for Art 

A Gathering of Ozians

First Place
A Gathering of Ozians
Rob Lauer
Suffolk, VA 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Glinda’s Final Entry

Second Place
Glinda
David Valentin 
Forest Hills, NY

 

 

 

 

 

Thanks to all those who entered. Contest submissions have been forwarded to the appropriate editors for consideration in future Oz Club publications. 

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Written by Jane Albright
A past president of the International Wizard of Oz Club, Jane is a life-long Oz fan. She's attended Oz events around the country regularly since 1974 and amassed an Oz collection that ranges from antiquarian books, original artwork, and ephemera to children's playthings, posters, and housewares. In addition to speaking frequently about Oz, Jane has contributed to the Baum Bugle, written for Oziana, and loaned Oz material to numerous public exhibitions. She received the L. Frank Baum Memorial Award in 2000.