The Deb Davis Memorial Award
Debra S. Davis was a charter member of DPA, treasured DISD teacher, and member of the Denton community.
The Denton Poets’ Assembly is proud to sponsor a student award honoring Deb through the Poetry Society of Texas:
THE DEB DAVIS MEMORIAL AWARD (grades 3-5)
Offered by the Denton Poets Assembly for a poem about Nature. No more than 24 lines. First place winner also receives a one-year student membership in Poetry Society of Texas.
For more details about how to enter, please visit PST's website.
Past Contests
In 2011, the Denton Poets’ Assembly sponsored a local contest in Deb’s
memory: the Debra S. Davis Memorial Award. The age categories were adult, teen, and children, and a total of $350 in prizes were awarded.
The award winners were:
Children's category
1st place: “A Sardine's Point of View” by Amadea Wilhite
2nd place: “Debbie,” by Tori Kelly
3rd place: “Colors are Everything” by Sara Casner
Teen category
1st place: “The Prairie Burns Red” by Caleb Miller
2nd place: “A Storm is Brewing” by Shanna Clark
3rd place: “To Run and Never Stop for AnythinG” by Meilo Zaborowski
Adult category
1st place: “Portrait of Werner Heisenberg” by Michael Lawson
2nd place: “Limestone Butterflies” by Daphne Glasgow
3rd place: “Pink Ribbon Blues” by Gayle Sulik
Congratulations to the winners, and thanks to all who entered!
memory: the Debra S. Davis Memorial Award. The age categories were adult, teen, and children, and a total of $350 in prizes were awarded.
The award winners were:
Children's category
1st place: “A Sardine's Point of View” by Amadea Wilhite
2nd place: “Debbie,” by Tori Kelly
3rd place: “Colors are Everything” by Sara Casner
Teen category
1st place: “The Prairie Burns Red” by Caleb Miller
2nd place: “A Storm is Brewing” by Shanna Clark
3rd place: “To Run and Never Stop for AnythinG” by Meilo Zaborowski
Adult category
1st place: “Portrait of Werner Heisenberg” by Michael Lawson
2nd place: “Limestone Butterflies” by Daphne Glasgow
3rd place: “Pink Ribbon Blues” by Gayle Sulik
Congratulations to the winners, and thanks to all who entered!