The following individuals served as jurors charged with the responsibility of reviewing applications and making funding recommendations for the 2006 awards: Donald Morrill of Tampa, FL; Tony Tost of Chapel Hill, NC; and Crystal Wilkinson of Bloomington, IN.

The 2006 Literary Award recipients are listed below in alphabetical order by literary magazine title.

• Robert Archambeau of Highland Park for the poem "Poem for a War Poet, Poem for a War” published in Chicago by Another Chicago Magazine, Vols. 44 and 45, edited by Barry Silesky.

• Barry Silesky of Chicago for the poem “The House of Her” published in Carbondale by Crab Orchard Review, Vol. 10, No. 1, edited by Allison Joseph.

• Elizabeth Wetmore of Chicago for the fiction story "Practice” published in Carbondale by Crab Orchard Review, Vol. 10, No. 1, edited by Alison Joseph.

• Natalie Pepa of Elgin for the fiction story "The Signs of Love” published in Charleston by KARAMU, Spring 2005, edited by Olga Abella.

• Ricardo Cortez Cruz of Bloomington for the poem "Sweet Honey on the Rocks" published in Normal by Mandorla, Issue 8, edited by Kristin Dykstra.

• Kent Johnson of Freeport for the poem "When I First Read Ange Mlinko" published in Normal by Mandorla, Issue 8, edited by Kristin Dykstra.

• Garnett Kilberg Cohen of Chicago for the fiction story "Relativity" published in Chicago by Other Voices, Vol. 42, edited by Gina Frangello.

• Valerie Martt Wallage of Chicago for the poem "Jezebel Remembering" published in Evanston by Rhino 2005, edited by Kathleen Kirk.

• Morgan McDermott of Evanston for the fiction story "Tow" published in Kenilworth by  StoryQuarterly, Vol. 4i, edited by M.M.M. Hayes.

• Mark Strand of Dorchester for the creative non-fiction story "An Inside Story” published in Kenilworth by StoryQuarterly, Vol. 41, edited by M.M.M. Hayes.

• Alexai Galaviz-Budziszewski of Chicago for the fiction story "God’s Country" published in Evanston by TriQuarterly 121, edited by Susan Firestone Hahn.

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