Awards and Honors for Judy Lockhart DiGregorio
Second place for Best Light Verse, "Out of Style," ByLine Magazine, February, 2008
Voted Best Local Writer by readers of the The Oak Ridge Observer, September, 2007
Second Prize, Short Article Contest, "Almost Rich and Famous," ByLine Magazine, May, 2007
1st Honorable Mention, Humorous Poetry, "Who Rules?" Green River Writing Contest, Louisville, Kentucky, December, 2006
Special Honorable Mention, "Who Rules," Humorous Poem Contest, ByLine Magazine, September, 2006.
Nominated by the Tennessee Arts Commission for inclusion in 2006 SouthernArtistry.com, an adjudicated online artist registry designed to spotlight outstanding artists of all disciplines that live and work in the South.
Special Honorable Mention, "Not Egg-zactly as Planned," Personal Experience Article, ByLine Magazine, February, 2006
Second place, "First Class," Humorous Poem Contest, ByLine Magazine,
September, 2005.
First place, nonfiction essay, "Not Egg-zactly as Planned," Tennessee Mountain Writers' Conference, Oak Ridge, TN, April, 2005.
Honorable Mention for "Not Egg-zactly as Planned," Short Humor Contest, ByLine Magazine, July 2004
Named Artist of the Week by the Tennessee Arts Commission, July 5, 2004
Honorable Mention for humorous essay, "Accessoritus loosus," Tennessee Mountain Writers Contest, April 2004
Scholarship winner and featured reader for “Conversations with My Spouse (one-act play),” Lost State Writers’ Conference, Greeneville, TN, October 2003
First Place Essay Winner for humorous essay, “Accessoritus loosus,” Virginia Highlands Festival Creative Writing Contest, July 26, 2003
Honorable Mention for “Aim High, Submit Low,” Advice for Beginning Writers Contest, ByLine Magazine, January 2003
Honorable Mention for “Funny Bone,” Humorous Poem Contest, ByLine Magazine, September 2002
Scholarship winner for humorous essay, “Accessoritus Loosus,” Lost State Writers’ Conference,Greeneville, TN, October 2002
YWCA Woman of Distinction, Arts and Culture Category, Oak Ridge, TN, August 2001
Special Honorable Mention, “New Location,” Humorous Poem Contest, ByLine Magazine, September 2001
Third Place, Song Writing Category, “Gently Love Me Now, Gently,” Cookeville, TN, Creative Writers’ Contest, May 2001
Noteworthy Mention, Nonfiction Category, “Un di felice,” Creative Writers' Contest, Cookeville, TN, May 2000
Noteworthy Mention (Humor), "Accessoritus loosus,” Creative Writers' Contest, Cookeville, TN, May 1999
1st Honorable Mention, Song Writing Category, "If Only You Knew Me,” Creative Writers' Contest, Cookeville, TN, May 1999
Honorable Mention, Humorous Poem Category, "In Touch,” ByLine Magazine, September 1998
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