Congratulations to Cheri Merkley winner of the Bob Simon Award for her submission, On the Wings of Mercury.

My background is in marketing and nursing, but my dream was, always, to write. I joined the writing world five years ago, when I submitted a short story to the Festival of Arts in Brookings, and was awarded a grant. Since that time, I’ve joined a local writing group, have had poetry published in The Insider, and a short story published in Rogue River Echoes, 2010. I have recently completed my first novel, and am eager to explore new possibilities. On the Wings of a Mercury