Creative writing winners

Today we present some samples from the contest’s top finishers.

All of the winning entries are posted online at LitSite Alaska in the Reading and Writing section under Creative Writing Contests, which also includes winning submissions from previous years going back to the contest’s beginnings in 1981.

Judging for the 2011 University of Alaska Anchorage/Anchorage Daily News Creative Writing Contest wrapped up last month and the winners were informed of their awards.

Today we present some samples from the contest’s top finishers.

All of the winning entries are posted online at LitSite Alaska (litsite.org) in the Reading and Writing section under Creative Writing Contests, which also includes winning submissions from previous years going back to the contest’s beginnings in 1981.

GRAND PRIZE WINNER

"The Etiquette of Children"

Cecilia Worth, Homer

EDITOR'S CHOICE AWARD

"Lost"

Autumn Blodgett, Wasilla

FICTION

4-6 Grade Level

Winner: "Lost," by Autumn Blodgett, Big Lake Elementary, Wasilla

Honorable mentions: "2342 Eli Street," by Joaquin Monterrosa, Begich Middle School, Anchorage; "Saving the City," by Jayne Hanna, Nunimarmuit School, Mekoryuk

7-12 Grade Level

Winner: "Back to the Rabbit Hole," by Lucas Pergiel, Dimond High School, Anchorage

Honorable Mentions: "Hollow," by Samantha Luban, West High School, Anchorage; "Word Problems," by Maura Barry-Garland, Lathrop High School, Fairbanks

Open to the Public

Winner: "The Etiquette of Children," by Cecilia Worth, Homer

Honorable Mention: "Deadly Chicken," by Kyle Petersen, Anchorage

NONFICTION

4-6 Grade Level

Winner: "Hiding," by Damion Musgrove, Kasuun Elementary, Anchorage

Honorable Mentions: "The First Dive," by Sydney Guthrie, Mitkof Middle School, Petersburg; "The Hike," by Nathan Shuttleworth, Kasuun Elementary, Anchorage

7-12 Grade Level

Winner: "You Don't Know What You've Got 'Till It's Gone," by Isabel Mills, Dimond High School, Anchorage

Honorable Mentions: "Choices," by Zoe Hickel, Frontier Charter School, Anchorage; "The Cardboard Box," by Jessica Wilder, Chugiak High School, Eagle River

Open to the Public

Winner: "A Fowl Experience," by Jim Lanier, Chugiak

Honorable Mention: "Our Adventures in America," by Katherine Fueller, Palmer

POETRY

K-3 Grade Level

Winner: "When Will Winter End," by Eliot Pearce, Government Hill Elementary, Anchorage

Honorable Mentions: "Glasses," by Luis Castaneda, Polaris K-12, Anchorage; "The Color" by Mariam Corpus, Anchorage

4-6 Grade Level

Winner: "Thoughts," by Cassidy Race, Talkeetna Elementary, Talkeetna

Honorable mentions: "Alone," by Willem Krieter, Anchorage; "Basketball for the Small," by Joaquin Monterrosa, Begich Middle School, Anchorage; "What I Found in My Backpack," by Lesley Bingham, Campbell Elementary, Anchorage

7-12 Grade Level

Winner: "Art Class;" by Maura Barry-Garland, Lathrop High School, Fairbanks

Honorable Mentions: "Simple Breath," by Luke Wright, Palmer High School, Palmer; "The Way of the Tiger," by Alik, Kachemak Selo School, Homer; "Time for an Ancient Egyptian," by Haley Stout, home-schooled, Palmer

Open to the Public

Winner: "Nightkill," by Jacob Bell, Homer

Honorable Mentions: "Last Testament," by Emily Kurn, Anchorage; "Rapid Destruction," by Teresa Sundmark, Homer; "Sweet Morraine," by Dave Kiffer, Ketchikan

STORY

K-3 Grade Level Only

Winner: "Ari, The Explorer," by Avichai Levenson, Denali Montessori Elementary, Anchorage

Honorable Mentions: "The Magic Easter Egg," by Anita Koelsch, Gladys Wood Elementary, Anchorage; "The Missing Queen," by Tiernan O'Rourke, Mat-Su Central School, Palmer