GRAND PRIZE
"River Take Me Home," by Aryeh Lax, Anchorage
FICTION
Grades 4-6
Winner: "Shadows," by Sophie Verbrugge, Polaris K-12, Anchorage
Honorable Mentions: "Bridgers Go West," by Zoe Russin, Mountain Village; "The Legend of the Northern Lights," by Isa Weiss, Machetanz Elementary, Wasilla
Grades 7-12
Winner: "River Take Me Home," by Aryeh Lax, Steller Secondary, Anchorage
Honorable Mentions: "Gone," by Samantha Luban, West Anchorage High School, Anchorage; "Magpie," by Sarah Graber, Floyd Dryden Middle School, Juneau; "One Choice," by EJ Tung, Dimond High School, Anchorage; "The White Room," by Ian Wilber, Dimond High School, Anchorage
Open to the Public
Winner: "That It Will Never Come Again," by Jamey Bradbury, Anchorage
Honorable Mentions: "Back to School Night," by Richie Goldstein, Anchorage; "Geraldine's Flowers," by Thomas Faughnan, Anchorage; "Simplicity," by Brian Conley, Anchorage
NONFICTION
Grades 4-6
Winner: "A Race to Remember," by Gloria Ruth Jacobsen, Glennallen Elementary, Gakona
Honorable Mentions: "A Big Change," by Gabrielle Wilde, Kasuun Elementary, Anchorage; "The Day I Got Lizzie," by Gavin Lee, Machetanz Elementary, Wasilla; "The Divorce," by Ryan Reid, Kasuun Elementary, Anchorage; "The Otter," by Nathan Shuttleworth, Kasuun Elementary, Anchorage
Grades 7-12
Winner: "Lost Tides," by Tziporah Lax, Steller Secondary, Anchorage
Honorable Mentions: "Breakup Essay," by Maura Barry-Garland, Lathrop High School, Fairbanks; "The Price," by Taylor Unterberg, Palmer High School, Palmer
Open to the Public
Winner: "Prejudice," by Marie Andrews and Gladys Meacock, Anchorage
Honorable Mentions: "Marcus," by Steve Harrison, Talkeetna
POETRY
Grades K-3
Winners (tie): "Masks," by Mariam Corpus, Kincaid Elementary, Anchorage; "Snow," by Noah Goltz, Chugach Optional, Anchorage
Honorable Mentions: "A Red," by AJ Mann, Hermon Hutchens Elementary, Valdez; "Nature," by Arianna King, Big Lake Elementary, Wasilla
Grades 4-6
Winner: "Grandma Ruth," by Michelle Turchetto, Kasuun Elementary, Anchorage
Honorable Mentions: "An Unfinished Poem," by Gabriel Pier, Begich Middle School, Anchorage; "Love," by Juliann DiLucchio, Kasuun Elementary, Anchorage; "The Rock Cycle," by Jennifer Klebesadel, Palmer Junior Middle School, Palmer
Grades 7-12
Winner: "I Am Off Poetry for Now," by Jack Conger, West Anchorage High School, Anchorage
Honorable Mentions: "Beautiful Insomniacs," by Allie Poe, Mat-Su Career and Technical High School, Wasilla; "Labyrinth of the Lost," by Shannon Rodgers, Houston High School, Houston; "Where I'm From," by Jed Turner, Teeland Middle School, Wasilla
Open to the Public
Winner: "Cherry Blossoms," by Tim Troll, Anchorage
Honorable Mentions: "Between the Rings," by Bryce O'Tierney, Anchorage; "In the Winter Kitchen," by Rosalie Loewen, Haines; "Winter 911," by Daniel Kantak, Douglas
STORY (Grades K-3 only)
Winner: "A Family Christmas," by Anita Grey Koelsch, Gladys Wood Elementary, Anchorage
Honorable Mentions: "A Fall Tree," by Eliot Pearce, Government Hill Elementary, Anchorage; "The Battle of the Donuts," by Mason O'Rourke, Mat-Su Central School, Palmer; "Johnny's Lesson," by Kylie Mullaly, Seward Elementary, Seward
