GRAND PRIZE FIRST PLACE

Joseph Jackson
Fairbanks
"Slave to the Coho"

EDITOR’S CHOICE

Olivia Lightfoot
Bayshore Elementary, Anchorage
"The Ends of the Earth: Saving the Huntresses"

Story K-2

Winner:
Teagan Thirlaway
Susitna Elementary, Anchorage
"The Craziest Thanksgiving Ever"

Honorable Mentions:
"Fox" by Aria Boskofsky, Chignik Lake School, Chignik
"The Bear and the Girl" by Alena Finney, Bristol Bay Christian Learning Center, King Salmon

Fiction 3-5

Winner:
Olivia Lightfoot
Bayshore Elementary, Anchorage
"The Ends of the Earth: Saving the Huntresses"

Honorable Mentions:
"Ninja Chicken" by Jackson Sommer, Barnette Magnet School, Fairbanks
"The Lonely Centipede’s Triumph" by Isabella Strong, Tenakee Independent Learning Center, Tenakee Springs

Fiction 6-8

Winner:
Craig Kimball
Polaris K-12, Anchorage
"Please Don’t Shoot"

Honorable Mentions:
"The Song of a Siren" by Alexandra Prag, St. John’s School, Eagle River
"The Rats of Boston" by Nora Simon, Hanshew Middle School, Anchorage
"Your Letter" by Michele Yang, Hanshew Middle School, Anchorage

Fiction 9-12

Winner:
Atlin Zahnow
Haines High School, Haines
"Mama and Fairy"

Honorable Mentions:
"Don't Think" by Lydia Andriesen, Haines High School, Haines
"No Name Shane" by Eddie Goans, Connections Homeschool, Soldotna
"The Friendly Cherub" by Tegan Retzer, Seward High School, Seward

Fiction Open to the Public

Winner:
Joseph Jackson
Fairbanks
"Slave to the Coho"

Honorable Mentions:
"The Path" by Tasha Anderson, Anchorage
"The Refugee" by Don Neal, Anchorage
"Salvage" by DJ Tyson, Anchorage

Non-Fiction 3-5

Winner:
Aaron Hehner
Frontier Charter School, Eagle River
"5 Ways to Have Fun with a Sandwich Bay"

Non-Fiction 6-8

Winner:
Brielle Lorentzen
Port Alsworth
"Strange Intruders"

Honorable Mentions:
"Seven Pounds to Freedom" by Selah Densmore, Cyberlynx Homeschool, Palmer
"Save the Kingdom" by Mikiah Lorentzen, Port Alsworth
"The Great King of the Tarp" by Teagann Smith, Tanalian School, Port Alsworth

Non-Fiction 9-12

Winner:
Lydia Andriesen
Haines High School, Haines
"Karyn Rock"

Honorable Mentions:
"Overshadowed" by Annika Morris, West Anchorage High School, Anchorage

Non-Fiction Open to the Public

Winner:
Gladys Andrews Meacock
Kenai
"Foot in Both Worlds"

Honorable Mentions:
"God’s Country" by Theresa Gucker, Anchorage
"War" by Victoria Russo, Palmer

Poetry K-2

Winner:
Teagan Thirlaway
Susitna Elementary, Anchorage
"True to Me"

Honorable Mentions:
"Sledding" by Michael Gaffney, Anchor Lutheran School, Anchorage
"The Special Moon" by Brooklyn Marsh, Anchor Lutheran School, Anchorage

Poetry 3-5

Winner:
Lola Whitman
Family Partnership Charter School, Eagle River
"Artemis"

Honorable Mentions:
"Home Is Where I’m From" by Tillman Reilly, Bowman Elementary, Anchorage
"Rain Wing" by Wyatt Voit, St. John’s School, Eagle River
"The Snowstorm" by Wyatt Voit, St. John’s School, Eagle River

Poetry 6-8

Winner:
Claire Pellegrom
Kenai Middle School, Kenai
"Finding Heaven"

Honorable Mentions:
"The Other Side" by Aiden Bo-Well, Barnette Magnet School, Fairbanks
"My Art" by Miya Gottschalk, Kenai Middle School, Kenai
"Taste of Yellow" by Kristin Pyle, Barnette Magnet School, Fairbanks

Poetry 9-12

Winner:
Darcy Misel
West Valley High School, Fairbanks
"Books"

Honorable Mentions:
"Bay in January" by Aurora Alten-Huber, Haines High School, Haines
"To Whom It May Concern" by Althea Gerlt-Nelson, S.A.V.E., Anchorage
"Earth Unkempt" by Kylie Mullaly of Seward High School, Seward
"When I Start Talking" by Anne Marie Van Couwenberghe, Dimond High School, Anchorage

Poetry Open to the Public

Winner:
Joscelyn Moffitt
Cordova
"Poetry Is a Rubber Boot"

Honorable Mentions:
"Raaf the Raven Eats Once More" by Meg Anderson, Anchorage
"Gumbo" by Brian Hutton, Anchorage
"250 Billion Stars in the Milky Way" by Erin Kelly, Talkeetna