Congratulations 26th Kenai Peninsula Writers’ Contest Winners!
Fiction
Adult/Open
1st Place: The Pale Green Suitcase by Inez Dunn
2nd Place: Ashes by Jay Bechtol
3rd Place: Journey to the Mountain Spirits by Alexander Fearn
Grade 10-12
1st Place: Lost and Found by Ainsley Boss-Harmon
2nd Place: N/A (insufficient qualified entries)
3rd Place: N/A (insufficient qualified entries)
Grade 7-9
1st Place: Newsflash by Apphia Bowser
2nd Place: The Giant on the Hill by Finn Bird
3rd Place: The Endless Battle by Daniel Christ
Grade 4-6
1st Place: Cartoon Eulogy by Esther Bowser
2nd Place: N/A (insufficient qualified entries)
3rd Place: N/A (insufficient qualified entries)
Grade K-3
1st Place: The Forest Friends by Cassidy Allmendinger
2nd Place: The Run-Away Family by Leo Cherok
3rd Place: Gnome and Fairy by Marlo LaPlant
Non-Fiction
Adult/Open
1st Place: Bruiser by Elizabeth Chilson
2nd Place: How to Paint Chisik Island by Isabel Kulhanek
3rd Place: Forest Bathing in Blueberries by Mary Katzke
Grade 10-12
1st Place: N/A (insufficient qualified entries)
2nd Place: N/A (insufficient qualified entries)
3rd Place: N/A (insufficient qualified entries)
Grade 7-9
1st Place: N/A (insufficient qualified entries)
2nd Place: N/A (insufficient qualified entries)
3rd Place: N/A (insufficient qualified entries)
Grade 4-6
1st Place: N/A (insufficient qualified entries)
2nd Place: N/A (insufficient qualified entries)
3rd Place: N/A (insufficient qualified entries)
Grade K-3
1st Place: My Brother Getting Poked by Runa Larson
2nd Place: Hunting Season by Corey Isenhour
3rd Place: The Family Trip by Haven Maxon
Poetry
Adult/Open
1st Place: Tea in the Age of Memories by Alexander Fearn
2nd Place: Flower Legend by Gary Richards
3rd Place: Ms. Mount Redoubt by Elena Dimitrovski
Grade 10-12
1st Place: I Saw You by Ainsley Boss-Harmon
2nd Place: Rain on a Cliff by Ainsley Boss-Harmon
3rd Place: Not Normal by Kelsey Gravelle
Grade 7-9
1st Place: Beauty in the Broken by Apphia Bowser
2nd Place: Life by Hailee Painter
3rd Place: N/A (insufficient qualified entries)
Grade 4-6
1st Place: Where I’m From by Isolde Panarelli
2nd Place: North Wind by Riggs Harness
3rd Place: Where I’m From by Lila Shavelson
Grade K-3
1st Place: Hungry Birds by Annabell Botkin
2nd Place: Going to Squirrel’s Tree Late by Cassidy Allmendinger
3rd Place: Dance by Sibylle Sethi