Poetry
Adult/Open
1st: In Gratitude to John Prine by M.T. Samuel of Homer
2nd: skinny raven girl by M.T. Samuel of Homer
3rd: Good to Know by Emily O’Connor of Homer
Grades 10-12
1st: Detached by Serena Fankhauser of Homer
2nd: My Enemy by Thea Person of Homer
3rd: Change by Eryn Field of Homer
Grades 7-9
1st: Outshine the Sun by Ainsley Boss-Harmon of Homer
2nd: The Sea and the Stone by Ainsley Boss-Harmon of Homer
3rd: The Ocean by Britta Velsko of Homer
Grades 4-6
1st: Stuck in the Middle by Maci Miller of Kenai
2nd: A Pencil Yellow Birch Leaf by Sawyer Johnson of Homer
3rd: The Mysteries of Night by Elliott Hatten of Soldotna
Grades K-3
1st: Dark and Deadly by Keva Campbell of Homer
2nd: The Fall Poem by Scarlett Bernard of Kenai
3rd: Grizzly by Keva Campbell of Homer
Fiction
Adult/Open
1st: Signe and the Snow by Elizabeth Chilson of Soldotna
2nd: Everything He Touched by Franco Venuti of Homer
3rd: Kodiak by Jason Steadman of Soldotna
Grades 10-12
1st: The Janitor by Theo McDonough of Homer
2nd: The Wilted Lily by Hannah Stonorov of Homer
3rd: Fallen Hero by Zach Marley of Homer
Grades 7-9
1st: Punks by Breyan Cathey of Homer
2nd: One Mysterious Night in Alcwood by Amy Sevast of Kenai
3rd: Anotherworld by Micah Sevast of Kenai
Grades 4-6
1st: Dog-on Hike by Nevaeh Gregoire of Homer
2nd: Snow in Googerville by Isolde Panarelli of Homer
3rd: November Sky by Ani Cook of Homer
Grades K-3
1st: Judy the Sled Dog by Harper Bross of Soldotna
2nd: The Dragon by Nate Kearn of Homer
3rd: The Found Bunny by Mallory Primm’s K-1 Class at Tiny Trees of Homer
Nonfiction
Adult/Open
1st: Other Bloods by John Messick of Soldotna
2nd: Home by Michael B. Rearden of Homer
3rd: Nicky and Elizabeth by Catherine Mendenhall of Kenai
Grades 10-12
1st: Where Art Thou, Romeo? by Ivy Daly of Kasilof
2nd: By Twos and Sevens by Olivia Glasman of Homer
3rd: The Creature by Simon Gucer of Homer
Grades 7-9
1st: Laced with Pretty Blue Flowers by Rebecca Trowbridge of Homer
2nd: N/A (insufficient entries)
3rd: N/A (insufficient entries)
Grades 4-6
1st: That’s Baseball by Elias Kratsas of Kasilof
2nd: Sailing with Dolphins by Ilsa Gutschow of Homer
3rd: Ready for Anything by Ames Kincaid of Homer
Grades K-3
1st: The Crazy Water Bottle by Maggie Lints of Homer
2nd: Puppy Piercing by Haddie Kincaid of Homer
3rd: My Brother’s Hawaiian Birthday by Layla O’Neal of Homer