1st: Put a Face on It by Jon Crocker of Anchor Point

2nd: Maiduguri by Janna Wagner of Homer

3rd: Dystopia Days by George Harbeson of Homer

1st: Absence of My Father by Rian Ofstad of Ninilchik

2nd: Untitled by Ndea Rollins of Nikiski

3rd: N/A (insufficient entries)

1st: A Chickadee by Eli Robinson of Homer

2nd: The Falcon’s Meal by Eli Robinson of Homer

3rd: N/A (insufficient entries)

1st: Boat Kids by Ruby Gervais of Homer

2nd: The Unicorn by Ryder Maguire of Nikiski

3rd: Love by Pinky Sarber of Homer

1st: Fishing by Wylder Johnson of Homer

2nd: Berry by Wylder Johnson of Homer

3rd (TIE): Peter Rabbit’s Christmas by Cyla Reynolds of Homer
-and- Crai by Ingrid Pederson of Homer

1st: Low Point* by Oceana Wills of Homer (*Mature content; not appropriate for all readers)

2nd: The Cat Man of Anchor Point by Jon Crocker of Anchor Point

3rd: Grover’s Not-So-Incredibly-Normal Day by Jeffrey Eide of Homer

1st: Chapter 1: A Perfect Storm by Olivia Cunningham of Anchor Point

2nd: The Haunting of the Ferris Wheel by Olivia Cunningham of Anchor Point

3rd: How to Properly Go Through a Hay Tunnel by Miriam Bowser of Kasilof

1st: Odelle Knightly and the Whispering Hemlocks by Naomi Jones of Tyonek

2nd: Basketball Story by Maria Kratsas of Kasilof

3rd: How to Catch Lawbreakers by Ethan Bowser of Kasilof

1st: A Curly Christmas Tail by Olin Braund of Homer

2nd: The Picnic by Daniel Christ of Homer

3rd: Blueberry Hills by Hadley Howell of Soldotna

1st: Turkey’s First Thanksgiving by Wylder Johnson of Homer

2nd: August by Lila Shavelson of Homer

3rd (TIE): A Secret Door by Luca Multz of Homer
-and- Bruno’s First Christmas by Audrey Finkenbinder of Homer

1st: Spared* by Melissa Billups of Kenai (*Mature content; not appropriate for all readers)

2nd: Thank You Naw Thamee by Vivian Finlay of Homer

3rd: An Eye for an Eye by Gordy Vernon of Homer

1st: Life of Nina and the Late Ed Bailey by Alexis Schneider of Homer

2nd: N/A (insufficient entries)

3rd: N/A (insufficient entries)

1st: N/A (insufficient entries)

2nd: N/A (insufficient entries)

3rd: N/A (insufficient entries)

1st: Swanson River Boat Trip by Apphia Bowser of Kasilof

2nd: Baseball Story by Elias Kratsas of Kasilof

3rd: Traditional Bowhunting by Rhys Borland of Homer

1st: Giant Cactus by Wylder Johnson of Homer

2nd: Alaska by Nakoa Cook of Homer

3rd: N/A (insufficient entries)