Grand Prize Winner

"A Collection of Echos" by Fiona Raasch, Mt. Edgecumbe High School, Sitka

Editors' Choice

"Adventures in Hovercrafting from Nenana to Nome, Alaska" by Marie Motschman, Anchorage

Story

Grades K-2:

Winner: "The Two Twins" by Naomi Klug, Skagway School, Skagway

Honorable Mention:
"If I Lived in a Snow Globe" by Sylvia Polonowski, Government Hill Elementary School, Anchorage
"King Salmon" by Juniper Souphanavong, Anchor Lutheran School, Anchorage
"Whimpering for Westin" by Catherine Warren, Rogers Park Elementary School, Anchorage

Grades 3-5:

Winner: "The Sacred Bamboo" by Luciana Liu, Family Partnership Charter School, Anchorage

Honorable Mention:
"The Crate of the Unknowns" by Johnathan Smith, Homeschool-Connections, Homer
"Jingle Bells" by Jason Mitchell, Huffman Elementary School, Anchorage
"Never Wear Shoelaces, Ever" by Veera Mohinani, IDEA Homeschool, Juneau

Grades 6-8:

Winner: "Barefoot in the Summer" by Nyx Boyd, Goldenview Middle School, Anchorage

Honorable Mention:
"The Case of Peter Arnes" by Julian Berg, Northern Lights ABC, Anchorage
"When the Sky Was Filled with Wings" by Evelyn Coy, Goldenview Middle School, Anchorage
"The Day the Sun Vanished" by Lorie Saboundjian, Goldenview Middle School, Anchorage

Grades 9-12:

Winner: "Integrity" by Tana Stierwalt, Bettye Davis East High School, Anchorage

Honorable Mention:
"Abschied" by Pia Knischewski, Sitka High School, Sitka
"The Dragon's Revenge" by Destiny Vessey, Idea Homeschool, Wasilla
"The Scientist's Experiment" by Willow Wielechowski, Bettye Davis East High School, Anchorage

Open to the Public:

Winner: "The Quest" by Marianne Prax, Valdez

Honorable Mention:
"The Goons of Gareloi. A Sea Story" by Peter Garay, Homer
"The Blanket" by Anna Trujillo, Anchorage
"Features" by Allison Wayt, Anchorage

Nonfiction

Grades 3-5:

Winner: "The Ride" by Jackson Winston, Whitestone Farms Training Center, Delta Junction

Honorable Mention:
"Bear Hunting with Dan and Papa" by Tell McMahan, Upstream Learning, Gakona 

Grades 6-8:

Winner: "Who Am I?" by Ella Wheeles, Mears Middle School, Anchorage

Honorable Mention:
"Band" by Maggie Runty, Goldenview Middle School, Anchorage

Grades 9-12:

Winner: "Hunting" by Kadie Newkirk, Soldotna High School, Soldotna

Honorable Mention:
"Crimson Apple of Gratitude" by Emily Blackmon, Sitka High School, Sitka
"The Comeback of the Neglected: Amanda Gorman" by Hailey Clark, Bettye Davis East High School, Anchorage
"In One Frame" by Madisyn Sickafoose, Kodiak High School, Kodiak

Open to the Public:

Winner: "Adventures in Hovercrafting from Nenana to Nome, Alaska" by Marie Motschman, Anchorage

Honorable Mention:
"The Kite" by Harry Ferguson, Anchorage
"All-One" by Ashley Paris-Hansen, Fairbanks

Poetry 

Grades K-2:

Winner: "Moose At My Door" by Lillian Wojtusik, Campbell STEM Elementary, Anchorage

Honorable Mention:
"Wolves" by Zachary Miner, Anchor Lutheran School, Anchorage
"Lovebird's Valentine's Song" by Catherine Warren, Rogers Park Elementary School, Anchorage

Grades 3-5:

Winner: "Emma" by Nola Horn-Rollins, Government Hill Elementary School, Anchorage

Honorable Mention:
"Seasons" by Camille Burke, Connections Program, Kenai
"I am America's Flag" by Logan Clark, Family Partnership Charter School, Eagle River

Grades 6-8:

Winner: "Hugs" by JJ Hanley, Romig Middle School, Anchorage

Honorable Mention:
"Over the Clouds" by Ava Clements, Mat-Su Central, Palmer
"Regret" by Nora Greenleaf, Whitestone Farms Training Center, Delta Junction
"History" by Brannon Gorla, Cordova Junior/Senior High School, Cordova
"Neglected Love" by Carly Johnson, Goldenview Middle School, Anchorage

Grades 9-12:

Winner: "A Collection of Echos" by Fiona Raasch, Mt. Edgecumbe High School, Sitka

Honorable Mention:
"A Wilderness Poem" by Johnathan Kirsch, Homeschool, Big Lake
"Equality" by Verity Pendergast, Anchorage
"Universal Constants" by Zoe Trafton, Sitka High School, Sitka

Open to the Public:

Winner: "Case Study: Davidson Seamount" by Jacqueline Boucher, Juneau

Honorable Mention:
"River Church" by Kent Fielding, Skagway
"Suspension" by Katy Masterman, Ester
"Of Land and Sea" by Shaelene Moler, Kake

Thank you to this year's judges and coordinators:

Judges

Teresa Ascone
Anna Bjartmarsdottir
Robin Brooks
Tricia Brown
Kris Capps
Louise Dekreon-Watsjold
Christina Gheen
Trish Jenkins
Hannah Johnson
Kaylene Johnson-Sullivan
Mary Kancewick
Sarah Kirk
Matthew Lasley
Karen Laubenstein
Marie Lundstrom
Holly Mitchell
Elizabeth Nicolai
Mariah Oxford
Elise Patkotak
Don Rearden
Warren Rhodes
Susan Sommers
Katy Spangler
Ron Spatz
Helena Spector
Rayette Sterling
Carol Sturgulewski
Lila Vogt
Mark Weber
Toby Widdicombe

Volunteer Coordinators

Andrea Egger Anderson
Andrew Harnish
Gregory Hartley
Sara Juday
Sarah Kirk
Emily Madsen
Karen Miernyk
Camille Oliver
Julie Stricker