2020 Winners
Ages 14 – 17
First Place – Jera Hoy – age 14 – That’s Life
Second Place – Jaamir Suber – age 14 – The Parable of Conceit
Third Place
Dezrayelle McCormack – age 14 – Revived
Grace Plata – age 16 – Gone, but Never Forgotten
Fourth Place
Natalie Griffin – age 14 – Eugenics
Luke Eaves – age 15 – Still Life
Gabbi Hartenstein – age 15 – A Kringle Miracle
Ages 12 – 13
First Place – Savanna L. Croft – age 13 – He Made It Rain
Second Place – Alyssa Fix- age 12 – The Girl Who Lived in the Clock
Third Place – Jaxon Cox – age 12 – The Rebellion
Fourth Place – Elly Kriz – age 12 – The Tale of Tobias: A True Story
Ages 8 – 11
First Place
Sarah Mayer – age 10 – Lilies on the Mississippi
Mason Dukes- age 11 – The Hero of the Bird Kingdom
Second Place – Anna Joy Stone – age 11 – The Rhyming Spell
Third Place – Chloe Ankobil – age 11 – Purple Rain
Fourth Place
Ava Reese – age 11 – Lost
Mylo Cox – age 11 – The Tale of Two Treasure Seekers
Honorable Mention
Claira Sutter – age 11 – Ginger Tea
Anna Ruth Baynes – age 12 – The Land Beyond the Oak Tree
Kylee Leazer – age 12 – Just As I Am
Maria Entner – age 11 – Gavin’s Wish
Carter Chilek – age 11 – The Very Bad Hair Day
Emma Ramey – age 10 – Sarah White’s Adventure
Asher McClintock – age 11 – Mr. Mess’ Mission
Andrew Bauer – age 10 – Monkey Island
Rachel Lichtenwalner – age 12 – Clover Princess
Willow Hornyak – age 12 – Samson’s Story: A Dog’s Story Told by a Dog
Addison Velez – age 12 – Chickens in the Thunderstorm
Dylin White – age 12 – The Puzzle and the Puzzled
Jovie Gainer – age 12 – The Life of a Castle Maid
Grace Lakin – age 15 – The Clockwork Dragon
Cassandra James – age 15 – Colors of Freedom
Amiyah Edwards – age 14 – When We Remembered
Lily LeBlanc – age 17 – Born Again
Laney Law – age 14 – Unsinkable
Special Mention
Chloe Speakman – age 11 – The Boy and the Toilet Paper (for best use of our current situation!)
2019 Winners
Ages 13 – 17
First Place – Clara Wiley – age 16 – Toad Hunting
Second Place
Miranda Durie – age 14 – Outwitting Darkness
Madeline Howard – age 13 – The Lesser King
Third Place – Marlee White – age 14 – 7 Minutes and 31 Seconds
Fourth Place – Brooklyn Gilliam – age 16 – Isle of Hope
Ages 8 – 12
First Place – Foebe Brown – age 12 – Seasons in the Town of Candy Apple
Second Place – Sydney Costa- age 11 – Animal Instincts
Third Place
Hannah Sommer – age 12 – The Hidden Shadows
Avalon Shreve – age 10 – The Big Gray Paw
Fourth Place – Brinlee Rose Southwick – age 10 – The Peterkins Pick Apples
Honorable Mention
Eliana Davis – age 8 – The Mystery of the Disappearing Cat
Emily Rowlett – age 11 – Lilly
Olivia Craig – age 12 – Angels
Emily Morey – age 13 – Being Brave
Meilia Taylor – age 13 – Colemans’ Cardinal Case
Larissa Baxter – age 14 – Abe’s Humble Gift
Sarah Powley – age 14 – The Picture of Words
North Barrett – age – 15 – Awaken
Ethan Mauser – age 15 – Elijah Wilson and the Eledactyls
Lily Catherine LeBlanc – age 16 – Defeating My Dust
Mary Phillips – age 16 – A Knightly Tale
Elisabeth McClurg – age 16 – The Mysterious Figure
Marissa Morgan – age 17 – The Never Ending Treasure
Special Mention
LillyMae Pieniazek – age 9 – My Story
Getty Brown – age 14 – Theadorable
Anne Phillips – age 16 – One, Two