Kent District Library, Traverse Area District Library, Bayliss Public Library and Schuler Books are pleased to announce the winners of the thirteenth annual Write Michigan Short Story Contest. Over 1,000 writers from across the state entered the contest in three age groups —418 adults, 272 teens and 350 youth.
Winners were chosen by public voting at www.writemichigan.org for the $250 Readers’ Choice award and by a panel of judges for the $500 Judges’ Choice and $250 Judges’ Choice Runner-up awards. Winners will be honored at an awards ceremony in March.
ADULT
Judges’ Choice Winner
Serina, Susan Morrel-Samuels, Chelsea
Judges’ Choice Runner-Up
Something About Him, Abbie Pedrotte, Saginaw
Readers’ Choice Winner
A Place at the Table, Alexander Davidson, Clawson
Published Finalists
Yellow Eyes in a New World, Max Bufkin, Grand Rapids
Forty Autumns, Edward Burkhead, Jackson
Blue Star Mother, Viki Paulissen, Dexter
TEEN
Judges’ Choice Winner
Three Legged Race, Sophia Wegner, Rochester
Judges’ Choice Runner-Up
A Road to Travel, Zak Burns, Farmington Hills
Readers’ Choice Winner
Some Things That We Hide, Joyce Tchuente, Belmont
Published Finalists
The Cow That Jumped Over the Moon, Lorna Garlets, Kalamazoo
Music, Natalie Koepke, Williamston
Passenger Planes and Burning Buildings, by Kate Messina, Sterling Heights
YOUTH
Judges’ Choice Winner
Safe, Liliana Harkema, Grand Rapids
Judges’ Choice Runner-Up
Is This Real?, Frank Yanover, Traverse City
Readers’ Choice Winner
The Pirate Cove's Treasure, Craig Addison, Ada
Published Finalists
Suicide Hotline, Make the Call, Frances Heethuis, Grand Rapids
The Present, Kayla Simons, Armada
A Friend to Follow, Jesca Westra, Grand Rapids
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