Kent District Library, Hancock School Public Library and Schuler Books & Music announce the winners of the ninth annual Write Michigan Short Story Contest. Over 950 writers from across the state entered the contest in four categories —249 adults, 367 teens, 283 youth and 52 Spanish writers (11 and younger).
Winners were chosen by public voting at www.writemichigan.org for the $500 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 a virtual awards ceremony in March.
ADULT
Judges’ Choice Winner
Karen McPhee, Lowell
Forever Things
Judges’ Choice Runner-Up
Liene Strautnieks, Grand Rapids
Dahlia
Readers’ Choice Winner
Benson Brazier, Grand Rapids
Dark Lord Sounds A Bit Harsh, Don't You Think
Published Finalists
Bailey Burke, Grand Rapids
Tree Rings
EF Coigne, Belmont
Dance With Me
Ariella Hillary, Negaunee
Strawberry Jam
TEEN
Judges’ Choice Winner
Lani Khuu, Byron Center
Multitudes of Blue
Judges’ Choice Runner-Up
Abigail Kloha, St. Johns
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Readers’ Choice Winner
Hannah Haines, Grand Rapids
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Published Finalists
Kate Zalapi-Bull, Farmington Hills
The Body in the Creek
Grace Jacobson, Tustin
The Littlest Chickadee
Kevina Clear, Niles
Glass Slippers
YOUTH
Judges’ Choice Winner
Emerson Gerard, Rockford
Adventures in Fairy Land
Judges’ Choice Runner-Up
Lillian Stielstra, Holland
Star's Journey
Readers’ Choice Winner
Zack Zupin, Kentwood
Who Knows Where the Railroad Goes
Published Finalists
Shelley Ouyang, Ann Arbor
All for a Placement
Andrew Wright, Sheridan
The Stones
Ellie Hardy, Rockford
Space Cat
SPANISH
Judges’ Choice Winner
Xavier Irizarry, Zeeland
La Posición
Judges’ Choice Runner-Up
Lucio Gunckel, Ann Arbor
Toby y Stanley unos perros extraordinarios
Readers’ Choice Winner
Cailynn Hamilton, Grand Rapids
Espia Catalina
Published Finalists
Anja Phillips, Holland
La Princesa del Mar
Alivia Schnakenberg, Zeeland
Historia Contra Historia
Harper Davis, Grand Rapids
El Sr. José
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