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Contest Winners

Contest Winners

Since 2016, we’ve hosted contests for writers in all different genres. It’s our privilege to congratulate the winners! Their hard work, commitment to craft, and courage to submit is to be applauded. The Winners Circle is a place we celebrate our contest winners and find out what inspired their winning entries. We hope you’ll be inspired too! To see a full list of contest winners, click here.

ICL Contest Winner Amanda Flinn

Amanda Flinn

Contest: Great Outdoor Picture Book | 4th Place
Let’s Get Outside
June 9, 2023

IFW Contest Winner Shelley Jones Clark

Shelley Jones Clark

Contest: Funny Family Essay | 1st Place
Say Cheese
June 2, 2023

Skip Zetzman IFW Contest Winner

Skip Zetzman

Contest: Sci-Fi First Pages | 4th Place
Rust of the Soul
July 8, 2022

Amy Hansen IFW Contest Winner

Amy Hansen

Contest: Sci-Fi First Pages | 3rd Place
Galactic Wormships
June 24, 2022

Brent Meranda IFW Contest Winner

Brent Meranda

Contest: Sci-Fi First Pages | 1st Place
Rocket Man
May 20, 2022

Stephanie Bearce

Stephanie Bearce

Contest: Middle Grade Mystery | 1st Place
Moonrise Murder
May 6, 2022

Tabbi Hodges Barrow ICL Green Post

Tabbi Hodges Barrow

Contest: YA Fantasy First Pages | 3rd Place
Sole Angel
August 7, 2020

ICL-Contest-Winner-Debra-Chartoff-1

Debra Chartoff

Contest: ICL Holiday Story | 1st place
Nouh’s Ramadan Race

December 17, 2016

ICL-Contest-Winner-Tania-Guarino

Tania Guarino

Contest: PreK Animal Story Contest | 2nd Place
Meet the Quackers!
December 31, 2016

ICL-Contest-Winner-Sue-Stormoen

Sue Stormoen

Contest: Poetry Contest | 1st Place
The Only House
January 14, 2017

ICL-Contest-Winner-Joy-Hancock

Joy Hancock

Contest: ICL Holiday Story Contest | 4th Place
The Groundhog and the Shadow
January 28, 2017

ICL-Contest-Winner-Angela-Ripley

Angela Ripley

Contest: First Pages Novel Contest | 2nd Place
Eve Unknown
February 11, 2017

ICL-Contest-Winner-Sue-Ann-Culp

Sue Ann Culp

Contest: Middle Grade Novel | 1st Place
THE SHRINKING STONE
March 18, 2017

ICL-Contest-Winner-Brinton-Culp

Brinton Culp

Contest: Holiday Story Contest 2016 | 5th Place
Skinny Bones and Catrina
April 1, 2017

ICL-Contest-Winner-Sharri-Sandnes

Sharri Sandnes

Contest: The Holiday Picture Book Contest | 3rd Place
The Valentine’s Bully
April 15, 2017

ICL-Contest-Winner-Colleen-McAllister-1

Colleen McAllister

Contest: ICL Holiday Story Contest | 2nd Place
Naughty
April 29, 2017

ICL-Contest-Winner-Kitty-Griffin

Kitty Griffin

Contest: PreK Animal Contest | 1st Place
Little Mouse
May 13, 2017

ICL-Contest-Winner-Rebecca-Knopsider

Rebecca Knopsider

Contest: Middle Grade Adventure Fiction | 3rd Place
Help Wanted
May 27, 2017

ICL-Contest-Winner-Melissa-Killian

Melissa Killian

Contest: Middle Grade Adventure Fiction | 1st Place
A WINTER RESCUE
June 10, 2017

ICL-Contest-Winner-Dawn-Beebe

Dawn Beebe

Contest: Middle Grade Adventure Fiction | 4th Place
The Impossible Test
June 24, 2017

ICL-Contest-Winner-Constance-Sedler

Constance Sedler

Contest: Middle Grade Adventure Fiction | 2nd Place
The Machete
July 22, 2017

ICL-Contest-Winner-Sandra-E.-McBride

Sandra E. McBride

Contest: Funny Fiction 1st Place
Fiddle
February 1, 2019

ICL-Contest-Winner-Jennifer-Hollingshead

Jennifer Hollingshead

Contest: Funny Fiction | 3rd Place
A Hedgehog Way to Win
February 15, 2019

ICL-Contest-Winner-Bevin-Rolfs-Spencer

Bevin Rolfs Spencer

Contest: Funny Fiction
Meatball Surprise
March 1, 2019

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