Winners circle

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.

Wonell Miller

Contest: The Trip That Didn’t Go As Planned | 2nd Place
Unplanned Trip Personal Essay
April 12, 2019

Susan Dean

Contest: Kindergarten Picture Book | 1st Place
Story of a Taino Youth: The Enemy Approaches

April 26, 2019

Derinda Babcock

Contest: IFW Mystery First Pages | 4th Place
COLD CASE
August 9, 2019

Chelle Martin

Contest: ICL’s YA Mystery | 2nd Place
The Cabin in the Woods
September 27, 2019

Susie Sawyer

Contest : 2019 Lost and Found Poetry Contest | 2nd Place
How to Find Your Elephant
October 11, 2019

Erika MacNeil

Contest: 2019 YA Fantasy First Pages Contest | 2nd place
FLASHPOINT
June 12, 2020

Emily Will Wade

Contest: Middle Grade Historical Fiction Story | 1st Place
Story of a Taino Youth: The Enemy Approaches

June 26, 2020

Shelley Jones Clark

Contest: Middle Grade Historical Fiction Story | 2nd Place
America, Scarpello Style

July 10, 2020

Sherry Miller

Contest: Middle Grade Historical Fiction Story | 3rd Place
Her entry Wind Weaver

July 24, 2020

Faith Beuligmann

Contest: YA Fantasy First Pages | 2nd place
Wind Weaver

August 14, 2020

Elizabeth Jepson

Contest: Photo Prompt Short Story Contest | 3rd Place
My story, Calling Julia

November 27, 2020

Debbie Roy

Contest: Mystery First Pages | 1st Place
For the Right Reason

July 26, 2019

Bethany Nuckolls

Contest: STEAM Article | 3rd Place
Little Witches Must Go To Bed
September 12, 2020

Shanda Trent

Contest: Bedtime Picture Book | 1st Place
Kitten’s Day
October 23, 2020

Takeyon Foreman

Contest: Silver Linings Poetry Contest | 2nd Place
Return to Greatness
December 11, 2020

Stephanie Gibeault

Contest: STEAM Article | 1st Place
Can Dogs Predict Earthquakes?
March 12, 2021

Roberta Baxter

Contest: STEAM Article | 3rd Place
Math Science Art = Fractals
February 26, 2021

Carol Saucier

Contest: STEAM Article | 2nd Place
Lucy and the Asteroids
February 12, 2021

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