Short Story Contest

We received 46 entries for the 2024 Short Story Contest. A panel of eight librarians read the stories and then ranked them using the criteria of creativity, style, and voice. It was a tough competition, but we are pleased to announce the results.

Congratulations to our winners!

Toddler-Preschool:

1. "Heavy Metal and Brock Brock Broccoli Island" by Declan Russell
2. "About Animals" by Owen Kibler
3. "Moving" by Colette Russell

Kindergarten-2nd Grade:

1. "The Case of the Talking Toilets" by Alex May"
2.  Cutiecorn and the Ocean Adventures" by Nyrah Kummath
3. "Two Scared Little Boys" by Max Vazquez

Grades 3-5:

1. "Kitty Adventures" by Jace Evens
2. "Lost!" by Nolan Merrick
3. "A Bug's Advantage" by Remiel Traughber

Grades 6-8:

1.  "The Championship" by  Kyle Cunningham
2. "The Door" by Jake Candrian
3. "Written by Penelope Quacky" by Annie Merrick

Grades 9-12:

1.  "The Best Spy Ever" by Ella Candrian
2. "Dream About Me" by Ethan Spisak
3. "Ones and Zeros" by Jose Martinez Lizzaraga

Adult:

1.  "Really?" by Ian Campbell
2. "A Toast" by Julia Lambie
3. "Guardian" by Emmaline Soken-Huberty

The winning stories are available as PDFs at the bottom of this page.

Thank you to everyone who participated! We look forward to holding another contest next summer.

This contest is sponsored by the Friends of the Wilsonville Library.