Short Story Contest

We received 42 entries for the 2023 Short Story Contest. A panel of seven 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. "Bubble Master vs. OctoDad" by Alex May
2. "The Little Girl's White Bed" by Makenna Kibler
3. "Black Dragon Save the Day" by Parker Parry

Kindergarten-2nd Grade:

1. "The Three Mummies and the Archaeologist" by Emmet Merrick
2. "Screetching Snallygaster" by Remiel Traughber
3. "Rain and the Secret Letter" by Lauren Pfaendler

Grades 3-5:

1. "The Three Sisters" by Ellie Ensign-Lewis
2. "A Horse Named Isabel" by Sylvia Figueroa
3. "Secrets Under the School" by Nathaniel Tadema

Grades 6-8:

1.  "A Cave" by  Ella Candrian
2. "Windy" by Ella Candrian
3. "Ducky Vacation" by Annie Merrick

Grades 9-12:

1.  "Jack and the Beans Talk" by Malachi Tadema
2. "Stronger Together" by Shubhi Kumar
3. "Indescribable Fear" by Ethan Spisak

Adult:

1.  "At the Ball" by Mary Potter
2. "Confessions of a Fire Eater" by Gretchen Van Lente
3. "The Owl" by Sedona Schiek

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 was sponsored by the Friends of the Wilsonville Library.