Poetry winners:
First Prize:
Ryli Wilkinson, “In Realms of Youth,” Marietta HS (Instructor: Mrs. Neble)
Second Prize:
Pablo Benton, “The Battle of Roquefort,” Ada HS (Micah Gordon)
Third Prize:
Lydia Wiley, “Secrecy’s Chokehold,” North Rock Creek HS (Holly Kubiak)
Paul Potts, “I speak with the same tongue,” Dale Senior HS (Allison Robinson)
Anna Arnold, “Grown Too Quick,” Salina HS (Mackenzie Greene)
Lily Ashley, “What is Stronger Than a Human Heart?” New Lima HS (Mrs. Forman)
Logan Heard, “School,” New Lima HS (Mrs. Forman)
Reece Ellison, “Monotonous Mountain of Molasses,” Latta HS (Mrs. Bryant)
Cyanna Bagent, “stargazing from my bedroom,” Pryor HS
Lacey Moon, “Love and Hate,” Edmond North HS (Tessa Phillips)
Fiction winners:
First Prize:
Orion Riden, “Love in War,” Ada HS (Instructor: Megan Mosier)
Second Prize:
Lydia Wiley, “A Girl, A Gate and a Glimmer,” North Rock Creek HS (Holly Kubiak)
Third Prize:
Phoebe Denison, “Midnight Rain,” Beaver HS (Jinger Looper)
Blake Mueggenborg, “The Art of Skipping,” Edmond North HS (Samantha Choate)
Omia Milton, “The Room Has Eyes,” Byng HS (Joni Moore)
Honorable Mentions:
Fiorella Lucia Montilla Pulgar, “The Hallucination,” Deer Creek HS (Julia Miller)
Reece Ellison, “A World of Placebo,” Latta HS (Hayley Bryant)
Zoey Coffee, “The Host Family,” Deer Creek HS (Julia Miller)
Austin Talkington, “The Tale of Arachnidsman,” Madill HS (Lori Hartin)
