Winners of the 18th Annual Daryl Fisher Creative Writing Contest

Poetry Winners:

First Place: Vivianna “Morphie” Pflaum, “Life Letters.” Edmond Memorial High School (Ms. Kelly Bristow)
Second Place: Lenna Abouzahr, “Sand Thoughts.” Stillwater High School (Jennifer White)
Third Place: Emily Spotts, “Uncastled.” Lawton High School (Dr. Terence Freeman)

Honorable Mentions:
Katrina Snyder, “Jobless.” Mount Saint Mary’s High School (Ms. Strah)
Billie Parker, “The Lazy Man.” Lawton High School (Dr. Terence Freeman)
Brayden Johnson, “The Modern Child Slave.” Lawton High School (Dr. Terence Freeman)
Jacy Pruitt, “Failure.” Edmond Memorial High School (Ms. Kelly Bristow)
Rachel Van Osdol, “Dolls Aren’t Puppets.” Edmond Memorial High School (Ms. Kelly Bristow)
Elaine Gao, “The Interrupted Serenade.” Jenks High School (Mrs. Lindsey Taylor)
Krisinda Sevenstar, “Her Smile, Her Heart.” Leedey High School (Morgan Lady)
Katelynn Robertson, “Dreaming.” Bixby High School (Jennifer Phenicie)
Yunsu Kim, “After the Fall of Eden.” Norman High School (Sara Doolittle)
Jessiekah Cook, “We Don’t Talk About Bruno?” Weatherford High School (Traci Sanders)

Fiction Winners:

First Place: Emily Runyan. “Set in Clay.” Norman High School. (Instructor: Dr. Sara Doolittle)

Second Place: Elaine Gao. “Coding Van Gogh.” Jenks High School. (Lindsey Taylor)

Third Place: Helena Todd. “Life after Tuesday.” Shawnee High School. (Lynda Thompson)

Honorable Mentions:

Olivia Norman. “Subject 13.” Skiatook High School. (Katrina Morrison)

Mary Ann Livingood. “Winter Suns and Wooden Cats.” Norman High School. (Dr. Sara Doolittle)

Liberty Rogers. “The Realworld.” Dale High School. (Taylor Chesser)

Madelyn Harjo. “Until Sunset.” Shawnee High School. (Lynda Thompson)

Mylee Moore. “Icarus.” Jenks High School. (Emily Stewart)

Camryn Pizano. “Know My Name.“ McAlester High School. (Katie Burgess)

Katelynn Robertson. “The Memory of Snow.” Bixby High School. (Jennifer Phenicie)

Elissa Marks. “The Kitchen Maid and the Sleeping Beauty.” Edmond Memorial High School. (Kelly Bristow)

Macie ‘Ciel’ Moon. “Night of All Things Dark.” Edmond Memorial High School. (Beth Lewis)

Elizabeth Brown. “Hades’ Daughter.” Elmore City-Pernell High School. (Tina Casey)