Winners of the 21st Annual Daryl Fisher Creative Writing Contest

Poetry Winners:

First Prize: Ava Blakley, “Written Syncopation for the Organic Lover.” Edmond Santa Fe High School (Instructor: Stephanie Bray)
Second Prize: Anna Arnold, “Laughter spills like wine” Salina Public Schools (Mackenzie Greene)
Third Prize: Rebecca Olivero, “To Dare.” Edmond Memorial High School (Kelly Bristow)

Honorable Mentions:
Aaliyah Coffman, “Shout out to.” North Rock Creek High School (Holly Kubiak)
Victoria Gogol, “Symphony of Shadows.” Bishop Kelley High School (Trevor Parks)
Brooke Miller, “A Prayer.” Life Ready Center (Maureen DuRant)
Paul Potts, “Frutiger Aero.” Dale Senior High School (Allison Robinson)
Rebekah Raglow, “With the Tide.” Edmond Memorial High School (Kelly Bristow)
Ava Reno, “Suffocating in Hope.” Kingston High School (Mrs. Minor)
Savannah Romanson, “Downpour.” Edmond Memorial High School (Kelly Bristow)
Abbey Whaley, “Anger.” Stonewall High School (Sheryl Fortner)
Amina Whiteside, "Toy slot machines." Lawton High School (Maureen DuRant)
Lydia Wiley, “Have you ever seen the sun?” North Rock Creek High School (Nicki Gray)

Fiction Winners:

First Prize: Lydia Wiley. “A Boy, a Badger, and a Bear.” North Rock Creek (Nicki Gray)
Second Prize: Ava Blakley. “The Diner by the Sea.” Edmond Santa Fe (Stephanie Bray)
Third Prize: Reece Ellison. “Timothy and the Grouch.” Latta (Tamra Byrd)

Honorable Mentions:
Hailey Edwards, “The Last Message.” Latta (Hayley Bryant)
Aimee Rogers, “When the Lights Turn Off.” Dale (Allison Robinson)
Phoebe Denison, “My Eighth Grade Experience.” Beaver (Krystal Scott)
Victoria Gogol, “The Ghost of Layla.” Tulsa Bishop Kelley (Trevor Parks)
Hazel Morton, “How the Fox Got Its Name.” Kingston (Brett Hayes)
Andrew Henderson, “The Pen in His Pocket.” Edmond Memorial (Kelly Bristow)
Ellis Brown, “Letters of the Library.” Edmond Memorial (Kelly Bristow)
Caden Mignosa, “Farewell, Bene.” Edmond Memorial (Kelly Bristow)
Gabriel Schmult and Lakota Huffine, “Whispers of Blood: The Silent Hunt.” Wanette (Noah Inscore)
Hannah West, “Journal 268.” North Rock Creek (Grace Kliewer)