The write stuff
<p>Winners of the 2014 Writers Competition at the Coeur d’Alene Public Library: Front Row, left to right, Paige Wilton, Thomas Heresy, Jacob Bass, Jessalynn Adams, Nathan Edmonds, Peyton Jerome, and Grace Remmick. Second row, Jeffrey Olmo, Collin Thompson, Alison Cranney, Avery Hunt, and Samuel Cuentas. Third row, Matthew Corless, Samantha Nearing, Brooke McClurkin, Louisa Olson, Aleesa McArthur, Emma Ployhar, and Chloe Dennis. Back row, Faithe Christensen, Adina Schenkenberger, Nina Eckberg, Jani Gonzalez, and Becca Sims. Not pictured: Brilliana Preston, Marge Huntington, Isaac Ha…
COEUR d'ALENE - The winners of the 26th annual Writers Competition at the Coeur d'Alene Public Library were recognized Saturday, May 17, in a ceremony hosted by the Friends of the Library.
Winners received cash prizes supported by grants from the Coeur d'Alene Kiwanis Club and the Friends of the Library: $100 for first, $50 for second and $25 for third. In case of a tie, full duplicate prizes were awarded, and due to scoring criteria, first place was not awarded in all categories.
Writing entries were fiction and nonfiction prose of 2,000 words or less. Entries were judged by volunteers who are professional writers, editors and educators. Nearly 200 entries were submitted in age groups ranging from 6 to adult for the 2014 competition.
Prizes were awarded to:
* Fiction, ages 19-plus: First (tie), Angela Gates, Hayden, "Six Months of June" - First (tie), Becca Sims, Coeur d'Alene, "Iris in the Sky" - Second, Jani Gonzalez, Rathdrum, "Life on Mars" - Third, Nina Eckberg, Coeur d'Alene, "Sons of Bitches."
* Fiction, ages 15-18: First, Faithe Christensen, Coeur d'Alene, "A Car Full of Irony" - Second, Chloe Dennis, Coeur d'Alene, "Tree Limbs in Winter" - Third, Matthew Corless, Coeur d'Alene, "Descent."
* Fiction, ages 12-14: Louisa Olson, Coeur d'Alene, "The Tiger" - Second (tie), Kendyl Dickinson, Rathdrum, "Am I Crazy?" - Second (tie), Isaac Harrison, Coeur d'Alene, "After the Storm" - Third, Brooke McClurkin, Dalton Gardens, "The Kindertransport."
* Fiction, ages 9-11: First, Avery Hunt, Coeur d'Alene, "Hiding in the Open" - Second, Alison Cranney, Coeur d'Alene, "Carl, A Red Blood Cell" - Third, Jeffrey Olmo, Hauser, "The Dark Void."
* Fiction, ages 6-8: First, Nathan Edmonds, Coeur d'Alene, "The Adventure of FFTNE: Mars" - Second, Jessalynn Adams, Coeur d'Alene, "The Dolphin and the Horse" - Third, Jacob Bass, Coeur d'Alene, "The New Hotwheel."
* Nonfiction, ages 19-Plus: First, Adina Schenkenberger, Rathdrum, "Gentle Men" - Second, Marge Huntington, Spokane Valley, "Memories" - Third, Marge Huntington, "Christmas Eve."
* Nonfiction, ages 15-18: Second, Emma Ployhar, Coeur d'Alene, "Words" - Third, Aleesa McArthur, Post Falls, "Virtueless."
* Nonfiction, ages 12-14: First, Samantha Nearing, Post Falls, "What is Bravery" - Second, Samuel Cuentas, Post Falls, "Phantom of the Mountain" - Third (tie), Brilliana Preston, Coeur d'Alene, "Uncle Tom's Cabin: Literary Analysis" - Third (tie), Collin Thompson, Hayden, "Secret of the Lake."
* Nonfiction, ages 9-11: First, Jeffrey Olmo, Hauser, "Bee'yond Imagination" - Second, Grace Remmick, Coeur d'Alene, "The Little Cook Car" - Third, Peyton Jerome, Coeur d'Alene, "Earthquake."
* Nonfiction, ages 6-8: First, Thomas Heresy, Coeur d'Alene, "Farm Living is the Life for Me: The Next Year" - Second, Paige Wilton, Hayden, "My Autobiography." No third place was awarded.