Library honors winners of writing competition

COEUR d’ALENE — Winners in the 28th annual Writers Competition at the Coeur d’Alene Public Library were recently honored in a ceremony hosted by the Friends of the Library.

The Writers Competition was created by former library director Julie Meier in 1988 to encourage excellence in writing and reveal authors in our community.

All entries were judged by professional writers, editors, published authors, and educators.

Winners received $100 for first place, $50 for second place, and $25 for third place. In the case of ties duplicate full prizes are awarded. In addition, all entries in the competition are included in professionally bound books added to the library’s reference collection.

Cash prizes for the competition are made possible through grants provided by the Coeur d’Alene Kiwanis Club and the Panhandle Kiwanis Club with additional support provided by the Friends of the Library.

Winners for 2016 and their entries included:

• Nonfiction, ages 6-8: First place, Maricela Nelson, Coeur d’Alene, “Abraham Lincoln"; Second place, Kaelah Hoit, Hayden, “Echo’s Crazy Life.” (Only two entries in this category and age group.)

• Nonfiction, ages 9-11: First place, Grant Lupien, Coeur d’Alene, “My Favorite Hobbies”; Second place, Ava Drafs, Coeur d’Alene, “The Saddest Day”; Third place, Emily Dodd, Coeur d’Alene, “Titan and Jewell.”

• Nonfiction, ages 12-14: First place, Abigail Tabladillo, Coeur d’Alene, “Leaving a Legacy”; Second place, Ryland Hoit, Hayden, “All About That Bass”; Third place, Noah Tabladillo, Coeur d’Alene, “Mother of us All.”

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WINNERS

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• Nonfiction, ages 15-18: First place, Samuel Cuentas, Post Falls, “The Day I See You”; Second place, Elizabeth Ryssel, Hayden, “It Was Love”; Third place, Toby Tabladillo, Coeur d’Alene, “Voting: Our Civic Duty.”

• Nonfiction, ages 19-Plus: First place, Marge Huntington, Spokane Valley, “You Can Lead a Chicken to Freedom…”; Second place, Brenda Bergelin, Coeur d’Alene, “Ghost Cat”; Third place, Victoria Collins, Coeur d’Alene, “She Has No Idea.”

• Fiction, ages 6-8: First place, Elizibeth Fields, Hayden, “Lucy The Brown Horse”; Second place, Alyssa Harrison, Coeur d’Alene, “The Princess and the Bear”; Third place, Maren Larson, Coeur d’Alene, “A Timb Gets Back Home.”

• Fiction, ages 9-11: First place, Grant Lupien, Coeur d’Alene, “Lord of the Penguins”; Second place, Grace Clark, Coeur d’Alene, Lost and Found”; Third place, Payson Irwin, Coeur d’Alene, “The Quilt of Many Dreams.”

• Fiction, ages 12-14: First place, Isaac Harrison, Coeur d’Alene, “The Completely, Absolutely, Most, Definitely True Story of Stone Hedge”; Second place, Logan Graham, Hayden, “Treasure of Ohadi”; Third place, Isaiah Harrison, Coeur d’Alene, “Shadow of the Mountain.”

• Fiction, ages 15-18: First place, Jordan Lo, Hayden, “A Martian Connection”; Second place (tie), Justin Gates, Hayden, “War Hunt”; Second place (tie), Jackson Graham, Hayden, “Blinded by Conviction”; Third place (tie), Elizabeth Hamilton, Hayden, “Metaline Falls”; Third place (tie), Garrett Weller, Coeur d’Alene, “Opportunity.”

• Fiction, ages 19-Plus: First place, Angela Gates, Hayden, “Writers Block”; Second place, Glenn Graham, Harrison, “The Cost of Inspiration;” Third place, Rebecca Crouse, Post Falls, “Higgenpop’s.”