Writers Competition winners announced
Courtesy photo Winners of the 2017 Writers Competition at the Coeur d’Alene Public Library. Front, from left: Lydia Kirkbride, John Hersey, Brandon Goold, McKenna Crouse, and Jossy Johnson. Second row: Adison Harrison, Tyler Hamblin, Preston Chapman, Kaylee Tedder, Annika Baltzell, and Hattie Mei Owens. Megan White, Bryce Koontz, Alyson Ward, Cassidy Olsen, Hayley Patin, Logan Graham, and Jessica Gates. Back row: Alahna Harrison, Mikaela Funderburg, Rebecca Crouse, Victoria Collins, Sherry Groeschl, and Angela Chandler.
COEUR d’ALENE — Winners of the 29th annual Writers Competition at the Coeur d’Alene Public Library received recognition Saturday at a ceremony hosted by the Friends of the Library.
Cash prizes for the competition are made possible through grants provided by the Coeur d’Alene Kiwanis Club with additional support provided by the Friends.
Entries are judged by professional writers, editors, published authors and educators.
The Writers Competition was created by former library director Julie Meier in 1988 to encourage excellence in writing and reveal authors in our community.
Winners receive $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.
Winners for 2017 and their entries included:
Nonfiction 6-8 (Two Entries)
First - Lydia Ruth Kirkbride, Coeur d’Alene, “All About Phil Weidner.”
Second- John Paul Hersey, Coeur d’Alene, “The Bad Horses.”
Nonfiction 9-11
First - Adison Harrison, Coeur d’Alene, “The Adoption.”
Second - Tyler Hamblin, Hayden, “The Battle of Vicksburg.”
Third - Preston Chapman, Blanchard, “Glory and Fame Never Forgotten.”
Nonfiction 12-14
First - Megan White, Coeur d’Alene, “The Thoughts of Skeletons.”
Second - Bryce Koontz, Liberty Lake, Wash., “The Day My Heart Was Stolen.”
Third - Alyson S. Ward, Post Falls, “My Love for Animals.”
Nonfiction 15-18
First - Hannah Patin, Hayden, “Ready … Set … Row!”
Second, Annie Cuentas, Post Falls, “Swinging Through the Seasons.”
Third - Alahna Harrison, Coeur d’Alene, “Legacy.”
Nonfiction 19+
First - Rebecca Crouse, Rathdrum, “One More Day”
Second-tie - Brenda Bergelin, Coeur d’Alene, “A Requiem for Ragnar” and Victoria Collins, Coeur d’Alene, “When Writers Meet.”
Third - Sherry Groeschl, Rathdrum, “Mr. King.”
Fiction 6-8
First - Brandon Goold, Coeur d’Alene, “Toad, the Toad.”
Second - McKenna Crouse, Rathdrum, “Not Hawaii.”
Third - Jossy Johnson, Coeur d’Alene, “The Quest.”
Fiction 9-11
First - Hattie Mei Owens, Coeur d’Alene, “Karate Cat.”
Second - Annika Baltzell, Coeur d’Alene, “A Mission.”
Third - Kaylee Tedder, Post Falls, “The Amazing Daring Derik.”
Fiction 12-14
First - Cassidy Olsen, Post Falls, “The Third Floor Window.”
Second - Hayley Patin, Hayden, “Ursula: Good or Bad.”
Third - Logan Graham, Hayden, “Idaho Graham and the Texts of Immortality.”
Fiction 15-18
First - Mikaela Funderburg, Coeur d’Alene, “The Left-Hand Side of the Page.”
Second - Jessica Gates, Hayden, “Firebird’s Plume.”
Third - Jackson Graham, Hayden, “By Delusion Enfolded.”
Fiction 19+
First - Glenn Graham, Harrison, “QA2-876.”
Second - Rebecca Crouse, Rathdrum, “Around the World in Four Minutes,”
Third - Angela J. Chandler, Harrison, “Recherchez Amour.”