Category: Previous Winners
2023-2024
First Place – Senior Division Skye Isaacson is a ninth-grader at Houghton High School. She enjoys playing volleyball, going outside, and spending time with her friends and family. Her story is titled The Birthday Party and her sponsoring teacher is Jessica Klein. Second Place Miina Chopp is a freshman at…
2022-2023
First Place Jaclyn Jukkala is a freshman at Houghton High School. Writing is one of her many hobbies, others include skiing, hunting, playing hockey, and reading. Her short story title is The Window. Sponsoring teacher is Jessica Klein. Second Place Lilli Gast is a freshman at Houghton High School. Reading…
2021-2022
2020-2021
2019-2020
2018-2019
First Place Emma Locknane was a senior at Gwinn High School when she received first place for her short story Trouble with Terrans. She enjoys hobbies such as writing, drawing, knitting, and day dreaming. Her reading genres are science fiction, fantasy, and magical realism. She has many stories of her…
2017-2018
First Place As a freshman at Negaunee High School Katie McEachern received first place honors for her short story The Attack. Katie is active in band, chorus, and gymnastics. In her free time Katie enjoys music, writing, drawing, poetry, and many other fine arts. She also enjoys adventuring to “cool…
2023-2024

First Place – Senior Division Skye Isaacson is a ninth-grader at Houghton High School. She enjoys playing volleyball, going outside, and spending time with her friends and family. Her story is titled The Birthday Party and her sponsoring teacher is Jessica Klein. Second Place Miina Chopp is a freshman at…
2022-2023

First Place Jaclyn Jukkala is a freshman at Houghton High School. Writing is one of her many hobbies, others include skiing, hunting, playing hockey, and reading. Her short story title is The Window. Sponsoring teacher is Jessica Klein. Second Place Lilli Gast is a freshman at Houghton High School. Reading…
2021-2022
2020-2021
2019-2020
2018-2019

First Place Emma Locknane was a senior at Gwinn High School when she received first place for her short story Trouble with Terrans. She enjoys hobbies such as writing, drawing, knitting, and day dreaming. Her reading genres are science fiction, fantasy, and magical realism. She has many stories of her…
2017-2018

First Place As a freshman at Negaunee High School Katie McEachern received first place honors for her short story The Attack. Katie is active in band, chorus, and gymnastics. In her free time Katie enjoys music, writing, drawing, poetry, and many other fine arts. She also enjoys adventuring to “cool…