Level I (grades 4 – 7)

Alaina Alderson, first place, writing to J.K. Rowling, about Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone

Clinton Ray Jeffrey, runner up, writing to Gary Paulsen, about Hatchet

Iris Kemp, honorable mention, writing to Gail Carson Levine, about Ella Enchanted

Bryanne Calkins, honorable mention, writing to Margaret Peterson Haddix, about Among the Hidden

Level II (grades 8 - 12)

Robert Kirchner, first place, writing to Mitch Albom, about Tuesdays with Morrie

Cassie Toole, runner up, writing to Paul Danziger and Ann M. Martin, about P.S. Longer Letter Later

Jesse Alleva, honorable mention, writing to Siegfried Sassoon, about Collected Poetry

Amy Vander Zwaag, honorable mention, writing to Gerda Weissmann Klein, about All But My Life

Holly Stebing, honorable mention, writing to Laurene Kransy Brown, about Dinosaur Divorce