Winner: Susan Alexander Dererra, Anchorage, ''Vow.''

Editor's Choice

Winner: Cinthia Ritchie, Anchorage, ''Merry Me.''

Open to the Public

Fiction

Winner: Mark Stafford, Anchorage, ''Messenger.''

Honorable Mention: Joyce Bamberger, Anchorage, ''Chapter 1''; Dawn Baumann Brunke, Wasilla, ''When Sam and Nina Won the Lottery''; Lucy Collins, Anchorage, ''Jackson's Story''; Mary Alice Cook, Eagle River, ''A Pair of Queens''; Marlene Elrod, Anchorage, ''Legendary Day''; Jackie Sparrow, Anchorage, ''White Women.''

Judges: Richard Chiappone, Joann Congdon, Nancy Lord, Megan Rust.

Poetry

Winner: Deborah Tobola, Anchorage, ''Persephone Comes Home.''

Honorable Mention: Sharon Ann Jaeger, Anchorage, ''Lookout at Giant Mountain''; Page Isom, Anchorage, ''Shoo Fly''; Georgiana Doyle, Anchorage, ''Cutting Fish with Grandma and Mom''; Julie Drake, Anchorage, ''Cathedral.''

Judges: Laurie Evans-Dinneen, Melissa Green, Arlitia Jones, Tom Sexton.

Nonfiction

Winner: Jeff Benowitz, Fairbanks, ''Dead Man's Stuff.''

Honorable Mention: Nancy Wrocklage, Anchorage, ''Baby Bird''; Jeff Benowitz, Fairbanks, ''The Way''; Lynn Hallquist, Anchorage, ''A New Term Up Close.''

Judges: Debbie McKinney, Mike Dunham, Larry Campbell, Michael Cardenaz.

College

Fiction

Winner: Cinthia Ritchie, Anchorage (UAA), ''Merry Me.''

Honorable Mention: Luke Donkersloot, Naknek (University of Montana, Missoula), ''Walking the Line''; Marilyn Wheeless, Kenai (Kenai Peninsula College), ''Mail Order Bride''; Meng Xiao, Anchorage (UAA), ''Grandfather's Garden''; Stacy Lynn Smith, Eagle River (UAA), ''Moon Dog.''

Judges: Sarah Birdsall, Doug O'Harra.

Poetry

Winner: Susan Alexander Dererra, Anchorage (UAA), ''Vow.''

Honorable Mention: Dawn Reeder, Anchorage (UAA), ''When You Were A Little Girl''; Julie Rae McElroy-Brown, Anchorage (UAA), ''Sea Lion''; Teresa Sundmark, Homer (UAA, Kachemak Bay campus), ''Uncle Carl''; Abigail Freedman, Anchorage (University of Washington), ''Post-ICU''; Susan Alexander Dererra, Anchorage (UAA), ''The Three-Year-Old Prepares for Bed''; Dawn Reeder, Anchorage (UAA), ''A Chat With the Bachelor Next Door.''

Judges: George Bryson, Michael Catoggio, Kathleen McCoy.

Nonfiction

Winner: Judith Lindenfelser, Chugiak (UAA), ''Visitations.''

Honorable Mention: Luke Donkersloot, Naknek (University of Montana, Missoula), ''Graveyard Life''; Dawn Reeder, Anchorage (UAA), ''Report: Swimmer Under Ice.''

Judges: Frank Gerjevic, Heather Lende.

GRADES 10-12

Fiction

Winner: Sarah Teel, Chugiak (homeschool, IDEA program), ''A Fine Place to Live.''

Honorable Mention: James Ayers, Anchorage (Holy Rosary Academy), ''A Picture of Eloquence''; Elliott Peterson, Anchorage (Dimond High School), ''Reflections''; Rim Jae Lee, Anchorage (East High School), ''Tomi's Wife.''

Judges: Mark Dudick, Donna Freedman.

Poetry

Winner: Clare Baldwin, Wasilla (Colony High School), ''Sophie.''

Honorable Mention: Rim Jae Lee, Anchorage (East High School), ''Buddhist Dance.''

Judges: Barbara Brown, Michael Catoggio, Sandy Harper, Martin Palmer.

Nonfiction

Winner: Chad Harpel, Eagle River (Chugiak High School), ''Championship?''

Honorable Mention: Courtney Duffin, Anchorage (West High School), ''The Exclusionary Rule''; Vanessa Westdahl, Anchorage (Dimond High), ''My Life.''

Judges: Mike Carey, Natalie Phillips.

Grades 7-9

Fiction

Winner: Brandon McElroy, Anchorage (Goldenview Middle School), ''Smoke and Mirrors.''

Honorable Mention: Andrea Bartel, Eagle River (Gruening Middle School), ''Untitled''; Lindsey Heiserman, Wasilla (Colony Middle School), ''Fiction Story''; Cheyenne Brown, Girdwood (Dimond High School), ''A Calling of Dragons''; Natalie Beach, Palmer (Colony Middle School), ''A Father's Return.''

Judges: Melissa DeVaughn, Sandi Gerjevic, Don Hunter, Susan Morgan, Peter Porco.

Poetry

Winner: Ellen Bauer,Homer (Magpie Academy), ''Hiding in the Mask.''

Honorable Mention: Jamie Moser, Anchorage (Dimond High), ''Yellow''; Susannah Howard, Talkeetna (Su-Valley High School), ''A General Summary of Eighth Grade''; Alice Hurn, Anchorage (Romig Middle School), ''Golden Leaves''; Ella Francione, Anchorage (East High School), ''No Pain, No Glory'';

Judges: Shari Douglas, Patricia Kennish, Vicki Radonich.

Nonfiction

Winner: Magdi Jacobs, Anchorage (Steller Secondary School), ''My Grandmother.''

Honorable Mention: Sienna Houtte, Palmer (Palmer High School), ''The Beach''; William Elliott, Wasilla (Wasilla High School), ''Why I Write''; Jennifer Shine, Anchorage (Dimond High School), ''Why Now?''

Judges: Mark Dent, T.C. Mitchell, Rosemary Shinohara.

Grades 4-6

Fiction

Winner: Rachel Beatty, Sterling (Sterling Elementary School), ''Animal Girl.''

Honorable Mention: Morgana Willis, Anchorage (Lake Otis Elementary School), ''The Tree and Sherlock''; Kate Monfore, Eagle River (Eagle River Elementary School), ''The Night I Followed Weaver''; Samantha Huf, Kenai (Mountain View Elementary School), ''Why the Wolf Howls at the Moon''; Elizabeth Dyment, Sterling (Sterling Elementary School), ''A New Beginning''; Amanda Creiglow, Anchorage (Polaris K-12 School), ''Why?''

Judges: Jake Arnold, Cathy Carpenter, Elizabeth Manning, Warren Rhodes.

Poetry

Winner: Jordan O'Connell, Eagle River (Rogers Park Elementary), ''The River is a Road.''

Honorable Mention: Sarah Woerman, Anchorage (Kasuun Elementary School), ''Silent Is the Wood''; Greg Mete Jr., Kodiak (Peterson Elementary School), ''Who Am I?''

Judges: Lynn Childs, Debbie Cutler, Jennifer Summers.

Nonfiction

Winner: Hannah VanHoose, Eagle River (Homestead Elementary School), ''Death.''

Honorable Mention: Brittany Osland, Soldotna (Redoubt Elementary School), ''My Best Dog''; Wyatt Dupps, Willow (Willow Elementary School), ''The Lost Loon Chick''; Robert Stein, Sitka (Verstovia Elementary School), ''The Julie Hughes Triathalon''; Whitney Rysdyk, Soldotna (Redoubt Elementary School), ''The Thirsty Moose.''

Judges: Karen Aho, Lisa Demer.

Grades 3-Under

Fiction

Winner: Maggie Rose McGuire, Anchorage (Inlet View Elementary School), ''The Witch's Cat.''

Honorable Mentions: Eli Schoenberg, Anchorage (Bowman Elementary School), ''How the Walrus Got His Tusks''; Meghan Bill, Palmer (Academy Charter School), ''The Winter Swan.''

Judges: Peter Dunlap-Shohl, Martha Upicksoun, Linda Sievers.

Poetry

Winner: Kellen MacFadyen, Anchorage (Bowman Elementary School), ''Me Myself and I.''

Honorable Mention: Nine students (class poem), Gateway School for Dyslexic Children, Anchorage, ''Old Narnia''; Katelyn Duncan, Anchorage (Rogers Park Elementary School), ''Aurora Borealis''; Rachel Markwood, Anchorage (Gladys Wood Elementary School), ''In the Snow of Alaska''; Khristina Knapp, Anchorage (Chugach Optional School), ''Raven.''

Judges: Kim Holm, Jola Morris, Lacey Morris.

Nonfiction

Winner: Joshua Partridge, Soldotna (Soldotna Elementary School), ''My Favorite Place.''

Honorable Mention: Lucas Sarwas, Anchorage (Chugach Optional School), ''The Day We Went to Mexico''; Toni Smith, Palmer (homeschool, CyberLynx program), ''Katie, My Sister''; Kyle Mead, Soldotna (K-Beach Elementary School), ''On My Way to Oregon.''

Judges: Molly Brown, Gene Gilbert.

Grand Prize Judges: George Bryson, Gretchen Legler, Kathleen McCoy, Ron Spatz.

Creative Writing Contest