Write On! Teen Short Story Contest Winners 2024

Teens in Anoka County had a chance to show off their skills in Anoka County Library’s annual “Write On!” short story writing contest sponsored by the Anoka County Friends of the Library. Teens submitted a short story online beginning April 1,  through April 30, 2024. 

Thank you to every single teen who submitted a story this year!  Stories were evaluated by a panel of judges using the same criteria as the Minnesota Book Awards. The stories below were selected as the prize-winning stories in three categories of Grades 6-8, Grades 9-10, and Grades 11-12.

The winning stories  have been collected into an ebook anthology and is available to read on HERE.

Write On!

Grades 6-8

1st Place: Gwen Udvig, "Soulbound: A Demon's Gambit"
2nd Place: Genevieve Rajkowski, "The Hope of the Moon"


Grades 9-10

1st Place: Julia McBride, "A Clear Step in Two"
2nd Place: Richard Pina-Raya, "EMUT, 100 Years From Now"


Grades 11-12

1st Place: Rhett LeBeau, "The Rising Sun is Fear"
2nd Place: Alyssa Carlson, "Water Fountain"

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