Short Story Contest

We received 56 entries for the 2025 Short Story Contest. A panel of six librarians read the stories and then ranked them using the criteria of creativity, style, and voice. It was a tough competition, but we are pleased to announce the results.

Congratulations to our winners!

Toddler-Preschool:

1. "A Baby Boy and a Big Boy" by Owen Kibler
2. "T-Rex Day" by Clyde Mountz
3. "Grandma Eva Goes Camping" by Andal Ashrith Harith

Kindergarten-2nd Grade:

1. "The Gooberville Detectives" by Alex May
2. "Pirate Ship-Space Ship" by Makenna Kibler
3. "The Princess and the Bear" by Parker Parry

Grades 3-5:

1. "The Booth At The Farmers Market" by Remiel Traughber
2. "The Tale of Night and Day" by Claire Jordan
3. "Boudicca's Revolt" by Quinn Nickerson

Grades 6-8:

1. "The New Car" by Lydia Merrick
2. "The Mystery of Cats" by Sneha Kumar
3. "Bob in the Tent" by Titus Metson

Grades 9-12:

1. "'Good' in Goodbye" by Norah Gatewood
2. "An Unforgettable Night" by Shubhi Kumar
3. "Hades Gets a Tan" by James Metson

Adult:

1. "Morning Routine" by Nicholas Broce
2. "Catch Up" by Becky Tuttle
3. "Cloud Sheep'oo Land" by Sonja Spisak

The winning stories are available as PDFs at the bottom of this page.

Thank you to everyone who participated! We look forward to holding another contest next summer.

This contest is sponsored by the Friends of the Wilsonville Library.