Gold Awards
Anya Steuer: - Creative Writing
Poetry - “Mountain Trail”
Erin McCary: - Creative Writing
Poetry - “Love, Mom”
Rory Curry - Visual Arts
Digital Painting, Drawing, & Collage - “Journey”
Kelly Nguyen - Visual Arts
Photography - “Moving On”
Sculpture - “The Tower of Babel 2.0”
Ilyana Powell - Photo Cinema
Photography - “Beneath the Surface”
Neil Rezvani - Visual Arts
Mixed Media - “AHHHHH!”
Painting - “Microrevolution”
Silver Award
Erin McCary: - Creative Writing
Poetry - “Tides of Relief”
Emilee Droneburg: - Creative Writing
Flash Fiction - “Only Up When You're Down”
Personal Essay & Memoir - Autobiographical Index
Jia Johnson - Creative Writing
Poetry - “Moth-Eaten, Love-Lorn”
Personal Essay & Memoir - “Post Cards from Your Daughter”
Kelly Nguyen - Visual Arts
Poetry - “Burnt”
Mixed Media - “Oceanic Beauty”
Photography - “Lotus”
Photography - “Relaxed”
Photography - “Origin of Chocolate”
Yebin Bahn
Painting - “Apple Skins”
Grant Bloyer - Photo Cinema
Photography - “Witches Gulch”
Owen Comlish - Photo Cinema
Photography - “From the Mountain”
Joyce Liu - Visual Arts
Ceramics & Glass - “Faded Memories”
Kelly Nguyen - Visual Arts
Photography - “Ocean Breeze”
Sculpture - “Just Trying to Feed My Child”
Katie Nicholson - Visual Arts
Drawing - “ Still Live Inside Still Life”
Honorable Mentions
Nadiya Abdi - Creative Writing
Personal Essay & Memoir - “The Griefs of Growing”
Short Story - “Rewind”
Dallin Bennett - Creative Writing
Poetry - “Waterlogged Daydreams”
Poetry - “Static Satellite-Eyes”
Poetry - “Whisted Horticulture”
Poetry - “The Earth Tuned to a Dead Channel”
Alexis Nallo: - Creative Writing
Poetry - “It Isn’t Enough”
Kahmya Wilson: - Creative Writing
Poetry - “A Terminal Denouement, Without Epilogue”
Indiana McNeal - Creative Writing
Short Story - “Light My Fire”
Sophia Houpt - Creative Writing
Poetry - “Trapped At the County Fair”
Jia Johnson - Creative Writing
Poetry - “Bright, Still”
Sarah Rich - Creative Writing
Screenplays & Scripts - “Always Be Here”
Lucille Boese - Visual Arts
Ceramics & Glass - “Bowl for Dad”
Drawing - “Reflect on Yourself”
Nia Carney - Visual Arts
Drawing - “Blessed Water”
Emma Green - Visual Arts
Mixed Media - “Roadkill”
Katie Nicholson - Visual Arts
Sculpture - “Winter Wishes”
Neil Rezvani - Visual Arts
Portfolio Category (Art) - “Throughout Time"
Emilee Shy - Photo Cinema
Photography - “Beneath the Surface”
Brielle Thames - Visual Arts
Editorial Cartoon sponsored by The Herb Block Foundation -
“The Billionaire’s Bonfire”
Maliaka Thiombiano - Visual Arts
Illustration - “Take the Oath”
Olivia Wood - Visual Arts
Ceramics & Glass - “Size Doesn't Dictate Beauty”
Wyatt Moon - Photo Cinema
Photography - “Ocean Tides”
