Short Story Winners 2022

Intermediate Division, 3-5th Grade

1.       “Life on the Farm,” Emery Schneider, Home School, Pleasant Dale, Nebraska

2.       “A Christmas Miracle,” Layton Bornemeier, Elmwood-Murdock Elementary, Elmwood, Nebraska

3.       “The Journey West,” Bo Backemeyer, Elmwood-Murdock Elementary, Elmwood, Nebraska

Honorable Mention: “Miranda and Lily’s Adventure,” Sai Ria Pattanaik, Willa Cather Elementary, Omaha, Nebraska

Middle School Division, 6-8 Grade

1.       “The Bible,” Libby Soucek, Silver Lake Elementary, Bladen, Nebraska

2.       “The Good Life,” Kailey Karr, Silver Lake Elementary, Bladen, Nebraska

3.       “The Moon Writers,” Abigail Shores, Home School, Omaha, Nebraska

Honorable Mention: “9/11,” Taylor Wiitanen, Aspen Creek Elementary, Omaha, Nebraska

High School Level, 9-12 Grade

1.       “Love’s Direction,” Alivia Ulrich, Home School, Crete, Nebraska

2.       “Same Place, Same Time?,” Ella Scott Cool, Arnold Public School, Arnold, Nebraska

3.       “Good Things Forgotten,” Ivy Mills Tullis, Arnold Public School, Arnold, Nebraska

Honorable Mention: “Memories of a Dream,” Kayden Bacon, Elmwood-Murdock High School, Murdock, Nebraska

Adult Level

1.       “Nebraska, the Good Life,” Helen Sake, Malmo, Nebraska

2.       “The Kettle,” Arley Day, Lincoln, Nebraska

3.       “Coffee on the Stove,” Cortney Erdman, Lincoln, Nebraska

Honorable Mention: “Hop Ching Sweeps the Land,” William Coker, Bellevue, Nebraska