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Out of the darkness, there came a light...

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Fiction contest organizer Siri Thorsen reads the winning high school student entry at the May 7, 2003 award ceremony.

updated 05/10/03 posted 05/08/03
Three middle school students and three high school students won awards in the Young Authors Fiction Contest sponsored by San Juan Island Library. Teen Library Assistant Siri Thorson organized the event. The writers finished the thought "Out of the darkness, there came a light..."

The middle school student winners were:

  1. Kelsey Kennedy
    (center in photo above)
  2. Kate Fyrquist
    (left in photo above)
  3. Dylan Marriner
    (right in photo above)

High School student winners were:

  1. Galen Ellis
  2. Poppy Dalton
  3. Lillan Roquet
    (pictured in photo above)

Both first-place winners received a round-trip flight on Kenmore Air and Seattle Mariners tickets for four. Second-place winners won $50 gift certificates to Roche Harbor Resort. Third-place winners received a collection of gift certificates from Tookies/Christies, Paradise Lanes, and Vic's.

Young Authors Fiction Contest

Finish the thought:
Out of the darkness, there came a light...

Entries must be typed in a font no smaller than 12 point, double-spaced, on 8.5 x 11 paper. Limit the story to 600 words.

Entries will not be returned.

Only one entry per person.

Hand deliver entries to the library front desk or mail entry to Young Authors Fiction Contest, San Juan Island Library, 1010 Guard St, Friday Harbor, WA 98250.

Middle or High School-aged people from Lopez, Orcas and San Juan Island are eligible to apply.

Submit entries with a separate cover sheet with Name, Address, Phone Number and Grade Level, and story title. Do not put your name on your entry.

Deadline is April 11.

Winners will be announced at an awards ceremony at the San Juan Island Library at 6:30 PM on Wednesday, May 7.

Second prizes are dinner for two at Roche Harbor.

Third prizes is a night out in Friday Harbor including a gift certificate at either Tookie's Salon or Christy's Salon, a meal at Vic's Drive In and bowling at Paradise Lanes.

The story can be about anything you want the more creative the better!

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