DragonComet short story & Odyssey poetry contest winners

2011

5-8 Category:

Winner: "The Sword's Revenge" by Lauren R.

Runner-up: "Robot War" by Tyler W.

9-12 Category:

Winner: "Callisto" by Evan F.

Adult Category:

Winner: "When the Geneticists Were Gone" by Caleb Gaunt

Runner-up: "The Shop" by JoAnn Schneider

Overall:

Winner: "Dragonskin" by Diana Parkin

Runner-up: "Power Plays" by Robert Muench

2010

Odyssey poetry contest: "Anticlimax" by Michael Young

DragonComet writing contest, grades 5-8: "Downgrade" by Zildjinn N. Lehi, UT.

DragonComet writing contest, grades 9-12: "The Balance" by Brenna A. Payson, UT

DragonComet writing contest, adult: "Dead Are All the Gods" by Ryan Alleman

2009

Grade 5-8:

1st place -” The Cure,” by Annika W. of Orem, UT

2nd place - “The Pharaoh's Rise,” by Collin A. of Orem, UT

Grade 9-12:

1st place - “Fourth,” by Ashley N. of Lehi, UT

2nd place - “Healing the Death Weaver,” by Chris S. of Delmar, NY

Adult:

1st place - “Burning Secrets,” by Debbie Hibbert of Eagle Mountain, UT

2nd place - “The House of Romulus,” by Alex Chappell of Spanish Fork, UT

Please note that the contests were very close in all age groups.

*There were not enough poetry entires this year.

2008

DragonComet/Odyssey Winners:

Adult Story:

First Place: Suzanne Vincent, Reluctant Prophet

Second Place: Kenneth D. Lee, Afterlife

Third Place: C. Michelle Jefferies, Broken

9-12th Grade Student Story:

First Place: Ashley Nuccitelli, <deepest power>

Second Place: Lindsey Maxon, Miss Minerva Clark

5-8th Grade Student Story:

First Place: Laurel Jefferies, Storm Master

Second Place: Mariah Smith, Genie?

Third Place: Reece Paghe, Rownik and Dingo go to the Future

Honorable Mention: Michael Fisk, The Secret of Brighton Ski Resort

Honorable Mention: Olivia Hoddy, The Journey to the Castle

Thanks to all who entered! Please encourage your friends to enter next year with you.

2007

Due to the limited number of entries this year, there will be only a few awards given in the DragonComet Short Story Contest and the Odyssey Poetry Contest.

The winners are:

DragonComet Short Story Contest

    Young School Age Writers (5-8th grade):

        First Place – Rise of a Hero by Casey Christensen

        Honorable Mention – Guardians by Ashley Nuccitelli

    Older School Age Writers (9-12th grade):

        No winners

    Adult Writers:

        Honorable Mention – The McKusik 212 by Kevin and Karen Evans

Odyssey Poetry Contest

    Young School Age Poets (5-8th grade):

        Honorable Mention – The Dragon by Josh Carson

    Older School Age Poets (9-12th grade):

        First Place – [program]mE by Amy Huang

        Second Place – Fairy Princess by Kirsten Watkins

    Adult Poets:

        No winners

Thanks to all who entered!

The deadline for next year is January 15th. Please see the website for full rules. www.ltue.org

Aleta Clegg

Contest Administrator

2006

Adult Short Story:
1st - Lady Waters and the Hooded One by Gareth Davies-Morris
2nd - Bird-Dropping and Sunday by Eric James Stone
Honorable Mention - Homer Lazard by Timothy Mulcahy
Honorable Mention - Monsters, Bullies, and Grownups by Ryan Alleman

9-12th Grade Story:
1st - Solarplex by Matthew Grote
2nd - The Birthright by Chelsea Frandsen

5-8th Grade Story:
1st - Return of the Prince by Rachel Steele
2nd - The Nectar of Life by Kayla Merrick
3rd - Days of Danger by Kenadee Parkin
Honorable Mention - The War of LiLuna by Athena Tennings

There were no prizes given out for the Odyssey Poetry Contest due to the small number of entries.

2005

Odyssey Poetry Contest:

adult poetry:

1st - Peg Duthie, Data Massage

2nd - Aaron Velasquez, Infinitia

3rd - Eileen Malone, Sounding

 

DragonComet Short Story Contest:

adult story:

1st - L. K. Farrer, Seven D

2nd - Steve Harmon, A Mage is Come to Languedoc

3rd - Stefanie Flamelle, The Dawntower

Hon. Men. - Timothy Mulcahy, The Tree Reader

 

9-12th grade story:

1st - Mary Wu, My Psychorragic Diathesis

2nd - Shelece McAllister, The Prince and the Pirate

3rd - Matt Taylor, The Tragedy of Dreik Maaron

 

5-8th grade story:

1st - Alex Wyman, Snake-People in Paris

2nd - David M. Gardner, Reflections

3rd - Kathleen M. Simpson, The Green Gem

Hon. Men. - Jamie Samocivk, Escaping Planets

 

 

2004

 

DragonComet Short Story Contest

5-8th grade entries:

1st: "Last Thoughts" Megan Camille Lloyd

2nd: "The Wisher" Matthew Grote

3rd: "Louis and the Super-Intelligent Chimp" Maxwell Michael Briscoe

HM: "Before the Dogs" Kristen Howe

 

9-12 grade entries:

1st: "Paladins of the Holy Light" William Thomas

2nd: "The Journey Begins" Jessica Harmon and Melissa Neilsen

 

adult entries:

1st: "Here there be dragons" Jessica Day George

2nd: "Old Times" Christopher Primeau

3rd: "A Fair Trade" Monte Davis

HM - "Gatecrasher" Christopher Kugler

HM - "Tempus Fugit" Scott Armstrong

HM - "The Fisher's Wife" J. Duncan Wallis

HM - "Heirloom" Jean Paul

 

Odyssey Poetry Contest:

5-8th grade entries:

1st: "And My Heart Finds Me" Deena Woodland

HM: "Fly Above Your Challenges" Laura Larsen

 

9-12th grade entries:

1st: "Silver Moonlight" Valerie Clark

2nd: "Battle Call" Cody Nielsen

3rd: "King of the Sky" Kaleigh Niemela

HM: "Orcs" Caitlin Allen

HM: "Mystical Dreams" Courtney Tanner

HM: "Fantasy Poem (this is where I)" Leslie Black

HM: "The Quest" Jordan Middlebrook

HM: "The Dragon and the Knights" Alex Jones

HM: "Pride of a Unicorn" Chelsea Nicole Robinson

HM: "Burning Red Above the Earth" Amber Moss

 

adult entries (tie):

"Night" Jennifer Eatough

"On Scientists" Tempest Michaels

HM = Honorable Mention