DragonComet short story & Odyssey poetry contest winners

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