Missoula Writes
The deadline for the 2025 Missoula Writes contest has passed. Winners will be notified in March, and their names will be announced on this page in April. Thank you to all of our contestants, volunteer judges, and prize sponsors.
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2024 Writing Contest Winners
| Category | Place | Winner | Title | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8-10 Fiction | 1st | Natlie Wu | The Big Misunderstanding | |
| 2nd | Imogen Graham | Learning How to Deal | ||
| 3rd | Nina Giavasis | Larry the Turkey | ||
| 8-10 Nonfiction | 1st | Tula Mae Droughton | Life Brings Destruction but Leave Beautiful Shells | |
| 2nd | Imogen Graham | Airdale Care | ||
| 3rd | Linnea Cameron | Mrs. Oceanflare | ||
| 8-10 Poetry | 1st | Katie Smalley | Resilience Unveiled | |
| 2nd | Myka McCullin | Emerald | ||
| 3rd | Imogen Graham | Summer Camp | ||
| 11-14 Fiction | 1st | Alaia DiDomenico | A Song Only I Can Hear | |
| 2nd | Nina Rohd | Dear Sister | ||
| 3rd | Maysa Dadmun | Dog Chase | ||
| 11-14 Nonfiction | 1st | Nina Rohd | Fears Grow Up Too | |
| 2nd | Ruby Cline | It's Been a Long Time Coming | ||
| 3rd | Eamon Graham | Dior | ||
| 11-14 Poetry | 1st | Rex Rhodes | Resilient Hues | |
| 2nd | Robbie Gibbons | Echoes of Our Ecosystem | ||
| 3rd | Landyn Cherry | It's the Whisper | ||
| 15-18 Fiction | 1st | Samantha Roberts | Exposure | |
| 2nd | Flynn Kier | House of Glass | ||
| 3rd | Eliana Aquilio | The Sea Maiden | ||
| 15-18 Non-fiction | 1st | Faith You | Tangerines | |
| 2nd | Clara Kyrouac | Why I'm Taking a Gap Year | ||
| 3rd | Anara Kyrouac | Two Spirited | ||
| 15-18 Poetry | 1st | Judy Hirshberg | The Aesthetic of Jazz | |
| 2nd | Gray Lawrence | Grenadine Kisses | ||
| 3rd | Ryanne Hutchinson | To Soar | ||
| 19+ Fiction | 1st | Carol Daus | Left to Do | |
| 2nd | Michael Wade | Forget Me Not | ||
| 3rd | David Francis Curran | Once Upon a Time in a MISSOULA Café | ||
| 19+ Non-fiction | 1st | Kassondre Ripley | Seeing the Stars | |
| 2nd | Melissa Paulsen | NFL: No Females Likely | ||
| 3rd | Eliza Lindley | Bird World | ||
| 19+ Poetry | 1st | Zuir Moreno | Unknown | |
| 2nd | Sophia Reichelt | a refusal of shame | ||
| 3rd | Julia (JJ) Daniell | Poem 1. |