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 Left to right, front, Ryland Hoit, Marian Rognaldson, Katelyn Bennett, Aria Hoit, Samuel R. Meyer, Carolyn Fish, and Maggie Holloway; middle, Sarah Lyn Henke, Tiffanie Roth, Mikalynn Amos, Grace Bailey, Dove Lightner. Samantha K. Link, and D’Andre Dupin; back, M. Linda Donnelly, Garrett Oetken, Emma Ployhar, Faithe Christensen, Susannah Patterson, Tina Rodeen, and Kaye Thornbrugh. Not pictured: Dylan May, Macy DuCoeur, Wyatt Holloway, Betty Poteet, Olivia Heisey, and Alison Crannery.
The winners of the 2012 Writers Competition at the Coeur d’Alene Public Library were announced Saturday, May 19, in a ceremony at the library.
Prizes funded by grants from the Friends of the Library and the Coeur d’Alene Kiwanis Club were presented to winners in two categories in age groups ranging from 6 to adult. Prizes are $100 for first, $50 for second, and $25 for third. In the case of ties duplicate prizes are awarded.
Former Library Director Julie Meier began the competition – now in its 24th year – with the goal of discovering great writers in our midst, to provide young writers an outlet for their work, and to encourage excellence in writing. The entries are judged by professional writers, editors, and educators.
Each year all entries in the competition – not only the winners – are included in professionally bound volumes added to the library’s collection.
Winners, their hometown, and the title of their entry for 2012 were:
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The library will be closed Sunday and Monday, May 27 and 28, in observance of Memorial Day. Regular hours resume Tuesday at 10 a.m.