Frederick Hartmann Contest Winners & Visiting Writers

Fiction Contest | Judged by Alejandro Varela

• First Place:  Sky Martin
• Second Place:  Claire Lancaster

Poetry Contest | Judged by Taylor Byas

• First Place:  Mackenzie Smith
• Second Place:  Ellie Schmidt
• Third Place:  Claire Lancaster
• Honorable Mentions:
  • Jamiliyah Ishmaiel
  • Grace Kepperling

Nonfiction Contest | Judges by Jessie van Eerden

• First Place:  Lola Moore
• Honorable Mention:
  • Jess Baker

Nonfiction Contest | Judged by Molly McCully Brown

• First Place:  Jess Baker
• Honorable Mentions:
  • Lucas Leveillee
  • Cailey Rogers

Poetry Contest | Judged by Nathan McClain

• First Place:  Alexandra Schneider
• Second Place:  Samantha Pomerantz
• Third Place: Ellie Schmidt

Fiction Contest | Judged by Claire Luchette

• First Place:  Caroline Pirwitz
• Second Place:  Caroline DiFrango
• Third Place:  Claire Lancaster

Poetry Contest | Judged by Emilia Phillips

• First Place:  Aidan Melinson
• Second Place:  Olivia Bennett
• Third Place:  Catherine Phillips
• Honorable Mentions:
  • Sophie Winston
  • Caroline Pirwitz

Fiction Contest | Judged by Leah Hampton

• First Place:  Christy Dickman
• Second Place: Lauren McClane
• Honorable Mention: Catherine Phillips

Nonfiction Contest | Judged by Sonja Livingston

• First Place:  Christy Dickman
• Second Place:  Vincent Revelise
• Third Place:  Jessica Baker

Poetry Contest | Judged by Tyree Daye

• 1st Place:  Liz Crouse
• 2nd Place:  Sophie Winston
• 3rd Place:  Stephanie Neu
• Honorable Mention:
  • Mary Pomykacz

Fiction Contest | Judged by Lysley Tenorio

• 1st Place:  Eliza Sanders
• 2nd Place:  Christy Dickman

Nonfiction Contest | Judged by Elena Passarello

• 1st Place:  Eliza Sanders
• 2nd Place:  Olivia Bennett
• 3rd Place:  Jess Baker
• Honorable Mention:
  • Aidan Melinson

Poetry Contest | Judged by Allison Joseph

• 1st Place:  Arianne Payne
• 2nd Place:  Jordan Williams
• 3rd Place:  Catherine Phillips
• Honorable Mention:
  • Michalah Collins

Fiction Contest | Judged by Xhenet Aliu

• 1st Place: Christy Dickman
• Honorable Mention:
  • Sara Moussa
  • Patrick Wei

Nonfiction Contest | Judged by Belle Boggs

• 1st Place:  Katie Suppa
• 2nd Place:  Olivia Parker
• 3rd Place:  Mary McDonald

Fiction Contest | Judged by Thomas Pierce

• 1st Place:  Mary McDonald
• 2nd Place: Peter Connelly

Nonfiction Contest | Judged by Karen Babine

• 1st Place:  Katie Suppa

Poetry Contest | Judged by Eduardo Corral

• 1st Place: Arianne Payne

• 2nd Place: Natalia Conte
• 3rd Place: Lee Jenkins

Fiction Contest | Judged by Rebecca Makkai

• 1st Place: Emily DeMaioNewton
• 2nd Place: Maddy Gross
• 3rd Place: Minne Lane
• Honorable Mention:
  • Peter Connelly
  • Natalia Conte
  • Laura Dunbar

Poetry Contest | Judged by Cate Marvin

• 1st Place: Melina Casados, Natalia Conte

Nonfiction Contest | Judged by Jill Talbot

• 1st Place: Jordan Stanley
• 2nd Place: Jacqueline Grant
• 3rd Place: Brittany Coppla

Fiction Contest | Judged by Nickolas Butler

• 1st Place: Emily Morris
• 2nd Place: Emily DeMaioNewton
• 3rd Place: Kendall Brewer

Poetry Contest | Judged by Debra Nystrom

• 1st Place: Tim Melton
• 2nd Place: Elizabeth Sellers-Bruch
• 3rd Place: Emily DeMaioNewton

Nonfiction Contest | Judged by Joni Tevis

• 1st Place: Hanna Elmgren
• Honorable Mention:
  • Lauryl Fischer
  • Allison Ginsburg
  • Miranda Romano

Fiction Contest | Judged by Jennine Capó Crucet

• 1st Place: Maddy Keith
• Honorable Mention:
  • Kevin Coyne
  • Lauryl Fischer

Poetry Contest | Judged by Patrick Phillips

• 1st Place: Kayla Hammer
• 2nd Place: Emily DeMaioNewton
• 3rd Place: Kevin Coyne

Nonfiction Contest | Judged by Steven Church

• 1st Place: Rachel Lewis
• Honorable Mention:
  • Casey Allen
  • Lauryl Fischer
  • Sarah Paterson

Fiction Contest | Judged by Holly Goddard Jones

• 1st Place: Sarah Paterson
• 2nd Place: Kevin Coyne

Poetry Contest | Judged by Paisley Rekdal

• 1st Place: Ali Ginsburg
• 2nd Place: Phillip Danieley
• 3rd Place: Emily Cinquemani
• Honorable Mention:
  • Lianna Mills

Nonfiction Contest | Judged by Ryan Van Meter

• 1st Place: Casey Allen
• Honorable Mention:
  • William Stirn
  • Kelsey Camacho

Fiction Contest | Judged by Jessica Francis Kane

• 1st Place: Casey Allen
• 2nd Place: Autumn Spriggs
• 3rd Place: Emily Cinquemani

Poetry Contest | Judged by Joseph Millar

• 1st Place: Benedetto Robinson
• 2nd Place: Katie Stewart
• 3rd Place: Tommy McDermott
• Honorable Mention:
  • Caroline Guardabassi
  • Liam Hall

Nonfiction Contest | Judged by John Jerimiah Sullivan

• 1st Place: David Banks
• Honorable Mention:
  • Jacqueline Alnes
  • Gabe Noble

Fiction Contest | Judged by Anthony Varallo

• 1st Place: Rob Shapiro
• 2nd Place: Jacqueline Alnes
• 3rd Place: Brianna Duff

Poetry Contest | Judged by A. Van Jordan

• 1st Place: Rob Shapiro
• 2nd Place: Kelsey Camacho
• 3rd Place: Jacqueline Alnes

Nonfiction Contest | Judged by Ander Monson

• 1st Place: Jillian Weiss
• 2nd Place: Cody Greene
• 3rd Place: Kelsey Camacho

Fiction Contest | Judged by Jennifer S. Davis

• 1st Place: Jillian Weiss
• Honorable Mention:
  • Lina Patton
  • Kasey Thornton
  • Shanna Van Beek

Poetry Contest | Judged by Dorianne Laux

• 1st Place: Alex Trice
• 2nd Place: Rob Shapiro
• 3rd Place: Alexa Johnson
• 4th Place: Jillian Weiss

Nonfiction Contest | Judged by Lia Purpura

• 1st Place: Maggie Pahos
• 2nd Place: Jillian Weiss
• Honorable Mention:
  • Victoria Doose
  • Natalie Lampert