2026 Nominees
Sorted alphabetically by school name. Click on the title to read the literary piece.
NOTE: Some entries may contain adult themes. Minors, please ask for parental permission before reading.
Ignorance is Bliss
Life from the Lake’s Perspective
Pointer, Ring, Pinky, Middle
Gabrielle Benedict, North Muskegon High School
Based on a True Story
Ava Berghuis, Holton High School
Don’t Ban Books–Teach Students How To Read Them
Fiona Biasell, Spring Lake High School
Life
School
Nature
Addison Broton, Whitehall High School
One Last Dance
Sirrie Buitendorp, Fremont High School
Never Shall I Forget
Capsized
My Mind Is a Storage Room
Chloe Case, Calvary Christian Schools
Her Mind’s Evergreen: A Couplet
The Siren: A Villanelle
Athena: A Sonnet
Grace Chasco, Mona Shores High School
Four hours
Pinatas in my pocket
Olivia Dykstra, Shelby High School
After Gold
Whispers Through the Wilderness
Sugared Laughter
Kloe Graham, Hesperia High School
Dreams
Wrinkles
Your World
Aaliyah Jordan, Muskegon High School
A Museum of Almost
Aurora Pelham, Ravenna High School
The Dichotomy
The Ghost That Haunts Me
Breathe Me Back to Life
Abigail Poort, Fruitport High School
The Twisted King
Anthony Spaniak, Reeths-Puffer High School
The choice
Just once
Faith Troost, Mason County Eastern High School
A Forsaken Tundra
Aiden Verbanic, Montague High School
Who’s land
Emma Werkema-Grondsma, Pentwater High School
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