Announcing the 2025-26 Young Author Winners!
Winners are listed in the following order:
Grade level and Genre
Young Author's Name
Title of the entry
Teacher name
School
District
K Fiction
Finlee Bell
The Royal Corgi
Esmeralda Cortez
Verda James
Natrona #1
K Nonfiction
Evelina Moore
Ladybugs
Julie Rankin
Rozet
Campbell #1
K Poetry
Ailyn Fouts
What I Like
Kayla Bonilla
Munger Mt. El
Teton #1
K Graphic Novel
Zachary Rainier
The Mystical Woods
Hilary Hays
Jackson El.
Teton #1
1st Fiction
Renley Vasa
Snowy’s Big Adventure
Jeana Slagowski
Northpark, Rock Springs
Sweetwater #1
1st Non-Fiction
Mariah K. Maxwell
Fascinating Facts About Elephants
Suzy Schaefer
Pioneer Park El, Cheyenne
Laramie #1
1st Poetry
Dustin Ruppert
White Elephant and Other Poems
From First Grade
Ginny Hansen
Albin El
Laramie #2
1st Graphic Novel
Atlas Wilson
The Dino Book
Michael Dragseth
Stocktrail El., Gillette
Campbell #1
2nd Fiction
Blair Bath
Dolly the Pug Spy
Amber Barrett
Burns El
Laramie #2
2nd Non-Fiction
Baily Matthews
I Saw A Flower In Wyoming
Heidi Lloyd
North El., Evanston
Unita #1
2nd Poetry
Lucynda Mariel Quiroz Guzman
My Poetry Book
Danielle Head
Albin El
Laramie #2
2nd Graphic Novel
Allison Tolman
The Mystery of the Missing
Yarn Ball
Mrs. Cole
Clark El
Park #1
3rd Fiction
Nora Redden
Averi Collins & Friends
Tricia Patterson
Monroe El., Green River
Sweetwater #2
3rd Non-Fiction
Isabel Chakola
Onam: A Harvest Festival
Ashley Ujvary
Summit El
Natrona #1
3rd Poetry
Branch Hardy
Wings of Power
Myriam Cherro
Stocktrail El.
Campbell Co #1
3rd Graphic Novel
Zoey Jones
Adventure Friends
Sally Allen
Northpark El
Sweetwater #1
4th Fiction
Brooke Shelby
My Super Teacher\
Amanda Gilbert
Paintbrush El.
Campbell #1
4th Non-Fiction
Bode Pelletier
The Snake !!!!!
Munger Mtn El, Jackson.
Bille Metzger
Teton #1
4th Poetry
Quincy Bowcut
Rainy Day Poems
Bailey Heide
Unita Meadow El, Evanston
Unita #1
4th Graphic Novel
Grady Flint
Ashley Pollick
I Survived the Texas Flood 2025
4-J El.
Campbell #1
5th Fiction
Macy Brown
The Sneezy Situation
Michelle Blake
Cottonwood El
Natrona #1
5th Non-Fiction
Hunter Holland
The Golf Cart Incident
Evan Christensen
Wilson El.
Teton #1
5th Poetry
Bennett Pedri
My World in Words
Ashley Potter
Eastside El, Rock Springs
Sweetwater #1
5th Graphic Novel
Duncan Cole
Thunder Paws Holiday Havoc!
Heather Harrington
Colter El., Jackson
Teton #1
6th Fiction
Liv Oksanen
The Reindeer Confusion
Homeschool
Teton #1
6th Non-Fiction
Iris Gutwein
Gravity Defyer
Jill Wright
Jackson Hole MS
Teton #1
6th Poetry
Hayden Tietema
Poems Under the Tree
DeLina Horton
Powell MS
Park #1
6th Graphic Novel
Laney Connally
This Little Piggy Went to Paris
Stephanie Painter
Burns El.
Laramie #2
7th Fiction
Madison Mitcheson
The Green House
Cheryl Croft
Lincoln MS, Green River
Sweetwater #2
7th Non-Fiction
Sophia Sturdivant
From Loss to Light
Kautzman
Rock Springs JH
Sweetwater #1
7th Poetry
Adalynn McBurnett
My Favorite Things
Jennifer Yetter
Rock Springs JH
Sweetwater #1
7th Graphic Novel
Kylee Anderson
My Foreseeing Phone
Sam Symes
Davis MS, Evanston
Unita #1
8th Fiction
Paisley Petrow
Broken Record
Claire Wiley
Jackson Hole MS
Teton #1
8th Nonfiction
Jonathan Long
The War Which Made
the Roman World
Elizabeth Long
Homeschool
8th Poetry
Karen Shreve
In the Hollow of the Wood
Justin Church
Powell Christian School
Park #1
8th Graphic Novel
Lillian Martin
The History of Animation
Julie Fresquez
St. Anthony’s, Casper
Natrona #1
9th Fiction
Aniston Schwab
Banshees Cry
Stephanie Suloff
Star Valley HS, Afton
Lincoln #2
9th NonFiction
Kathryn Thorne
Beloved Banned Books
Laura Martinovich
Kelly Walsh HS, Casper
Natrona #1
9th Poetry
Braeleigh Bentley
Tears of the Miserable and Desperate
Heather Robbinson
Rock Springs HS
Sweetwater #1
9th Graphic Novel
Micah Wight
Nevada Dan and the Hidden Temple of India Jani
Bethany Wight
Heritage Christian School
Campbell #1
10th Fiction
Kylee N Black
Falling From Safety
Jeremiah & Ashley Black
Homeschool
10th Non-Fiction
Kaysen Sprute
The Ticking Clock
Cowboy State Virtual
Sheridan #1
10th Poetry
Makinnen Heaps
The Road Home
Margaret Moses
Evanston HS
Uinta #1
10th Graphic Novel
Grace Cameron
Stitched
Margaret Moses
Evanston HS
Uinta #1
11th Fiction
Symantha Hepworth
The Joy of Christmas
Stephanie Suloff
Star Valley HS, Afton
Lincoln #2
11th NonFiction
Ryan Collier
Frozen and Foggy Hell
Laura Martinovich
Kelly Walsh HS
Natrona #1
11th Poetry
Rachell Rodriguez
Beneath the Tides
Noah Hopkins
Rock Springs HS
Sweetwater #1
11th Graphic Novel
Amelia Gegelman
Scarlett
Bethany Wight
Heritage Christian School
Campbell #1
12th Fiction
Taggart Ivie
The Shatterchilde
Kelly Fullmer
Star Valley HS, Afton
Lincoln #2
12th Non-Fiction
Sophia Jones
10237 Oquirrh Lake Road
Ellie Bolender
Natrona County HS
Natrona #1
12th Poetry
Kylie Wall
The One Who Stays
Brianna Young
Natrona County HS
Natrona #1
12th Graphic Novel
Alayna Mellin
The Ark
Ellie Bolender
Natrona County HS
Natrona #1
