Fiction Fantastic 2022 winning stories

Each of the stories below is a winner from our 2022 Fiction Fantastic Young Writers Contest, open to all youth in Lane County. You can support this program with your donation and purchase the 2022 Winners Anthology, Tales from the Deep Beyond.

Fiction Fantastic 2022 Winning Story: “The Wonderful Journey of Cassie the Salmon” by Cassidy Jecklin

1st place, 2022 stories, Elementary (3-5), Fiction Fantastic

Fiction Fantastic 2022 Winning Story: “Katana” by Keiko Weible

2022 stories, 2nd place, Elementary (3-5), Fiction Fantastic

Fiction Fantastic 2022 Winning Story: “The Notebook” by Emerie Martin

2022 stories, 2nd place, Elementary (3-5), Fiction Fantastic

Fiction Fantastic 2022 Winning Story: “Dawn” by Zoe Harr

2022 stories, 3rd place, Elementary (3-5), Fiction Fantastic

Fiction Fantastic 2022 Winning Story: “A Study of Grief” by Jumi Koh

1st place, 2022 stories, Fiction Fantastic, Middle (6-9)

Fiction Fantastic 2022 Winning Story: “The Archer” by Abby Ketchum

2022 stories, 2nd place, Fiction Fantastic, Middle (6-9)

Fiction Fantastic 2022 Winning Story: “Of Madness and Men” by Joseph Davis

2022 stories, 3rd place, Fiction Fantastic, Middle (6-9)

Fiction Fantastic 2022 Winning Story: “Samantha” by Abby Ketchum

2022 stories, Fiction Fantastic, Honorable Mention, Middle (6-9)

Fiction Fantastic 2022 Winning Story: “Countdown” by Maya Puff

1st place, 2022 stories, Fiction Fantastic, High (9-12)

Fiction Fantastic 2022 Winning Story: “Habibi” by Sage Hoffman Nadeau

2022 stories, 2nd place, Fiction Fantastic, High (9-12)

Fiction Fantastic 2022 Winning Story: “The Realm of Disunity” by Brandon Morehouse

2022 stories, 3rd place, Fiction Fantastic, High (9-12)

Fiction Fantastic 2022 Winning Story: “Bird Boy” by Emerson Kaufman

2022 stories, Fiction Fantastic, High (9-12), Honorable Mention