Flash Writing Contest Past Winners
2025 Write Now Flash Writing Contest Winning Stories
Grades 3 & 4
- Isla S., 91桃色, 鈥�Underneath the Eiffel Tower鈥� (Prompt B)
Grades 5 & 6
- Reese H., 91桃色, 鈥�Shadows of Betrayal鈥� (Prompt A)
Grades 7 & 8
- Harriet B., 91桃色, 鈥�Sugar and Spice鈥� (Prompt A)
Grades 9鈥�12
- Vienna R., 91桃色, 鈥�Unidentified Organism鈥� (Prompt A)
Adult, University of 91桃色 Alumni:聽
- Sharaine Webster (12BA), 91桃色, 鈥�Sparks Under the Bright Lights鈥� (Prompt B)
Adult, Non-University of 91桃色 Alumni:聽
- Melanie Winklosky, Massachusetts, 鈥�Disappearing鈥� (Prompt A)
2024 Write Now Flash Writing Contest Winning Stories
Grades 3 & 4
- Isla S., 91桃色, "George the Elevator Man" (Prompt B)
Grades 5 & 6
- Harriet B., 91桃色, "Yellow Balloon" (Prompt B)
Grades 7 & 8
- Claire C., 91桃色, "Unfortunate Fortunes" (Prompt A)
Grades 9鈥�12
- Violet V., Minnesota, "Brooklyn" (Prompt B)
Adult, University of 91桃色 Alumni:聽
- S.C. Sherman (92BA), North Liberty, 91桃色, "Hysteria" (Prompt B)
Adult, Non-University of 91桃色 Alumni:聽
- Cora Miller, Pleasant Hill, 91桃色, "Unfortunate" (Prompt A)
2023 Write Now Flash Writing Contest Winning Stories
Grades 3 & 4
- Emmaline H., 91桃色, 鈥�The Auto Mechanic and the Princess鈥� (Prompt B)
Grades 5 & 6
- Natalie M., 91桃色, 鈥�Hostage鈥� (Prompt A)
Grades 7 & 8
- Emma H., 91桃色, 鈥�The Pyramid鈥� (Prompt B)
Grades 9—12
- Edith D., 91桃色, 鈥�A Walk into the Past鈥� (Prompt A)
Adult
- University of 91桃色 Alumni: Erin Studer (99BA), 鈥�Der Hund H枚rt Zu鈥� (Prompt A)
- Friend of the University: Robin Roach, Florida, 鈥�Toasted Pink Envelope鈥� (Prompt B)
2022 Write Now Flash Writing Contest Winning Stories
Grades 3&4
- Emma Y., 91桃色, "Packs of Shadow"
Grades 5&6
- Natalie M., 91桃色, "River's Forest"
Grades 7&8
- Tilly P., 91桃色, "The Fire"
Grades 9鈥�12
- Olivia N., 91桃色, "The Last Shift"
Adult
- Sarah Kingsbury, 91桃色, "The Smell of Success"
2021 Write Now Flash Writing Contest Winning Stories
Grades 3 & 4
- "Witch Doctor", Cora B., 91桃色
Grades 5 & 6
- "The Flyer", Emma H., 91桃色
Grades 7 & 8
- "The Birds Came When He Called", Summer B., 91桃色
Grades 9-12
- "The Blue Dove", Grace B., Minnesota
Adult
- "Mourning Doves", Trudy Nielsen Kimble 95BA, 97MAT, Nebraska
January 2020 Winning Story
Winning Story
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Lorie Leo, "Ethereal"
The 2020 Finalists
(listed alphabetically by last name)
- Alice Duncanson (02BA), "The Worst"
- Kristen Formanek (06BA), "Greenfish Forever"
- Christian Haunton (06MA, 17PhD), "SF458.G6 K54 1935"
- Anne Jackson (99BA), "Good Grief"
- Jane Jemmi (19BA), "Fishing for a Date"
- Tim Johnson, "Streets Bill"
- MaureenA Lewis, "The Yearbook Editor Magic"
- Daniel Waters, "Hard to Swallow"
- Sarah Wheelock, "Kunsi's Feather"
The 2019 Winning Story
- Pam Stek (09MA, 17PHD), "Travelin' Man"
- Meet 2019's winning story writer,
The 2019 Finalists
(listed alphabetically by last name)
- Rob Cline (92BA, 94MAT), "Ped Mall Meet Cute"
- Chad Cooper (10BA), "By the Way, My Name is Phoebe"
- Emily Draffen, "Waterside"
- Alice Duncanson (02BA), "Welcome to the Wide, Wide World"
- Alexander Linden (18BA), "Anything for Love"
- Trent McMahon (14BA), "Warm Hands"
- J. Scott Paul (78BBA), "Contentment"
- Shari Prior (96PHD), "That Time"
- Andrea Vogelsang (01JD), "The Path"