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L.A.con IV
Student Science Fiction & Fantasy Contest
Winners, Finalists, and Semifinalists

Art Entries

Winners
Brennan Wong, Dream to the Orient, 8, 3rd Grade, Stornoway Crescent Public School, Richmond Hill, ONT Canada
Ron Phillips, In the UFO, 10, 4th Grade, Aston Elementary School, Aston, PA
Shannon Wong, My Secret Place, 10, 5th Grade, Crosby Heights Public School, Richmond Hill, ONT Canada
Crystal Puhrmann, Magic Fire, 12, 6th Grade, South O'Brien School, Paullina, IA
Manna Fujiu, What Lies Beneath, 13, 7th Grade, Longfellow Middle School, McLean, VA
Leah Clifford, Reach for Your Goal, 14, 8th Grade, Crestwood Middle School, Mountain Top, PA
Alexandria Shearer, The Map, 14, 9th Grade, Saint Joseph High School, Buena Park, CA
Gretchen Sico, Out of this World, 18, 12th Grade, Saint Joseph High School, Downey, CA

Elementary School Finalists
Camarin Afaisen, The Protector of the Galaxies, 11, 5th Grade, Lemay Elementary School, Belleview, NE
Gretta Brong, Dragon Fire, 9, 4th Grade, Edna Mae Fielder Elementary School, Katy, TX
Isis Brown, Thumbelina, 9, 4th Grade, Leconte Science Magnet School, Oakland, CA
Kyle C. Clinkingbeard, Untitled, 11, 5th Grade, Ava Elementary School, Ava, MO
Giovanni S.R. Costanzo, Untitled, 9, 4th Grade, Lycee Rochambeau French International School, Potomac, MD
Juan Alberto Galvan, Our Future Home/Nuestro Hogar Del Futuro, 9, 3rd Grade, Windsor Village School, Houston, TX
Mariel Gaviola, Out of the Darkness, 11, 5th Grade, St. Joseph School - Fullerton, Joppa, MD
Ameen Khalil, The City of Color-Antis, 9, 4th Grade, Lycee Rochambeau French International School, Bethesda, MD
Javier Peraza, People Pets, 8, 2nd Grade, Epiphany of Our Lord School, Philadelphia, PA
Briant Shen, Battle Between a Dragon and a Rooster, 5, Kindergarten, Ms. Ma's Art Studio, Fremont, CA
Allison Slomski, Adventures of the Sabith, 10, 5th Grade, Sangster Elementary School, Fairfax City, VA
Terence So, Untitled, 7, 1st Grade, Forest Park Elementary School, Fremont, CA
Kelsi Tresco, The Meadow of Friendship, 10, 4th Grade, Chavez Elementary School, Little Elm, TX

Middle School Finalists
Deanna Brita, A Dragon's Dream, 12, 7th Grade, Frederick W. Hartnett Middle School, Blackstone, MA
Elliott Clayton, Another World, 12, 6th Grade, McCulloch Intermediate School, Dallas, TX
Anuli Duru, Let Your Inspiration Be Your Enchantment, 14, 8th Grade, St. Joseph School - Fullerton, Baltimore, MD
Ali Ebrahim, Would You Rather Live in Felicity or Astrocity, 12, 7th Grade, Al-Hadi School for Accelerative Learning, Houston, TX
Ainslee Golomb, Untitled, 13, 8th Grade, Crestwood Middle School, Wapwallopen, PA
Tanner Harris, Night of a Thousand Stars, 11, 6th Grade, McCulloch Intermediate School, Dallas, TX
Matti Hyles, The Fairy Land, 11, 6th Grade, Hico Junior High School, Hico, TX
Samantha Lemmon, Bottle Characters, 12, 6th Grade, South O'Brien School, Sutherland, IA
Tiffany Matthews, Untitled, 13, 8th Grade, Franklin Middle School, Abilene, TX
Bethany Peterson, Ribbons of Feather Coiled in Sin, 14, 8th Grade, Franklin Middle School, Abilene, TX
Jenna Pierandazzi, The Sneaky Spaghetti, 12, 6th Grade, Epiphany of Our Lord School, Philadelphia, PA
Muzzammil Razzak, Wanted! Dead or Alive!, 12, 7th Grade, Al-Hadi School for Accelerative Learning, Houston, TX
Taylor Stewart, Two Faces; One Man, 12, 7th Grade, Llano Junior High School, Llano, TX

High School Finalists
Ronalee Abbago, Float, 14, 9th Grade, Saint Joseph High School, Cypress, CA
Daisy Aldana, A Girl of Faces, 15, 9th Grade, Saint Joseph High School, Lynwood, CA
Blake Curia, Forty-Four Rusted Clocks, 18, 12th Grade, Bishop O'Dowd High School, Hayward, CA
Rachel DeRuyter, Science vs. Nature, 14, 9th Grade, Saint Joseph High School, Los Alimitas, CA
Melissa Espitia, Moonlight Ride, 17, 12th Grade, Gabrielino High School, San Gabriel, CA
Lauren Freeman, The Dawning of a New Birth, 14, 9th Grade, Saint Joseph High School, Artesia, CA
Sara Gutierrez, Night of the Fairies, 15, 9th Grade, Saint Joseph High School, Lakewood, CA
Sharon Hoosein, Metallic Rampage, 16, 10th Grade, Kent Place School, Liberty Corner, NJ
Katie Porter, Magical Wonders, 15, 10th Grade, La Ca�ada High School, La Ca�ada, CA
Alicia Schwalm, Tears of a Prisoner, 17, 11th Grade, Wade Hampton High School, Greenville, SC
Ifrah Shire, Ying-Yang, 17, 12th Grade, Madina-tul-Uoom Academy, Toronto, ONT Canada
Cristina Tapia, Rigor Mortis, 17, 12th Grade, Saint Joseph High School, Whittier, CA

Semifinalists
Allen W. Bell III, Untitled, 9, 4th Grade, Westchester Intermediate School, Hillside, IL
Leyla-Nour Benouniche, Sky Dream, 9, 4th Grade, Lycee Rochambeau French International School, Potomac, MD
Brendan Bledsoe, Alien Rapper, 10, 4th Grade, Aston Elementary School, Aston, PA
Connor Carpenter, UFO, 10, 5th Grade, Hico Elementary School, Hico, TX
Alec Chen, Legendary Dragons, 6, 1st Grade, Forest Park Elementary School, Fremont, CA
Anne Cushman, The Crying Girl, 9, 4th Grade, Lycee Rochambeau French International School, Cheverly, MD
Christian Freddy Detchou, A Nice Visit From Outer Space, 9, 4th Grade, Lycee Rochambeau French International School, Rockville, MD
Alexis Duquesne, The Dimensional Warriors, 9, 4th Grade, Lycee Rochambeau French International School, Bethesda, MD
Amy Eunson, Justice, 10, 4th Grade, Aston Elementary School, Aston, PA
Fran�ois Nicolas Hensel, Untitled, 9, 4th Grade, Lycee Rochambeau French International School, Silver Spring, MD
Ashley Hicks, Untitled, 7, 1st Grade, Ava Elementary School, Ava, MO
Sierra Kash, Chocolate Swirl Unicorn, 10, 5th Grade, Hico Elementary School, Hico, TX
Sam Kaufman, All for Snow, 10, 5th Grade, Westchester Intermediate School, Westchester, IL
Jennifer Kvasnicka, Alien on a Shopping Spree, 10, 4th Grade, Westchester Intermediate School, Westchester, IL
Porter McCullough, Destroy All Humans, 7, 2nd Grade, Ava Elementary School, Ava, MO
Sai Bandhavi Mutte, Untitled, 6, 1st Grade, Forest Park Elementary School, Fremont, CA
Khalil Scott, The Artistic Alien, 11, 5th Grade, Westchester Intermediate School, Westchester, IL
Nolan Trouv�, Lirstang: Futuristic City, 9, 4th Grade, Lycee Rochambeau French International School, Washington, DC
Katherine Truitt, Termites from Outer Space, 8, 2nd Grade, Beechwood Elementary School, Ft. Mitchell, KY
James Underwood, The Dragon's Lair, 10, 4th Grade, St. Joseph School - Fullerton, Baltimore, MD
Charlotte Veldkamp, Flyer, 9, 4th Grade, Lycee Rochambeau French International School, Bethesda, MD
Diego Villeda, Alien Planet, 10, 5th Grade, Hico Elementary School, Hico, TX
Kiku Yamada, The Amazing Dragon, 10, 4th Grade, Edna Mae Fielder Elementary School, Katy, TX
Kelly Algood, The Flying Horses, 11, 6th Grade, Hico Junior High School, Hico, TX
Ashley Amadio, Electrical Excitement, 11, 6th Grade, Epiphany of Our Lord School, Philadelphia, PA
Samantha Ballard, I Believe We Can Fly, 11, 6th Grade, Hico Junior High School, Hico, TX
Colten Bryan, Martian Life, 12, 6th Grade, Hico Junior High School, Hico, TX
Jonathan Michael Clinton, The Firey Skies Fall to the Sun, 12, 6th Grade, Hico Junior High School, Hico, TX
Sara Davis, Midnight Stroll, 13, 8th Grade, Franklin Middle School, Abilene, TX
Joseph DiNardo, The Devil's Incarnation, 13, 7th Grade, Epiphany of Our Lord School, Philadelphia, PA
Courtney Dry, Fanty Land (The Land of Imagination), 12, 7th Grade, Llano Junior High School, Kingsland, TX
Amber Hellkamp, Alirah, 13, 8th Grade, South Marshall Middle School, Benton, KY
Cooper Hitzfeid, Under Water Planet, 12, 6th Grade, Hico Junior High School, Hico, TX
Yasee Jeyakumar, The Soupy Boy, 11, 6th Grade, Tomken Road Middle School, Mississauga, ONT Canada
Jacob McMillan, The New Planet, 11, 6th Grade, Hico Junior High School, Hico, TX
Grayson Morrow, Life on Mars, 13, 7th Grade, Hico Junior High School, Hico, TX
Brooke Richards, Chemistry Proffessor, 13, 7th Grade, Epiphany of Our Lord School, Philadelphia, PA
Jared Taiyi Shen, Good vs. Evil, 12, 7th Grade, Hopkins Junior High School, Fremont, CA
Christina Spinosi, Attack of the Chicken Nuggets!, 12, 7th Grade, Epiphany of Our Lord School, Philadelphia, PA
Trevor Spivey, Invasion, 12, 6th Grade, Hico Junior High School, Hico, TX
Bradly Stringer, Inside a Comet, 12, 6th Grade, Hico Junior High School, Hico, TX
Kate Tashliski, Out of This World, 13, 8th Grade, St. Joseph School - Fullerton, Baltimore, MD
Anita Ting, It!, 13, 7th Grade, Epiphany of Our Lord School, Philadelphia, PA
Cheyenne Elizabeth Webb-Rhyne, Cute and Cuddle, 12, 6th Grade, Franklin Middle School, Abilene, TX
Maria Ali, Immuno-Syntosis, 17, 11th Grade, Al-Hadi School for Accelerative Learning, Houston, TX
Carla Aragon, Same Mold, Different Dyes, 18, 12th Grade, Saint Joseph High School, La Mirada, CA
Mikka Azurin, Nightwalker, 14, 9th Grade, Saint Joseph High School, La Palma, CA
Alexis B. Baello, Untitled, 15, 9th Grade, Saint Joseph High School, Cerritos, CA
Erika Calle, Night of the Dancing Flowers, 15, 9th Grade, Saint Joseph High School, La Mirada, CA
Alyssa C. Gomez, Through the Eye of a Dragon, 14, 9th Grade, Saint Joseph High School, Pico Rivera, CA
Jamie Hermosura, Teddy's New Toy, 14, 9th Grade, Saint Joseph High School, Carson, CA
Rusty Jackson, Fads, 17, 12th Grade, Bishop O'Dowd High School, Oakland, CA
Jennifer Kallini, Aliens on Mars, 14, 9th Grade, Saint Joseph High School, Downey, CA
Monique Alexandria Lara, Chaos, 17, 12th Grade, Saint Joseph High School, Los Angeles, CA
Leah Lefkowitz, The Opening, 17, 11th Grade, The Galloway School, Marietta, GA
Julia Lopez, Lola's Dream, 15, 9th Grade, Saint Joseph High School, Hollydale, CA
Crystal J. Marquez, Attack of the Story Characters, 14, 9th Grade, Saint Joseph High School, Downey, CA
Leah Mendelson, The Renewal of Nico & Jack, 17, 12th Grade, Bishop O'Dowd High School, Oakland, CA
Sarah Peraza, Lost Fairy, 14, 9th Grade, Saint Joseph High School, Norwalk, CA
Mariela Portillo, A Swirled Night, 15, 9th Grade, Saint Joseph High School, South Gate, CA
Sarah Rodriguez, Lamia, 15, 9th Grade, Thornton High School, Thornton, CO
Kristina Sanchez, Just in Reach, 14, 9th Grade, Saint Joseph High School, Downey, CA
Zeena Shahin, The Pealing of the Orange Ozone Layer, 16, 10th Grade, Al-Hadi School for Accelerative Learning, Houston, TX
Fatima Syed, Pandora's Box, 13, 9th Grade, Al-Hadi School for Accelerative Learning, Houston, TX
Katherine Elizabeth Timaeus, Flower Frolic, 17, 11th Grade, All Saints Episcopal School, Gladewater, TX
Shireen Wade, Phago: Phyto-Bytes, 15, 10th Grade, Al-Hadi School for Accelerative Learning, Houston, TX

Science Essay Entries

Winners
Derin Dutz, "Hot Stuff: The Most Extreme Creature of the Deep," 10, 5th Grade, Lycee Rochambeau French International School, Chevy Chase, MD
Shannon Shankman, "The Water Fight," 13, 8th Grade, Carroll Middle School, Southlake, TX
Meghan Donohue, "Determination of Effectiveness of B-NAAG," 17, 12th Grade, Thomas Jefferson High School for Science & Technology, Burke, VA

Elementary School Finalists
Miranda R. Anguiano-Del Pino, "My Painted Lady: A Butterfly Observation," 7, 2nd Grade, Lou Henry Hoover Elementary School, Whittier, CA
Jessie Davis, "The Solar System," 9, 3rd Grade, Ava Elementary School, Ava, MO
Brennon Love, "The Mysteries of the Bermuda Triangle," 10, 4th Grade, Nicholasville Elementary School, Nicholasville, KY
Michael Rodriguez, "Ball Lightning," 10, 5th Grade, Hillcrest Elementary School, Thornton, CO
Katelyn Mikenzie Wilkins, "Sharks and Cancer Research," 10, 4th Grade, Edna Mae Fielder Elementary School, Katy, TX

Middle School Finalists
Cameron Holdaway, "The Perfect Balance?," 12, 7th Grade, Joyce Kilmer Middle School, Vienna, VA
Margaret Hu, "The Avian Flu, A Threat?," 11, 6th Grade, Haycock Elementary School, McLean, VA
Varum Kumar, "Death to a Deadly Disease," 11, 6th Grade, Haycock Elementary School, Vienna, VA
Preston So, "Archaea and the Tree of Life," 14, 8th Grade, Eagleview Middle School, Colorado Springs, CO

High School Finalists
Tatneen Ali, "Genetics," 14, 9th Grade, Al-Hadi School for Accelerative Learning, Houston, TX
Aliya Ispahany, "Evolution and the Process of Natural Selection," 14, 9th Grade, Al-Hadi School for Accelerative Learning, Houston, TX

Semifinalists

Lauren Bomgardner, "The True Story of the Amazing Master of Self-Prote," 12, 6th Grade, Haycock Elementary School, Falls Church, VA
Jared Taiyi Shen, "Scramjets," 12, 7th Grade, Hopkins Junior High School, Fremont, CA
Sridaya Srivatsan, "Captivity of Animals versus Natural Habitat," 12, 7th Grade, Tomken Road Middle School, Mississauga, ONT Canada
Thomas Van Wazer, "The Truth Behind the Country's Favorite Drug," 12, 6th Grade, Haycock Elementary School, McLean, VA
Kunyao Yu, "Kangaroo Kraze," 12, 6th Grade, Haycock Elementary School, Falls Church, VA

Short Story Entries

Winners
Rosana Rabines, "The Chip Bag World," 9, 3rd Grade, The Clark School for Creative Learners, Topsfield, MA
Eleanor Hegarty, "The Runaway Moccasin and the Stiletto," 10, 4th Grade, Lycee Rochambeau French International School, Washington, DC
Emily Morton, "The Horses of Elemante," 11, 5th Grade, Seven Hills School, Alamo, CA
Veronica Priest, "The Realm of Quetzalcoatl," 12, 6th Grade, The Clark School for Creative Learners, Ipswich, MA
Louise Gretschel, "The Lettering Tree," 12, 7th Grade, St. Bernadette School, Silver Spring, MD
Megan Fraedrich, "What I Did on My Summer Vacation," 13, 8th Grade, Washington Irving Middle School, Springfield, VA
Katelynn Larson, "The Blocked," 15, 9th Grade, New Testament Christian School, Norton, MA
Caitlin Smith, "Fate's Rose," 15, 10th Grade, Crawford ISD, Crawford, TX
Michael Turner, "Ace Wild: Private Eye in Space," 16, 11th Grade, Dalhart High School, Dalhart, TX
Ellen Hyde, "Predicting Normality," 17, 12th Grade, Crescent Valley High School, Corvallis, OR

Elementary School Finalists
David Arakelian, "Michael's Day in Space," 10, 4th Grade, The Clark School for Creative Learners, Lynnefield, MA
Paul-Julien Burg, "Zap . . . I'm Gone," 11, 5th Grade, Lycee Rochambeau French International School, Potomac, MD
Tyler DelVecchio, "Zack Comes Back," 10, 4th Grade, Aston Elementary School, Aston, PA
Jake Dow, "Hampanu and the Conquest of Sykreia," 9, 3rd Grade, Phillips Brooks School, Atherton, CA
Kate Hao, "Creatures Beneath the Waters," 9, 4th Grade, Oak Hill Elementary School, Herndon, VA
Helen Laraia, "The White Rose," 11, 5th Grade, Sangster Elementary School, Springfield, VA
Safa Rehman, "The Poor Old Man," 8, 3rd Grade, Rouge Valley Public School, Toronto, ONT Canada
Allison Slomski, "Adventures of the Sabith," 10, 5th Grade, Sangster Elementary School, Fairfax City, VA
Nikolasa Swanson-Brownell, "The Bed That Flew," 7, 1st Grade, Leconte Science Magnet School, Berkeley, CA
Kelsi Tresco, "The Meadow of Friendship," 10, 4th Grade, Chavez Elementary School, Little Elm, TX
Marty VanderHoeven, "Ares: The Beginning," 10, 5th Grade, Sangster Elementary School, Springfield, VA
Shannon Wong, "The Final Conflict," 10, 5th Grade, Crosby Heights Public School, Richmond Hill, ONT Canada

Middle School Finalists
Mario Alvarez, "First Imperial Lifestyle," 13, 8th Grade, The Sage School, Mansfield, MA
Charlie Belt, "The Assassin's Path," 13, 7th Grade, Joyce Kilmer Middle School, Great Falls, VA
Alex Briese, "Emerald Lake," 13, 7th Grade, St. Bernadette School, Silver Spring, MD
Margaret Connelly, "Revenge," 12, 7th Grade, St. Bernadette School, Silver Spring, MD
Myka Dunn, "Sidelines," 14, 8th Grade, Discovery Middle School, Vancouver, WA
Jonathan Gracia, "A Drajen's Flight," 12, 6th Grade, Haycock Elementary School, Falls Church, VA
Lindsay Langford, "The Circus," 14, 8th Grade, Memorial Parkway Junior High School, Katy, TX
Graham Pickering Schmidt, "Galadier," 11, 6th Grade, Haycock Elementary School, McLean, VA
Zack Stewart, "Mount Analogue," 12, 7th Grade, Quest Academy, Palatine, IL
Jordan A. Winkler, "Men Like Us," 13, 7th Grade, Joyce Kilmer Middle School, Vienna, VA
Yue Xu, "The Hatchling," 13, 8th Grade, Memorial Parkway Junior High School, Katy, TX
Fred Yang, "The Star," 12, 6th Grade, Garland McMeans Junior High School, Houston, TX
Kunyao Yu, "Under Reality," 12, 6th Grade, Haycock Elementary School, Falls Church, VA
Clare Zhang, "Mystery of Mikari," 12, 6th Grade, Garland McMeans Junior High School, Houston, TX

High School Finalists
Josh Anthony, "Lost in the Dark," 15, 9th Grade, Gateway Christian Academy (Homeschool), Pine Island, MN
Julie Crippen, "Broken Howl," 14, 9th Grade, Folsom High School, Folsom, CA
Caitlin Crowley, "The Most Unlikely of Companions," 16, 10th Grade, Carroll High School, Southlake, TX
Blake Curia, "Forty-Four Rusted Clocks," 18, 12th Grade, Bishop O'Dowd High School, Hayward, CA
Alyssa Diamond, "Robots and Total World Destruction," 16, 12th Grade, Bishop O'Dowd High School, Berkeley, CA
Emily C. Judd, "World Beneath the Grate," 15, 10th Grade, Berkeley High School, Berkeley, CA
Emily Lacy-Nichols, "Metamorphosis," 18, 12th Grade, Crescent Valley High School, Corvallis, OR
Leah Lefkowitz, "The Druid's Curse," 17, 11th Grade, The Galloway School, Marietta, GA
Rachel Liu, "Dream Tracker," 15, 9th Grade, Dover-Sherborn High School, Sherborn, MA
Natalia Maldari, "Under the Hill," 17, 11th Grade, Home-Schooled, Andover, MA
Erin Smith, "The Swarm," 18, 12th Grade, Bishop O'Dowd High School, Oakland, CA
Chelsea Stewart, "The Harp," 15, 10th Grade, Liberty High School, Eldersburg, MD
Peter Storey, "The Man on the Rock," 17, 12th Grade, Chelmsford High School, Chelmsford, MA
Nichole Elizabeth Underwood, "Fate Dancer," 16, 11th Grade, Loudoun Valley High School, Purcellville, VA

Semifinalists
Nicholas Arakelian, "The Ray," 10, 4th Grade, The Clark School for Creative Learners, Lynnefield, MA
Benjamin Blium, "Survival of the Fittest," 11, 5th Grade, Glen Shields Public School, Thornhill, ONT Canada
Georgina Carter, "An Adventure in the Carlaien Sea," 10, 5th Grade, Lycee Rochambeau French International School, Bethesda, MD
Joshua Choi, "Valencia the fall of earth," 10, 5th Grade, Sangster Elementary School, Springfield, VA
Devyn Gracyn Creech, "Firra and the Mythical Creature Market," 11, 5th Grade, Yellow Creek Elementary School, Pineville, KY
Jed Dale, "F.O.B* Fiber Optic Bob," 10, 4th Grade, Babylon Memorial Grade School, West Gilgo Beach, NY
Carly Fenn, "The Weirdest Friend Ever," 10, 5th Grade, Sabine Pass ISD, Sabine Pass, TX
Kaytlin Gage, "Mission X2," 10, 4th Grade, Northside Elementary School, Angleton, TX
Kimberly Hall, "Be Sure to Check Your Gas," 10, 5th Grade, Windsong Intermediate School, Friendswood, TX
Alexander Hubik, "The Ferry Crash," 10, 4th Grade, The Clark School for Creative Learners, Reading, MA
Jenifer Leibrandt, "Caesar Augustus," 11, 5th Grade, Sangster Elementary School, Springfield, VA
Miriam Lewis, "The Stolen Emerald," 10, 4th Grade, Tiffany Park Elementary School, Renton, WA
Natalie Mark, "Aura and the Magical Braces," 9, 4th Grade, Lycee Rochambeau French International School, Washington, DC
Wesley Moncrief, "Journey Through Time," 11, 5th Grade, Windsong Intermediate School, Friendswood, TX
Andrew W. Wang, "The Plutonians," 9, 4th Grade, Oak Hill Elementary School, Herndon, VA
Connor Wilkinson, "A Rip in the Dimension," 10, 5th Grade, Sangster Elementary School, Fairfax Station, VA
Zachary Wise, "The Mirror," 14, 9th Grade, The Country Day School, Thornhill, ONT Canada
Nicholas Crowe, "The Prodigy," 14, 8th Grade, Glasgow Middle School, Baton Rouge, LA
Jennifer Daltorio, "Hope in the Stars," 13, 7th Grade, Frederick W. Hartnett Middle School, Millville, MA
Michael R. DeMore, "Kodac's Quest," 12, 6th Grade, East Hampton Middle School, Middle Haddam, CT
Chelsea Gaviola, "Just a Shadow," 13, 8th Grade, St. Joseph School - Fullerton, Joppa, MD
Ryan Gilbert, "Attack of the Giant Waffle of Doom," 13, 7th Grade, Cooper Middle School, Great Falls, VA
Anurag Gupta, "The Wilderness," 12, 6th Grade, Garland McMeans Junior High School, Katy, TX
Amber Hellkamp, "Alirah," 13, 8th Grade, South Marshall Middle School, Benton, KY
Craig Hunter, "Enlist," 13, 7th Grade, Joyce Kilmer Middle School, Great Falls, VA
Colin Jones, "Attack of the Giant Slugs from Planet Hargo," 11, 6th Grade, Jack Miner Public School, Whitby, ONT Canada
Nancy Liu, "A Passion for Life," 11, 6th Grade, Jack Miner Public School, Whitby, ONT Canada
Cameron Morabito, "Xaden," 12, 7th Grade, Cole Middle School, East Greenwich, RI
Amy Ozsdolay, "Happy Birthday," 11, 6th Grade, Beckendorff Junior High School, Katy, TX
Luke R. Perreault, "The Three Defenders," 13, 7th Grade, Frederick W. Hartnett Middle School, Blackstone, MA
Alexandra Popisil, "Six Souls," 13, 8th Grade, Cosburn Middle School, Toronto, ONT Canada
Michael Rine, "Gene the Intergalactic Bandit," 13, 7th Grade, St. Bernadette School, Silver Spring, MD
Cassandra Sizer, "Araya's Diary," 12, 7th Grade, George Bonner Middle School, Malahat, BC Canada
Andrew Song, "Do You Know?," 13, 7th Grade, Longfellow Middle School, McLean, VA
Sam Spradley, "The Sentinel," 14, 8th Grade, Memorial Parkway Junior High School, Houston, TX
Zachary Steele, "The Dwarven-Elven Alliance Book 1: The Great War," 11, 6th Grade, Jack Miner Public School, Whitby, ONT Canada
Kaylin Stigall, "The Calm Before the Storm," 12, 6th Grade, Haycock Elementary School, McLean, VA
Thomas Tallerico, "The Magic Taco," 12, 7th Grade, St. Bernadette School, Silver Spring, MD
Theora W. Tiffney, "Without Colors," 13, 8th Grade, Santa Barbara Middle School, Santa Barbara, CA
Kaitlin Urbanski, "Through the Hedge," 13, 7th Grade, St. Joseph School - Fullerton, Baltimore, MD
Ailia Ahmed, "The Lock and the Key," 13, 9th Grade, Al-Hadi School for Accelerative Learning, Katy, TX
Rachel Baker, "My Mistake," 16, 10th Grade, St. Mildred's - Lightbourn School, Oakville, ONT Canada
Martin Bormolini, "Subvertisement," 17, 12th Grade, Bishop O'Dowd High School, Oakland, CA
Alon Bukai, "Young One," 15, 9th Grade, Homestead High School, Sunnyvale, CA
Samantha Carlson, "Planet Tillan," 16, 11th Grade, Nuview Bridge Early College High School, Nuevo, CA
Grant Cohn, "The Ouch-Meter," 18, 12th Grade, Bishop O'Dowd High School, Oakland, CA
John Davis, "The Venasian Campaign," 14, 9th Grade, Homeschool, Greenville, GA
Austin DeMarco, "Clan of the Ice," 16, 11th Grade, Owen J. Roberts High School, Pottsdown, PA
Sara Dhanji, "Jason Coalition: Spy-Agent, First-Class," 12, 9th Grade, Al-Hadi School for Accelerative Learning, Houston, TX
Caitlin Green, "The Weather Speaks," 17, 12th Grade, Bishop O'Dowd High School, Oakland, CA
Matthew Peter Grout, "The Plot on Pluto," 15, 9th Grade, Homeschool, Pine Island, MN
Chantal Guillemot, "The Glorious Human Race," 17, 12th Grade, Bishop O'Dowd High School, Oakland, CA
Sharon Hoosein, "Blissful Vengeance," 16, 10th Grade, Kent Place School, Liberty Corner, NJ
Erin Margaret Howell, "Lufercus Manor," 17, 11th Grade, Franklin County High School, Frankfort, KY
Daniel Jahanian, "Judicator," 15, 9th Grade, Ann Arbor Huron High School, Ann Arbor, MI
Srilakshmi Karuturi, "Minerva," 15, 9th Grade, Thomas Jefferson High School for Science & Technology, Herndon, VA
Jeremy Kolassa, "Security Camera, Guard & Thief," 16, 11th Grade, Rome Free Academy, Westernville, NY
Paul Kominers, "Scion Stone," 15, 10th Grade, Walt Whitman High School, Bethesda, MD
Ryan Kruse, "Cyber Scythe," 17, 11th Grade, Langham Creek High School, Houston, TX
Roland Bai Liu, "The Microchip," 11, 10th Grade, Dover-Sherborn High School, Sherborn, MA
Hailey Nichols, "Another Place, Another Time," 16, 10th Grade, Allen County - Scottsville High School, Scottsville, KY
Greg Ostrowski, "The Arch," 18, 12th Grade, Bishop O'Dowd High School, Castro Valley, CA
Darren Pagan, "A Space Engagement," 17, 12th Grade, Bishop O'Dowd High School, Oakland, CA
Dan Pratt, "The Emancipation," 18, 12th Grade, Bishop O'Dowd High School, Alameda, CA
Wendy Reid, "Azure Destruction," 14, 9th Grade, Erindale Secondary School, Mississauga, ONT Canada
Jennifer Schoendorf, "Apocalypse of Our Ambition," 18, 12th Grade, Bishop O'Dowd High School, Alameda, CA
Alicia Schwalm, "Darthstorm's War," 17, 11th Grade, Wade Hampton High School, Greenville, SC
Brian Shakoto, "Retribution of the Raiders," 16, 10th Grade, Hamilton High School, Chandler, AZ
Greg Sober, "The End of Time," 17, 11th Grade, Dalhart High School, Dalhart, TX
Terry Solomon, "Kore," 15, 10th Grade, , Piedmont, CA
Brian Torres, "Cognizance," 17, 12th Grade, Bishop O'Dowd High School, San Leandro, CA

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