Thank you to everyone who participated in the first Big Read Short Story Contest! Congratulations to these winners:
2026 Contest Winners
High School
1st Place: A Little Self-Insert by Spencer L.
2nd Place: Code Disease by Ossie K.
3rd Place: I Am Jane by Olivia S.
Honorable Mention: Two Worlds by Joy B.
Honorable Mention: An Unlikely Savior by Alyssia G.
Middle School
1st Place: Monsters Labyrinth by Sophia D.
2nd Place: House of Willow by Kamden D.
3rd Place: Validity by Chloe C.
Honorable Mention: Unraveled by Evia P.
Honorable Mention: Ticket to Freedom by Ava M.
We are grateful to these community partners for their roles in designing, reading, and judging the contest: Muskegon Community College, Muskegon Area Intermediate School District, Muskegon Career Tech Center, and Hackley Public Library.
The Big Read Short Story Collection will be bound and available in the library soon!
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