Missoula Writes
The 2026 contest has concluded. See winners below. The next contest will launch in January 2027.
2026 Writing Contest Winners
| Category | Place | Winner | Title | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8-10 Fiction | 1st | Zaid Simmons | A Giant Rodent Learns to Swim | |
| 2nd | Nina Giavasis | Untitled | ||
| 3rd | K. Green | Stuck in a Magical Snow Globe | ||
| 8-10 Poetry | 1st | Katie Wood | Sorrow | |
| 2nd | Nina Giavasis | Forest | ||
| 3rd | Ilona Droughton | No longer | ||
| 11-14 Fiction | 1st | Alaia DiDomenico | A soft breat between tomorows | |
| 2nd | V. Green | A Wild Night | ||
| 3rd | Charlotte Laufenberg | Out on the Snow | ||
| 11-14 Nonfiction | 1st | Nina Rohd | 8 billion fictions | |
| 2nd | Wyatt Hedges | Hunting day | ||
| 3rd | Dottie Herring | The Wild Goose Chase of Freezeout Lake | ||
| 11-14 Poetry | 1st | Sarah Jones | Daedalus | |
| 2nd | Alaia Didomenico | Flame and Heat and Light | ||
| 3rd | Clementine Harper | Relief | ||
| 15-18 Fiction | 1st | E. Green | Fear | |
| 15-18 Poetry | 1st | Piper Goris | the fig tree | |
| 2nd | Sophie Friend | Sky Child | ||
| 3rd | Juliet Giarraputo | Liry | ||
| 19+ Fiction | 1st | Hubble Stark | Little Brother | |
| 2nd | Bill Van Horn | Lessons | ||
| 3rd | David Curran | Her Crow's Note | ||
| 19+ Non-fiction | 1st | Grace Schwenk | Meadowlarks | |
| 2nd | Andrea Halland | On Driving Well | ||
| 3rd | Janet Guthrie | Fledge | ||
| 19+ Poetry | 1st | Madeline Swanberg | Crossing Guard | |
| 2nd | Katie Holloran | onset | ||
| 3rd | Ann Szalda-Petree | For Myself |
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