We’re thrilled to announce the results of this year's Stone Soup Annual Book Contest. It was a pleasure and an honor to read and consider all the manuscripts as well as incredibly difficult to select our two winners. We are excited to share more about the authors and their books in the coming months—stay tuned!
Winners
Poetry
An Archeology of the Future, Emma Catherine Hoff, 10
Fiction
The Handkerchief Woman, Lily Jessen, 14
Finalists
Poetry
REALITY IS HERE FOR YOU, Analise Braddock, 11
Imagination, Bethel Daniel, 12
Sunny Fitting Sangeeta, Raeha Khazanchi, 13
Simply Complicated, Madeline Male, 14
Scenes From Before, Pauline McAndrew, 14
Fiction
Cousins, Emily Chang, 14
Let Me Go, Ariadne Civin, 13
Shattered Moon, Ivy Cordle, 13
Autumn Floods and Winter Fires, Nami Gajcowski, 12
In the Secret Cedar Woods, Elena Gil, 13
The Roaming Realm, Madeline Longoria, 14
Norcelia, Sabrina Lu, 14
These Words That I've Written, Jenna Reenders, 14
Maple of the Moss Folk, Kana Shackelford, 13
Overthrowing Antecessum, Isabella Washer, 13
Sparks, Eleanor Wernly, 11
Congratulations, Lily! Everyone at The Telling Room is so proud of you!
Yay Ariadne! You’re such an amazing writer. I know you will accomplish great things.
Wow so amazing! I’ve read Ariadne’s work she is fantastic!
Ariadne is an amazing writer and will change the world someday! Congrats!!!
Hi! I know that the deadline for this has already past, but I was wondering: For next year’s contests, could I submit a book IN poems? Like a story told through poems, not just a collection of them?
Thank you!
Hi Lily,
Yes, this is absolutely an option.
When will the 2023 contest start?
Hi Sahithi,
We usually announce the Book Contest in the spring.