Science Fiction and Fantasy Writing Award

Grand Prize Winner Ava Elizabeth John
“Required Reading”
St. Petersburg High School, Pinellas County
First Runner Up (tie) Brinleigh Brittian
“The Practice of Dr. Moreno”
Dunedin High School, Pinellas County
First Runner Up (tie) Sofia Call
“Guardian del Mito”
St. Petersburg Collegiate High School, Pinellas County
Third Runner Up Claire Sauter
“Squad Omega”
St. Petersburg High School, Pinellas County
Fourth Runner Up Khadija Faraz
“Powers, Prowlers, and Panthers”
Tampa Bay Technical High School, Hillsborough County
Fifth Runner Up Serenity Gonzalez
“The Last Gunshots Heard”
Valor Christian Leadership Academy, Polk County
Sixth Runner Up Sibella Denniz
“Underneath the Cypress Trees”
Richard O. Jacobson Technical High School at Seminole, Pinellas County
Honorable Mention Jaden McDaniel
“Panther's Domain: Everglades Unbound”
Wendell Krinn Technical High School, Pasco County

Grand Prize Winner Jaari Moreno
“Important Questions”
East Lake High School, Pinellas County
First Runner Up Ava John
“Terms of Agreement”
St. Petersburg High School, Pinellas County
Second Runner Up Devyn A. Asencio
“Jaslit”
Brooks DeBartolo Collegiate High School, Hillsborough County
Third Runner Up Elle Mehltretter
“The Core”
Osceola Fundamental High School, Pinellas County
Fourth Runner Up Leah Schuster
“You Are Obsolete”
St. Petersburg Catholic High School, Pinellas County
Honorable Mentions Teagan Reeves
“Hey Alexa, Initiate Takeover”
Pasco eSchool, Pasco County

Ethan Pelletier
“Our Judge”
Newsome High School, Hillsborough County

Sullivan Bailey
“Antonio the Intelligent Dog”
St. Petersburg Collegiate High School, Pinellas County

Grand Prize Winner Lydia Cooper
“Well Done”
Home school, Hillsborough County
First Runner Up Elle Mehltretter
“Beach Days in a Summer Haze”
Osceola Fundamental High School, Pinellas County
Second Runner Up Dirk Fernandez
“Memento Vitae”
Hillsborough High School, Hillsborough County
Third Runner Up Isabella Luettinger
“Under the Waves”
Osceola Fundamental High School, Pinellas County
Fourth Runner Up Rachel Henderson
“E-Mail Mayhem”
Osceola Fundamental High School, Pinellas County
Fifth Runner Up Luke W McAllister
“Fountain of Youth”
Palm Harbor University High School, Pinellas County

Grand Prize Winner Rashi Lakhotia
"Gunshot"
Middleton High School
First Runner Up Witt Pizarro
"Disco Inferno"
Armwood High School
Second Runner Up Tahreem Cheema
"Case File 4977: The Happiness"
Universal Academy of Florida
Third Runner Up Timothy Kovacs
"Nurse"
Wiregrass Ranch High School
Fourth Runner Up Audra Nikolaiski
"Taking Flight"
Bloomingdale Senior High School
Fifth Runner Up Kaeleigh Dawson
"The Villains of Citysburg"
Indian Rocks Christian School
Sixth Runner Up Shelley Lawson
"The Impact of a Single Smile"
Palmetto High School

Grand Prize Winner Graham Hill
"To Whom It May Concern"
Henry B. Plant High School
First Runner Up Olivia Stanley
"Untitled (Frankenstein's Legacy)"
Strawberry Crest High School
Second Runner Up Allana Taylor
"How To Resurrect Your Fish In Five Easy Steps"
Sunlake High School

Grand Prize Winner Shannon O'Shea
"2050"
Shorecrest Preparatory School
Runner Up Diana Cisneros
"The Legend of the Two Strangers at Sea"
Freedom High School
Runner Up Angelora Cooper
"Finding Gracia"
Wiregrass Ranch High School

Grand Prize Winner Brenna Garcia
"Fools Gold"
Osceola Fundamental High School
First Runner Up Mackenzie Patel
"Revolutionary Feathers"
Osceola Fundamental High School
Second Runner Up Nate Galipault
"Unreconstucted"
St. Petersburg High School
Third Runner Up Gabrielle D'Annunzio
"Untitled"
Clearwater Central Catholic High School
Fourth Runner Up Kyle Mullins
"Wave of Shining Points"
Shorecrest Preparatory School