2021

GRAND PRIZE  |  ELEMENTARY
Sky SANCHEZ – The Winged Adventures – was in 3rd grade at Palmetto Elementary School. Teacher: Lissette DeAlejo.

GRAND PRIZE  |  MIDDLE SCHOOL
Olivia BUENO – Implode – was in 8th grade at Gulliver Preparatory School.

GRAND PRIZE  |  HIGH SCHOOL
Emily CHAFFINS – Mango – was in 12th grade at Fl. Virtual School.

FIRST PLACE  |  ELEMENTARY
Cecile ETZBACH – Aestivation – was in 5th grade at Pinecrest Elementary School.
Teacher: Emily Peruyera.

Pia STUYCK – The Mysterious Doors of Merriland – was in 3rd Grade at Coconut Grove Elementary School.
Teacher: Kate Arsham.

FIRST PLACE  |  MIDDLE SCHOOL
Giulia TROIA – The Whimsical Flower – was in 7th grade at St. Agnes Academy.
Teacher: Katherine Greg.

FIRST PLACE  |  HIGH SCHOOL
Katriona PAGE – The Freedom in Flying – was in 11th grade at St. Louis Covenant School.
Teacher: Elena Ruiz.

SECOND PLACE  |  ELEMENTARY
Amira AVELLAN – The Valley of Lost Pigeons – was in 5th grade at Conchita Espinosa Academy. Teacher: Jeanette Fernandez.

Ivana TROIA – Lob the Ant – was in 5th grade at St. Agnes Academy.
Teacher: Salvatore Troia.

SECOND PLACE  |  MIDDLE SCHOOL
Victoria ENRIQUEZ – Killer Love – was in 6th grade at Palmer Trinity School.
Teacher: Janet Armenteros.

Ronja STARGALA – Indefinitely – was in 8th grade at Palmetto Middle School.
Teacher: Graciela Figueiras.

SECOND PLACE  |  HIGH SCHOOL
Lucia Rose DAHN – What If – was in 10th grade at Ransom Everglades Upper School.
Teacher: Shaida Whitley.

Sara RAMOS – To Live – was in 11th grade at Palmer Trinity School.
Teacher: Adrienne Mantegna.

THIRD PLACE  |  ELEMENTARY
Aria JURKOVICH – Diary of Friends – was in 3rd grade at Palmetto Elementary School.
Teacher: Julie Quesada-Drouin.

THIRD PLACE  |  MIDDLE SCHOOL
Zachary CORBIN-CHEAH – Evan The Dragon Slayer – was in 6th grade at Ransom Middle School. Teacher: Karina Buhler.

THIRD PLACE  |  HIGH SCHOOL
Lucia MOGLIA – Ghosts and Writers – was in 10th grade at Our Lady of Lourdes Academy. Teacher: Edith Diaz.

HONORARY AWARD  |  ELEMENTARY
Leonardo ESPINOZA VEGA – The Tale of the Metalworker – was in 4th grade at Pinecrest Elementary School.
Teacher: Karina Penate.

Benicio MONTEBUGNOLI – These Are Not My Last Words – was in 5th grade at Ojus Elementary School.
Teacher: Sharon Cascante.

Emilia RAMOS – A Case of Filthy Thoughts – was in 5th grade at Saint Philips Episcopal Day School. Teacher: Irine Bustamante.

HONORARY AWARD  |  MIDDLE SCHOOL
Siena DEVINE GUZMAN – Inside the House With Nobody in It – was in 8th grade at Carver Middle School.
Teacher: Susan Edling-Fletcher.

Paloma GONZALEZ – Mami – was in 7th grade at South Miami Middle School.
Teacher: Catherine H. Miller.

Gianna PILOTO – The Call For Salvation – was in 6th grade at Conchita Espinosa Academy. Teacher: Jeremy Haas.

HONORARY AWARD  |  HIGH SCHOOL
Julia BUENO – In the Dead of Night, Singing – was in 10th grade at Gulliver Preparatory School. Teacher: Erick Consuegra.

Alexandra KATZ – The Karma of Beauty – was in 9th grade at MAST Academy.
Teacher: Esperanza Martinez.

Ariana KAYE – Baba Ruta – was in 9th grade at Ransom Everglades School.
Teacher: Elisabeth Anderson.

Sophia ROMANOV IMBER – They Share Hope in Silence – was in 9th grade at Ransom Everglades School.
Teacher: James McCrink.

ACHIEVEMENT AWARD  |  ELEMENTARY
Serina BLIGH – A Pirate s Chase – was in 5th grade at Pinecrest Elementary School.
Teacher: Emily Peruyera.

Presley BLIGH – The Alligator Boy – was in 5th grade at Pinecrest Elementary School.
Teacher: Emily Peruyera.

ACHIEVEMENT AWARD  |  MIDDLE SCHOOL
Maia ESPINOZA – Captain Jenna Luna Bennett – was in 6th grade at Carver Middle School. Teacher: Jason Jones.

Garrett FOX – The Mysterious Key – was in 7th grade at Ransom Middle School.
Teacher: Frances Alexander.

Moira McCARTHY – Remember – was in 6th grade at Palmetto Middle School.
Teacher: Graciela Figueiras.

ACHIEVEMENT AWARD  | HIGH SCHOOL
Anna OSWALD – Stained – was in 11th grade at Coral Reef Senior High School.
Teacher: Charlene Krieger.

Athena TSIALAS – CJ in London – was in 10th grade at Ransom Everglades Upper School. Teacher: Matthew Helmers.

ENCOURAGEMENT AWARD  |  ELEMENTARY
Lloyd AVELLAN – Find The X Thief – was in 4th grade at Conchita Espinosa Academy.

Marcos AVELLAN – Marker and Daniel – was in 4th grade at Conchita Espinosa Academy.

Alicia GARRETT – The Never Ending Flight – was in 4th grade at Temple Beth Am.
Teacher: Evan Salzberg.

Augustine NEMETH – Golden Friends – was in 3rd grade at MCA academy.
Teacher: Maytinee Kramer.

Oliver NEMETH – The Yetis – was in 3rd grade at MCA academy.
Teacher: Maytinee Kramer.

ENCOURAGEMENT AWARD  |  MIDDLE SCHOOL
Gabriella BARCIA – Jungle – was in 7th grade at Conchita Espinosa Academy.
Teacher: Jessica Munar.

Fabian M. CARDENAS – The Dog and The Cat – was in 7th grade.
Homeschooled.

Lucas GONZALEZ – Eran – was in 6th grade at Ransom Middle School.
Teacher: Karina Bulher.

Samantha PENATE – The Missing Bobo – was in 6th grade at Somerset Academy Silver Palms. Teacher: Stephanie Fernandez.

ENCOURAGEMENT AWARD  |  HIGH SCHOOL
Flavia NUÑEZ – Sade Town Slashers – was in 11th grade at School for Advanced Studies North. Teacher: Maria Ruiz-Legg.