About the Contest
Congratulations to our 2026 Fall into Fiction Contest winners! This September, we challenged local aspiring authors to pen verses read in 5 minutes or less (8000 characters max), and our community certainly delivered! Stories of all kinds were submitted and will be added to our growing local collection of short form literature published online through the Short Edition and BiblioBoard digital collections.
Discover the Stories
Read the entries on online through the Short Edition and BiblioBoard digital collections.
Prizes
Each winner will receive a curated bundle of goodies to help keep the words and creativity flowing, including books, games and writing supplies. Congratulations again, winners, and to all who participated! We look forward to reading more submissions in our next writing contest in the spring.
Winning Entries
Children Ages 0-9
- 1st Place: Anika Saxena "Mira and the Mystery of the Vanishing Books"
- 2nd Place: Melody Parande "The Magic Wristband"
- 3rd Place: Shiv Singh "Tofy the Brave Mouse"
- Honorable Mention: Shayana Subramanian "The Golden Carrot"
Pre-teen Ages 10-12
- 1st Place: Stella Ki "Sacred Memories"
- 2nd Place: Lucia Kalkbrenner "The Cat and the Cockroach"
- 3rd Place: Milton Gong "A Pinch of Luck"
- Honorable Mention: Gurseerat Kaur "The Drama Diaries: Just My Luck"
Teens Ages 13-17
- 1st Place: Sophie Tran "In the Name of the Father"
- 2nd Place: Keya Patel "Necessary is a Strong Work"
- 3rd Place: Liv Sachdev "A Letter from the Elder Strand"
- Honorable Mention: Nina He "Too Little, Too Late"
Adults Age 18+
- 1st Place: Dimple Rana "Jury Duty Secrets"
- 2nd Place: Elizabeth Cananzi "My Evil Digital Twin"
- 3rd Place: Latha Ramasamy "Walking in Appa's Footsteps"
- Honorable Mention: Tahseen Ahmed Choudhury "The Video Vault"
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