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Pen 2 Paper 2012 Results

We're pleased to announce the following winners of the 2012 Pen 2 Paper creative writing contest! Work posted with permission. Authors retain all rights.

Grand Prize:

The Illusion of Symmetry by Logan Perkes

Fiction

• 1st place: Awake from Darkness by Robert Bennett
• 2nd place: Yes, You Can by Patrick Cahill
• Honorable Mention: Footsteps by Michael Espinoza
• Honorable Mention: Line of Sight by Bryan Z. Kile
• Honorable Mention: Codename: Miracle Worker by Errol Rivera
• Honorable Mention: Inspiration Point by Gerald Warfield
• Honorable Mention: The Bacon Inside of Us by Emily Wolinsky

Non-Fiction

• 1st place: Facing My Enemy by Dawn Brotherton
• 2nd place: Too Young to Live at the Terrace by Stephanie Torreno
• Honorable Mention: Jump! by Dana Carpenter
• Honorable Mention: My Lighthouse by Chloe Hochstein
• Honorable Mention: Meeting Screamer by Jasmine Kent
• Honorable Mention: Uncomplicated Bliss Belongs by Jana Palcer
• Honorable Mention: Disability by Kristin Ruiz

Poetry

• 1st place: Optical Illusions by Mel Finefrock
• 2nd place: A Girl Called Sophia by Austen Juul-Hansen
• Honorable Mention: Still Kicking by Barbara Blanks
• Honorable Mention: Remember by Grace Holt
• Honorable Mention: He Just Wasn't Normal by Jonathan Kana
• Honorable Mention: Making the Bed by Logan Perkes
• Honorable Mention: I Can Try by Marylou Thompson

Comics

• Special Award for 1st Pen 2 Paper Comic Ever: Let Nothing Get in Your Way by Mia Miller

Congrats to all!

We want to thank everyone who had a hand in continuing Pen 2 Paper into its third year: thank you to our volunteers, who graciously helped us with some of the grunt work. Thank you to our judges, who gave their valuable time and expertise to evaluate each entry. Thank you to our sponsors, who donated some great stuff to our contest. And finally, thank you to each and every entrant for sharing your thoughts, experiences, and stories. You are what this contest is all about!