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AIBF 2023 Short Story Contest

Thank you to all who have participated in our AIBF 2023 Short Story Contest.  We received a record-setting number of submissions, and the following 30 authors were chosen as the best of the best!  These authors will have their stories published in The Power Within, a Collection of Short Stories by Nassau County Students.  This book will be available to the winners at the Awards Ceremony later in April.  Congratulations to all!  

Short Story Cover "The Power Within"

Top 30 Published Authors

Photos of Top 30 Published Authors

  • N'thaniel David Ardila Sanchez

  • Shaylee Baham

  • Audrey Barker

  • Breanna Beall

  • Eli Bozeman

  • Harrison Alexander Brooks

  • Soren Cantu

  • Collette Carlee

  • Sam Chenoweth

  • Isabella Cimo

  • Emma Cramm

  • Charlie Day

  • Genevieve Harrison

  • Evan Heath

  • Elizabeth Hernandez

  • Megan Hughes

  • Gabriella Insignares

  • Ciara Jorif

  • Gannon Kassab

  • Lila Kirk

  • Haden Mathis

  • Sky McIntyre

  • Brooke Nobles

  • Noah Reynolds

  • Catherine Richards

  • Noah Sawyers

  • Selena Summers

  • Annabelle Wilson

  • Gabi Young

  • Lila Zaccaro

2023 Short Story Contest Winners

High School Winners

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1st Prize
Gannon Kassab
As You Wish
12th Grade
Hillard Middle-Senior High School

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2nd Prize
Lila Kirk
Leaping From Tall Buildings Is Not All It Is Cracked Up To Be
9th Grade
Faith Christian Academy

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3rd Prize
Soren Cantu
The Healer
9th Grade
Yulee High School

High School Honorable Mentions

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Best Sense of Mystery
Brooke Nobles
Other
9th Grade
Yulee High School


Most Timely Story
Noah Reynolds
A Bowhunter's Effect
12th Grade
Fernandina Beach High School


Most Intriguing Title
Elizabeth Hernandez
The Day the Plants Grew
12th Grade
Fernandina Beach High School

Middle School Honorable Mentions


Most Clever Ending
Evan Heath
The Lord Of The Fruit
8th Grade
Yulee Middle School

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Best Use of Dialogue
Ciara Jorif
Boy, That Sure Was Weird
8th Grade
Yulee Middle School

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Honorable Mentions
Charlie Day
Being Mindful
7th Grade
Yulee Middle School

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Eli Bozeman
The Amazing Powers of Dave Gilligan
6th Grade
Yulee Middle School

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Noah Sawyers
The Power of Life
7th Grade
Fernandina Beach Middle School

Middle School Winners


1st Prize
Audrey Barker
One Smile at a Time
7th Grade
Yulee Middle School

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2nd Prize
Gabi Young
It’s Just Me
7th Grade
Fernandina Beach Middle School

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3rd Prize
Collette Carlee
Voices
8th Grade
Amelia Island Montessori School

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