PORT ANGELES — The 2025 Tidepools Magazine contest winners in the categories of art, photography, writing and music have been announced.
Winners will be contacted via the email address provided on their submission forms with details on how to claim their awards.
Submissions from many individuals across the North Olympic Peninsula were reviewed by a panel of volunteer judges.
The winning entries are set to be featured in the milestone first issue of Tidepools, which is expected to be released in June.
A selection of contributors will present their work at a launch party, scheduled for June 6, at the Bookaneer Bookstore on Peninsula College’s Port Angeles campus.
Tidepools Magazine will be available for purchase in local shops throughout the Peninsula in June.
This year’s winners, categorized by age group and medium, are as follows:
• Youth Categories
Art 0-9
First – “Mountain Gazing in the Sunset” by Ailo Saari, Port Angeles.
Art 10-13
First – “Sunrise” by Hoko Saari, Port Angeles.
Second – “September” by Hoko Saari, Port Angeles.
Third – “shELFed” by Valen Atwater, Port Angeles.
Art 14-17
First – “Clown Box” by Michelangelo Frank-Barton, Port Angeles.
Second – “Water Lilies” by Michelangelo Frank-Barton, Port Angeles.
Third – “Celestial Body” by Michelangelo Frank-Barton, Port Angeles.
Writing 0-9
First – “Me and the Earth” by Norah Armstrong, Sequim.
Second – “Waterfall” by Harmony Tipton, Sequim.
Third – “My Little Cactus!” by Norah Armstrong, Sequim.
Writing 10-13
First – “Calm Storm Acrostic” by Hoko Saari, Port Angeles.
Second – “Autumn Fields” by Hoko Saari, Port Angeles.
Third – “Heartache” by Eleanor Mahaney, Port Angeles.
Writing 14-17
First – “The Feeling of Yellow” by Emma Rhodes, Sequim.
• Peninsula College Categories
Art and Digital Art
First – “Water Tower” by Reign Mayhem, Port Angeles.
Second – “Face to Face” by Colby Barker, Forks.
Third – “Looking into Thought (Self-Portrait)” by Pema Hutter-Rennilson, Sequim.
Photography
First – “Midnight Blooms” by Patrick Singhose, Port Angeles.
Second – “Holiday Spins” by Patrick Singhose, Port Angeles.
Third – “Reflections” by Thomas Buscher, Sequim.
Writing
First – “Raven Wings” by Mary Hofer, Port Angeles.
Second – “Faded Crimson Strings” by Javante Philips, Sequim.
Third – “She Became the Light” by Sarah Robbins, Sequim.
• Community Categories
Art and Digital Art
First – “Brazilian Dancer” by Cyrrah Gunia, Port Angeles.
Second – “Whaler’s Moon” by Jeffrey Mauger, Port Angeles.
Third – “Beach with Green” by Wynelle Bridge, Sequim.
Photography
First – Untitled by Ernst Schafer, Port Angeles.
Second – “Call of the Wolf” by Alajiah Estes, Forks.
Third – “Backlit Indian Plum” by Mark Klinke, Carlsborg.
Poetry
First – “Lüften” by Anna Foster, Port Angeles.
Second – “Cutting My Daughter’s Hair” by Katherine See Kennedy, Port Angeles.
Third – “Sentience” by Eva McGinnis, Port Angeles.
Prose
First – “Priscilla and the Cage-Free Bears” by Linda B. Myers, Port Angeles.
Second – “Summer Nights” by Chris Kleinfelter, Port Angeles.
Third – “Twin Fiddles” by Stephen Workman, Port Angeles.
Music
First – “Prairie Dog Town” by Lake Lust, Port Angeles.
Second – “Meta for Us” by Amelie Atwater, Port Angeles.
Third – “Eat the Rich” by Malik and Zero Atwater, Port Angeles.
Tidepools Magazine has been published annually at Peninsula College since 1964 and features original art, photography, poetry, prose and music created by residents of the North Olympic Peninsula in Clallam and Jefferson counties.
Tidepools is created in collaboration by Peninsula College students who edit, design, layout and publish the magazine while learning about publishing, marketing, community relations and gaining an appreciation of literature and the arts. Tidepools is made possible with support from the Associated Student Council, Peninsula Daily News and The Buccaneer.
For more information, email tidepools.magazine@pencol.edu or visit https://tidepools.pencol.edu.
