Tidepools Magazine 2019 contest winners have been announced

PORT ANGELES — Tidepools Magazine has announced the winners of the 2019 contest, which involved artists, writers photographers and musicians from communities across the North Olympic Peninsula.

The magazine is a student-edited publication produced at Peninsula College.

Tidepools accepts submissions every year from October to January.

This year’s issue will be released in June and will be available in local book stores.

Here are this year’s winners.

Youth Art 6-9: First place,“Tina the Dragon” by Abigail Heistand of Port Angeles.

Youth Art 10-13: First place, “The Lonely Path” by Liberty Lauer of Port Angeles.

Youth Art 14-17: No award.

Youth Writing 6-9: First place, “The Duck and the Old Man” by Eve Dry of Port Angles.

Youth Writing 10-13: First place, “Truly Gone” by Noah Isenberg of Port Townsend.

Youth Writing 14-17: First place, “The War of Art” by Courtney Smith of Port Angeles.

Adult Photography: First place, “Dungeness Bay Set Net” by Steven Jones of Sequim; second place, “Moonlit Boat Haven” by Ashlee Beach of Port Townsend; third place, “First Frost” by Mark Kennedy of Sequim.

Adult Art: First place, “Cherry Tree in Winter” by Emily Hanson of Port Angeles; second place, “Long Beach, Washington” by Maria Reid of Port Angles; third place, “Troglefinch” by Terrell Peterson of Port Angeles.

Adult Poetry: First place, “Entelecheia, Deep Loon” by Arielle Roberts of Port Angeles; second place, “Six Pounds Seven Ounces” by Kathy Anita Gonzales of Port Angeles; third place, “In Response to ‘Sediments’ by Mary McCann” by Nancy Fowler of Port Townsend.

Adult Prose: First place, “OJT” by Mike Nolan of Port Angeles; second place, “The Salish Scene” by Stephen Workman of Port Angeles; third place, “When the Sea Swallowed the Sun” by Bon Dunker of Forks.

Peninsula College Student Photography: First place, “Calm Before the Storm” by Jennifer Dille of Port Angeles; second place, “Serenity” by Jennifer Dille of Port Angeles; third place, “Killer Blues” by Kyle Vanous of Port Angeles.

Peninsula College Student Writing: First place: “My Version of Two Monks Carrying Water for the Temple” by Hailian Zhou of Port Townsend; second place, “Never Read” by Hannah Corey of Port Angeles; third place, “My Heart in a Box” by Logan Matlock of Sequim.

Peninsula College Student Art: First place, “Reality of War” by Allison Hunt of Port Angeles; second place, “The Wolf of Elderwood” by Allison Hunt of Port Angeles; no third place award.

Music: First place, “Fake News” by Howly Slim of Port Angeles; second place, “Sweet Memory” by Howly Slim of Port Angeles; third place, “Not Far from Fire” by Dan Lieberman of Port Angeles.

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