WINNERS - 2026 Writing Contests!

We are pleased to announce this year’s winner of the “Imagination Begins with You…” high school writing contest and the special "America 250" Writing Contest".

  • Imagination Begins with You… Winner: “Two of Me” by Nick
  • America 250" Writing Contest Winner: “The Ridge Drummer” by Landen

Thanks for entering this year’s contest. There were many great stories this year and determining the winners and finalists was not easy.

Celebrating our 16th year of the annual “Imagination Begins with You…” high school writing contest.

The "Imagination Begins with You..." finalists stories were:

  • Attention Thief
  • Why I Write
  • The Song of Rebirth
  • Scared wtih courage
  • May the Fastest Win
  • Echo on the Delaware
  • The Ink
  • The Nothing Girl
  • A Soldier's Will
  • Two of Me
  • One Brick at a Time
  • The Ridge Drummer
  • One Last Time
  • The Opening Sky

    The "America 250" finalists stories were:

    • Scared wtih courage
    • Press of Freedom
    • Echo on the Delaware
    • The Ink
    • The Seamstress Shop
    • The Ridge Drummer
    • My American Story
    • The Opening Sky
    • The Baylor Massacre
      A Soldier's Will
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